1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (355+ words) Polk County Youth Football’s 7-8 and 11-12 teams combined for 58 points and a pair of shutouts Saturday in wins over Brevard at G.M. Tennant Stadium. Big plays fueled Polk County’s offense, with four different players reaching the end zone in the 28-0 victory....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) The offseason is typically a time to focus on getting better. That’s a little bit of a problem when you played in the last game you could possibly manage. Polk County’s run to the 3A state soccer championship match a year…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (205+ words) The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted Wednesday to sanction women’s flag football and boys volleyball as official championship sports. Women’s flag football will compete in the fall, with the first NCHSAA championship held in late…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (268+ words) Madison Middle rallied for nine runs in the fourth inning to overcome a 4-0 deficit and defeat Polk County Middle 10-9 in Monday’s Blue Ridge Conference baseball matchup in Marshall. Polk Middle led 3-0 after one inning and 4-0 through three before Madison’s fourth-inning…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (505+ words) Polk County’s wrestling team sits third in the 3A West Regional standings after Friday’s opening round at West Lincoln High School, with all 13 Wolverines set to return to the mat Saturday with state tournament berths on the line. Amon Villarreal, Jaxtyn…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (328+ words) Madison used an 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 73-53 victory over Polk County in Thursday’s Western Highlands Conference boys basketball action at Polk. The Patriots (10-11, 5-4 WHC) led 50-44 entering the final period after Polk County had…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (224+ words) Polk County Middle clinched its fifth consecutive Blue Ridge Conference East Division championship with a 69-29 victory over Flat Rock Middle on Monday, extending a run of dominance that has defined the program for half a decade. The match was close…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (123+ words) Polk County Middle held off Lake Lure Classical on Tuesday for a 24-22 victory in a non-conference matchup in Lake Lure. The Wolverines (3-7) led 20-15 entering the fourth quarter but were held scoreless until 1:28 remained in the game, when Ryleigh Dill scored....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (433+ words) Polk County again stumbled on its Achilles’ heel. Points proved at a premium during two stretches of Friday’s non-conference clash with Bessemer City, and those spells helped the Yellow Jackets pull away for an 88-73 victory. There were bright spots for…...