News
Jackson’s effort helps propel Polk to fourth in WHC match at Cleghorn
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (172+ words) Published 1:50 pm Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Tourin Jackson shot a 75 to lead Polk County to a tie for fourth place with Madison at Monday's Western Highlands Conference golf match at Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club. Jackson's round included a 1-under 34 on the front…...
SOFTBALL: Wolverines keep pace with undefeated Mountaineers in 11-8 decision
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (304+ words) Published 12:50 pm Monday, March 23, 2026 Polk County jumped out to a five-run lead in the first inning and battled previously unbeaten Mitchell to the final out before falling 11-8 in Friday's Western Highlands Conference softball game in Bakersville. The Wolverines collected 13 hits…...
BASEBALL: Late rally helps Polk split doubleheader with Mitchell
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (489+ words) Published 12:57 pm Monday, March 23, 2026 Gunnar Alm homered twice in the opener, and Nate Fagan drove in three runs in the nightcap as Polk County split a Western Highlands Conference baseball doubleheader with Mitchell on Friday. Mitchell won the first game…...
Polk storms back in doubles to defeat Owen
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (268+ words) Published 1:03 pm Monday, March 23, 2026 Morgan Allen and Isaac Hodges won a tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles to give Polk County a dramatic 5-4 victory over Owen in Friday's Western Highlands Conference boys tennis match in Swannanoa. The match came down to the…...
BASEBALL: Polk fights back to top Owen in walk-off thriller
1+ week, 1+ day ago (349+ words) Published 1:14 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 Polk County missed an initial opportunity Friday to walk off with a win against Owen. The Wolverines didn't waste a second such chance. Polk rallied from one-run deficits in both the seventh and eighth innings, finally…...
Spring training, then and now
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (665+ words) Published 1:02 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2026 By the time you are reading this, I will likely be sitting in a ballpark somewhere in Phoenix watching a spring training game. This will mark my twelfth trip to spring training baseball. There are few…...
Polk softball drops pair in Slugfest
2+ week, 1+ day ago (257+ words) Published 1:31 pm Monday, March 9, 2026 Polk County dropped a pair of games Saturday at The Slugfest in The Foothills, falling to Rosman 12-2 in the morning before losing a slugfest to East Henderson 16-15 in the afternoon. Rosman 12, Polk County 2 Rosman scored four…...
BASEBALL: Wolverines fall to Tuscola, rebound to walk off Brevard
2+ week, 1+ day ago (433+ words) Published 1:33 pm Monday, March 9, 2026 Polk County split a pair of non-conference games Saturday at The Slugfest in The Bottoms, falling to Tuscola 10-6 in an early-morning encounter before coming back to notch a walk-off 7-6 win over Brevard. Polk County 7, Brevard 6 Nate…...
Owen overcomes two-set deficit to top Polk County in WHC showdown
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (455+ words) Published 1:38 pm Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Polk County volleyball started fast Tuesday but couldn't overcome a strong effort from Owen, falling in a five-set tiebreaker 3-2 in a matchup of Western Highlands Conference leaders. "We just made too many mental errors," Polk County…...
Dominant opening half powers Polk past Patton
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) Published 1:23 pm Monday, September 15, 2025 Polk County's inward focus over the past week proved Friday to be time well spent. For much of the night at Patton, the Wolverines were the only ones capable of stopping themselves. Polk produced a dominant…...