{
  "id": 12820035,
  "title": "Vote! Who's been the best Cheboygan-area volleyball player so far?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/vote-whos-been-the-best-cheboygan-area-volleyball-player-so-far",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:02:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-whos-best-cheboygan-area-080255301.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Cheboygan area's volleyball season is reaching its climax, and several standout players have captured the attention of fans. As the postseason approaches, readers have the opportunity to cast their vote for the best player of the 2026 season. The voting poll opens on Thursday, October 8, and closes at 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 11. Among the contenders are Diem Schley from Cheboygan, Lydia Kosanke also from Cheboygan, Maddie Long, Lucy Coleman, Ava Belford from Inland Lakes, Mariah King and Adi Fenstermaker, both from Inland Lakes, Emmalynn Connelly, Rian Esper from Mackinaw City, Alaia Mendez and Poppy Wallace from Mackinaw City, Brooklyn Boughner, Jerzie Garms and Kiera Fry from Onaway, Savannah Call, Adalynn Hendershot and Shanna Ferraiuolo from Pellston, Lauren Ferraiuilo and Hazel Bowman from NMCA, and Isabel Hoffmeyer. Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf invites the readers to participate in the poll and share their opinion on the area's top volleyball player.",
  "summary": "Cheboygan-area volleyball fans can now vote for the top player of the 2026 season in our latest reader poll.",
  "key_points": [
    "Voting poll opens October 8, closes October 11",
    "Contenders include Schley, Kosanke, Long, Coleman",
    "Readers invited to choose Cheboygan-area top player"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Who is best middle hitter in high school volleyball in Battle Creek area? Vote Here!",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/who-is-best-middle-hitter-in-high-school-volleyball-in-battle-creek",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:00:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}