{
  "id": 17534920,
  "title": "Saturday Tourney Roundup: St. Thomas, Portsmouth Christian volleyball advance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/saturday-tourney-roundup-st-thomas-portsmouth-christian-volleyball",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T04:40:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/saturday-tourney-roundup-st-thomas-044031015.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dover - St. Thomas Aquinas volleyball team battled hard in a Division III quarterfinal as they claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory over No. 5 Trinity. The Saints, seeded fourth, fought back from losing the first two sets 25-21 and 25-15 to secure wins in the next three sets, 25-17, 25-22, and 15-9. Coach Kristie Holtz expressed pride in her team's performance, stating, “Tonight was a tough game. Trinity was relentless. We are so proud of our girls. We didn’t give up even after losing the first two sets.” St. Thomas will face top-seed Portsmouth Christian Academy in a semifinal game on Thursday at Oyster River High School. Hadley DeStefano and Jules Stowell were the top performers for St. Thomas with 17 kills, 18 digs, 10 kills, 15 digs and 22 assists respectively.",
  "summary": "The St. Thomas Aquinas and Portsmouth Christian Academy volleyball teams both won on Saturday, and will face off on Thursday in the Division III semifinals.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}