{
  "id": 13048133,
  "title": "Highlights for Watertown, Aberdeen high school volleyball squads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/highlights-for-watertown-aberdeen-high-school-volleyball-squads",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:06:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/highlights-watertown-aberdeen-high-school-060620930.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saturday, October 3 saw the Redfield Pheasant Fall Classic with Northwestern claiming the title. Northwestern, a Class B team, finished the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record, defeating Aberdeen Roncalli 2-1 in the championship. Other teams had mixed results, with Aberdeen Christian, Herreid-Selby Area, and North Central each achieving 2-2 records. Northwestern's standout players included Sophia Troske, who led with 6 aces and 7 blocks, Kylee Henjum with 7 blocks and 74 assists, Lila Johnson with 74 assists and 45 digs, and Elexis Kramp with 40 digs. Aberdeen Christian's top performers were Mia Ramirez with 5 aces and 43 digs, Arianna Johnson with 31 kills, Jacie Fogarty with 33 assists, Sawyer Schwan with 25 assists, and Payton Skarin with 35 digs. Herreid-Selby Area's top contributors were Hannah Haskew with 32 assists, Gracin Thorstenson with 43 digs and 6 aces, and Alyssa Kaup with 35 kills and 6 aces. North Central's best players were Tylee Vander Vorst with 23 kills and 40 digs, Lindsey Hoerner with 26 digs, Ashton Heyne with 25 assists, and Camryn Witlock with 20 digs.",
  "summary": "Match results and leaders from a number of area high school volleyball matches over the past week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}