This Week in Polk County Sports: Dec. 5-10
A look at Polk County athletic events taking place during the week of December 5....
Wolverines take fourth at Big Dog Invitational
Polk County wrestlers racked up six top-four finishes Saturday to lead the Wolverines to a fourth-place finish in the 2022 Big Dog Invitational at...
Polk County native Tony Waldrop, legendary runner and educator, dies at 70
Dr. Tony Waldrop, who established himself as a track star at Polk Central High School and the University of North Carolina before a distinguished...
Pesky turnovers plague Polk in loss at Landrum
It's the curse so foul for basketball coaches that it takes not one, but two four-letter words to complete...
Landrum’s sizzling start sinks Polk County girls
Polk County will look to remember largely battling Landrum on even terms for three quarters....
Landrum JVs topple Polk County
Landrum grabbed an early lead Friday and never relinquished it en route to a 53-36 victory over Polk County in junior varsity boys basketball...
Polk cheerleaders to be part of ACC Championship pregame
The pregame buildup to Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game may have a familiar look for Polk County athletic fans....
Wolverines soar to 20-point win over NCSSM-Morganton
Polk County never trailed Thursday, getting a balanced scoring effort in a 62-42 home victory over North Carolina School of Science & Math-Morganton....
Dragon slayers: Polk girls romp past Science & Math-Morganton
Polk County delivered a near-record defensive performance Thursday in handing North Carolina School of Science & Math-Morganton a 52-8 setback in a non-conference girls...
Young Polk Middle boys squad falls to ACA, Apple Valley
Polk County Middle's young boys basketball team dropped a pair of contests, falling at Asheville Christian Academy on Tuesday and at home to Apple...
Polk wrestlers top Madison for successful home debut
An evening of debuts couldn't have gone much better for Polk County....
Polk Middle thumps Apple Valley in East Division opener
Polk County Middle moved into its Blue Ridge Conference East Division schedule on Wednesday and earned a 72-24 victory at Apple Valley...
Wolverine athletes shine in chilly Polar Bear 1 meet
As winds whipped across W.J. Miller Field on Wednesday afternoon, a visiting coach stood in the grass and shouted to no one in particular....
Polk Middle girls now 3-0 after topping Apple Valley
Polk County Middle continued on Wednesday its sizzling start to the season, racing past Apple Valley Middle 33-24 in Blue Ridge Conference girls basketball...