The accolades for Polk County’s stellar 2014 volleyball season continued Thursday with the announcement of all-conference players and two major individual awards at the program’s postseason banquet.
Polk County head coach Molly Hill received the Western Highlands Conference coach of the year award and senior setter Kara Overholt was named the conference player of the year, with both awards announced at the team’s gathering in the school cafeteria.
Earning all-conference honors in addition to Overholt were senior Sarah Phipps, juniors Ashley Love and Lily Owens and freshman Kendall Hall.
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In her first season with the program, Hill led the Wolverines to a 19-6 record and a share of the WHC regular-season championship, handing eventual state champion Hendersonville one of its two losses this season to earn a split of the conference title. Polk County advanced to the third round of the state 2A playoffs before falling to Wheatmore.
Overholt played a key role in the Wolverines’ success, guiding the Polk County attack and serving a key leadership role as one of only two seniors on the squad. She recorded 816 assists, with that total ranking 10th-best in the state according to MaxPreps.
Overholt handled 1,571 balls during the season with just 17 errors. She finished fourth on the team in digs, second in blocks, led the team in aces with 64 and was also third on the team in kills with 126.
The complete all-WHC volleyball squad includes:
Hendersonville
Blaire Hawkins
Sydney Gillam
Micayla Bedoian
Cassie Born
Victoria Schandevel
Polk County
Ashley Love
Kara Overholt
Kendall Hall
Sarah Phipps
Lily Owens
Mountain Heritage
Alex Boone
Christa Ray
Emily Robinson
Hailey Crane
Avery County
Kylie Polsgrove
Milaela Whitehead
Madison
Morgan Freeman
Kaitlan Griffin
Chloe Schneider
Mitchell
Madison Spurling
Owen
Tiffany James
