After winning the Western Highlands Conference title, with a 10-1 mark (the Wolverines were 19-3 overall), Polk County’s varsity softball team hosts South Stokes today at 5 p.m. in the first round of state playoff action. Here Hayley Kropp, the Wolverines star shortstop and hitter, receives a rousing welcome at home after her grand slam home run against WHC rival Hendersonville on April 2. Polk won that matchup, 14-0. (Photo by Mark Schmerling)