{
  "id": 15809545,
  "title": "TO THE SEMIFINALS: Lady Maroons take down East Jess in defensive slugfest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/to-the-semifinals-lady-maroons-take-down-east-jess-in-defensive",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T22:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/semifinals-lady-maroons-down-east-221800690.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the Pulaski County Lady Maroons secured their place in the 12th Region Tournament semifinals with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars. Both teams started strongly in the first half, with neither able to capitalize on their chances. The score remained 0-0 at halftime.\n\nThe second half began similarly as both defenses held firm, each team fielding a barrage of shots. In the 52nd minute, a well-placed free kick by Whitney VanHook was headed into the goal by sophomore Baylee Campbell, giving the Maroons a 1-0 lead.\n\nDespite East Jessamine's response in the 72nd minute through junior Alexia Chaney, the Maroons bounced back. Their star player, Kayle Weihrauch, executed a stunning lob over the East Jessamine goalkeeper Maddy Arnold in the 84th minute, extending Pulaski's lead to 2-1. This decisive goal ensured the Maroons' advancement to the semifinals, where they will face Boyle County in a rematch of their earlier season clash, which the Lady Rebels won 1-0. The semifinals are scheduled to take place at Southwestern on Tuesday at 6 p.m.",
  "summary": "It was a long time coming for the Pulaski County Lady Maroons on Monday, who finally exercised their first round demons and advanced to Tuesday's regional semifinals with a 2-1 victory over the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars. The entire first half was a shutout for both teams as the defenses shined, but that didn't stop the Maroons from taking a ton of shots on goal. Reagan Davis had a shot at ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Pulaski County Lady Maroons advance to semifinals with 2-1 win",
    "Whitney VanHook scores decisive goal in 52nd minute",
    "Semifinals scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Southwestern"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}