{
  "id": 1861907,
  "title": "Bloomington South holds off Edgewood in early season volleyball battle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bloomington-south-holds-off-edgewood-in-early-season-volleyball-battle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bloomington-south-holds-off-edgewood-040648928.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bloomington South faced off against Edgewood in a competitive early-season volleyball match. Despite missing 16 serves, South held its own, managing to keep 16 that Edgewood couldn't handle. Coach Emma Abplanalp emphasizes their aggressive serving style, acknowledging that while they don't want many missed serves, they also want to force the opponents to make tough decisions on whether a serve is in or out. Edgewood coach Sam Jones commended his team's serving, noting that they served tough at various moments. South, boasting experience from a 28-7 team that set a school record, aimed to make a run in the tournament.",
  "summary": "The Panthers needed strong finishes in all three sets to keep younger Mustangs at bay Tuesday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bloomington South defeated Edgewood in early-season volleyball.",
    "South managed to keep 16 serves Edgewood couldn't handle.",
    "Coach Emma Abplanalp highlights aggressive serving style."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bloomington South's aggressive serving style, despite resulting in missed serves, allowed them to gain an edge over Edgewood by forcing tough decisions and capitalizing on unreturnable serves.",
  "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."
}