Cross Country

November 8, 2019

Wolverines look to peak in return to state cross country meet

There were a lot of smiles Friday afternoon about the long bus ride that awaited Polk County’s girls cross country team....

November 2, 2019

Polk girls earn berth in state 1A cross county championships

Polk County runners...

October 24, 2019

Overholt wins WHC cross country title; Polk boys, girls place second

Olivia Overholt claimed the Western Highlands Conference girls cross country title on Thursday, dominating the field competing at Montreat College...

October 23, 2019

PCHS cross country team plans pancake breakfast

The Polk County High School cross country program will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday at Harper's Eatery & Pub in Tryon...

October 6, 2019

Polk girls take 9th at Hagen Stone; Overholt cracks school top five

Facing a talented field of top teams from two states, Polk County's girls cross country team placed ninth Saturday in the Hagen Stone Cross...

October 1, 2019

Polk girls take third, boys seventh at steamy Armentrout Invitational

Battling heat and an eight-team field, Polk County's girls cross country team placed third Tuesday in the Armentrout Invitational at R-S Central....

September 30, 2019

PCHS cross country team helps beautify Harmon Field

Polk County's cross country team spent Saturday morning involved in a project to help serve the community...

September 22, 2019

Polk girls race to seventh in Freedom Invitational

Polk County's girls cross country team earned a seventh-place finish Saturday in the Freedom Invitational in Morganton...

September 18, 2019

Photos: Polk Middle hosts BRC cross country meet

Polk County Middle School hosted teams from throughout the Blue Ridge Conference on Tuesday for a cross country meet on school grounds...

September 11, 2019

Wolverines notch two top 10s at Bearcat Invitational

Polk County runners brought home a pair of top-10 finishes Wednesday in the 2019 Bearcat Invitational cross country meet held at The Park at...

September 8, 2019

Overholt, Teague lead Polk runners at Friday Night Lights

Olivia Overholt placed seventh Friday to lead Polk County's efforts at the Friday Night Lights Cross Country Festival in Kernersville...

August 24, 2019

Polk girls take 11th, with Overholt sixth, at WNC Cross Country Carnival

Olivia Overholt posted a sixth-place finish Saturday to lead Polk County’s cross country teams at the Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival in Hendersonville....

January 22, 2019

Potter receives cross country state championship ring

Polk County senior Caleb Potter received his state cross country championship ring Tuesday evening during a halftime ceremony in the school gym...

January 5, 2019

Overholt, Potter named All-Area Runners of the Year

Polk County High runners Caleb Potter and Olivia Overholt have been named the All-Area Runners of the Year by the Times-News...

December 27, 2018

Potter, Overholt named to All-WNC cross country squad

Polk County senior Caleb Potter and freshmen Olivia Overholt have been named to the All-Western North Carolina cross country squad ...

November 4, 2018

Photos: Potter wins 1A cross country title

Scenes from Saturday's state 1A cross country championships at Ivey Redmon Complex in Kernersville, where Polk County's Caleb Potter captured the state 1A title...