{
  "id": 1540677,
  "title": "Vote for Messenger/Herald preseason football player of the year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/vote-for-messenger-herald-preseason-football-player-of-the-year",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-messenger-herald-preseason-football-190024833.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yahoo Sports is inviting readers to vote for the Messenger/Herald preseason football player of the year, running from 3 p.m. on Monday until 3 p.m. on Friday, August 21. The poll highlights a strong group of high school athletes, with team captains Caden Cramer, Christian Miller, Micah Miller, Grant Smith, Dekin Crockett, Zach Ohms, Mason Kromer, Jaxon Magnone, Mason Englund, Wesley Kayser, Max Nordhaus, and Drake Turinsky all mentioned as standout players in their respective conferences and divisions. The Messenger/Herald preseason football player of the year poll offers fans an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the impressive talent within the region's high school football community.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}