When Polk County’s Cooper Meyer takes the field in the East-West All-Star Soccer Game on July 21 at Truist Point in High Point, he will continue a long tradition of Wolverine participation in one of North Carolina’s most storied all-star events.
The East-West All-Star Games were founded in 1949 by Bob Jamieson, a coach at Grimsley High School, and Smith Barrier, sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News, to help finance the North Carolina Coaches Association Coaching Clinic. The games feature the best recently graduated players from the eastern and western halves of the state.
Meyer becomes the ninth Polk County soccer player or coach to take part in the East-West games and the 19th Polk County representative across all sports since 1976.
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Based on data from the NCCA, here is a list of all Polk County participants in the East-West games. All athletes are from Polk County High School unless noted:
Basketball
Derek Thomas, coach, 1996
Football
Bobby Mills, 1976 (Tryon High School)
Elmo Neal, coach, 1976 (Tryon High School)
Chris Eckert, 1997
Travis Bradey, 2000
Daniel McEntyre, 2005
Regis Bittle, 2008
Andre Overholt, 2011
Tyler Philpott, 2011
Antonio Simpson, 2024
Soccer
Pete Markovic, 2000
Josh Trejo, 2008
Anna Trakas, 2010
Lennox Charles, coach, 2011
Peyton Habenicht, 2011
Blair Ruth, 2011
Samantha Firby, 2015
Reese Alley, 2019
Cooper Meyer, 2026
