{
  "id": 10854117,
  "title": "Highlights/scores: High school sports (9/29/26)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/highlights-scores-high-school-sports-9-29-26",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:02:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/highlights-scores-high-school-sports-040230678.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Central Illinois high school sports saw a mix of close matches and shocking upsets in September. In girls volleyball, Glenwood swept Rochester with a 2-1 victory while Monticello edged St. Joseph-Ogden 2-1. Athens claimed a 2-1 win over Portage and Auburn secured a 0-0 draw with Decatur Unity. Cerro Gordo beat Clinton 2-0, Roanoke-Benson matched Urbana 2-2, and Danville fell to Normal U-High 2-0. Decatur Eisenhower upset Teutopolis 2-0, Dieterich was defeated by Mt. Zion 2-0, and Effingham and Eureka both claimed 2-0 victories. El Paso-Gridley dominated Pana 2-0, Highland edged Schlarman 2-1, Hoopeston topped Decatur MacArthur 2-0, and Jacksonville triumphed over Bloomington Central Catholic 2-0. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost to Sacred Heart-Griffin 0-2, Lanphier fell to Effingham St. Anthony 0-2, and Altamont was swept by IVC 2-0. Unity was defeated by Champaign Central 3-0, Champaign Centennial edged Charleston 3-1, Robinson claimed a 2-2 draw with Danville, Urbana lost to Mattoon 3-1, Effingham and Schlarman both recorded 1-0 victories, Georgetown-Ridge Farm defeated Glenwood 7-0, Springfield Southeast lost 0-3 to MacArthur, Lincoln edged Mt. Zion 3-1, Taylorville claimed a 1-5 win over Pleasant Plains, Riverton was held scoreless by Springfield 4-0, Quincy Notre Dame claimed a 4-0 win over Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, and Effingham St. Anthony edged Williamsville 3-1. Warrensburg-Latham also lost 0-0.",
  "summary": "CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — September is winding down and volleyball season is heating up. Check out highlights from a Central State 8 match that went down to the wire and an upset in the Illini Prairie Conference. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Glenwood 2, Rochester 1 Monticello 2, St. Joseph-Ogden 1 Athens 2, PORTA 0 Williamsville 2, Auburn […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "D-Y field hockey notches bounce-back win. HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/d-y-field-hockey-notches-bounce-back-win-high-school-roundup",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:26:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}