Andy Rhinehart, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Polk Wolverines

McCraw hopes signing with Montreat College sets example for local wrestlers

Bryson McCraw hopes he has set an example for future Polk County wrestlers to follow. “All the youth wrestlers, the ones in middle school, the ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Friday, May 13, 2022 12:16 pm

Polk Wolverines

Wolverines rally for extra-inning victory at Landrum

Wolverines rally for extra-inning victory at Landrum By Andy Rhinehart andy@polksports.com Finally, Polk County fought from behind for a victory. Katelyn Arrowood’s eighth-inning ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 12:28 pm

Education

PCHS land judging team set to compete for national title

A group of Polk County High School seniors has learned much during their time on campus in agriculture classes and FFA activities. Perhaps the ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 8:00 am

Polk Wolverines

Polk tops Hendersonville to extend winning streak to five

Patient at the plate. Deliver timely hits. Get a solid effort on the mound. Those traits have been a common theme for Polk County’s ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 10:06 am

Sports

Trejo steps down as Polk boys soccer coach

Josh Trejo has always been transparent about his approach to coaching soccer. “Passion, discipline, respect, motivation, never settling and love,” Trejo said of his ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Monday, February 7, 2022 2:27 pm

Sports

Polk girls complete perfect division run

Polk County Middle capped its perfect run through the Blue Ridge Conference’s East Division with a trademark performance. Sound defense and rebounding have been ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:05 am

Sports

Wolverines show fight, resolve in season-ending loss to Raiders

Polk County Middle’s boys basketball season didn’t end Thursday as the Wolverines would have preferred. Rugby Middle’s Duke Nitcher hit a long 3-pointer to ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 10:59 am

Sports

Pandemic helps give spark to Polk County’s competitive bass fishing team

With no high school sports in the spring of 2020, Chan Barber felt very much a fish out of water. His solution? Hop on the ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 8:48 am

Sports

Wolverines celebrate seniors, sweep home quad meet

It took Satchel McCoy just eight seconds Wednesday evening to give Polk County a much-needed spark and show the focus these days of the Wolverine ... Read more

by Andy Rhinehart, Thursday, December 30, 2021 5:30 pm

Sports

Polk girls outlast Hendersonville at foul line to claim conference win

Three quarters in Tuesday evening, score tied, it felt like someone made a decision as to how to break the deadlock between Polk County and ... Read more