{
  "id": 10333714,
  "title": "See pairings for 2026 Lafayette area IHSAA boys soccer sectionals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/see-pairings-for-2026-lafayette-area-ihsaa-boys-soccer-sectionals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T01:34:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/see-pairings-2026-lafayette-area-013401541.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Boys soccer sectional pairings for the 2026 IHSAA tournament have been released, featuring 15 teams from the Lafayette area. Notably, top-ranked McCutcheon (No. 37), Crawfordsville (No. 46), and Harrison (No. 49) will compete in Sectional 7. McCutcheon and Harrison are both back in the sectional round, while Crawfordsville faces a tough matchup against Western Boone in the quarterfinals. Sectional 38 at Taylor, Sectional 21 at Tipton, and Sectional 27 at Danville Community are also set to begin on October 6, with championship games on October 10.",
  "summary": "Sectional pairings have been revealed for 2026 Lafayette area boys soccer teams. See which brackets they landed in.",
  "key_points": [
    "McCutcheon, Crawfordsville, Harrison in Sectional 7",
    "Crawfordsville faces tough quarterfinal vs. Western Boone",
    "Sectional games start Oct 6, championships Oct 10"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The release of 2026 IHSAA boys soccer sectional pairings sets up a challenging path for Lafayette area teams, particularly Crawfordsville, which faces Western Boone in the quarterfinals.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "South Bend area IHSAA boys tennis 2026 sectional draw revealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-bend-area-ihsaa-boys-tennis-2026-sectional-draw-revealed",
        "published": "2026-09-27T22:50:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}