{
  "id": 2024976,
  "title": "Big 22: Catawba Ridge’s Alex Johnson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/big-22-catawba-ridges-alex-johnson",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:11:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-22-catawba-ridge-alex-221119958.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Catawba Ridge senior Alex Johnson is a versatile athlete who has excelled in both wrestling and football. He won his first heavyweight state championship in wrestling, a sport he has loved since third grade. Johnson's passion for football began in eighth grade when he decided to watch his older brother play football at a practice. The Catawba Ridge edge rusher recently committed to play college football at Boston College, where he has formed strong connections with the coaching staff. He is considering majoring in finance and is also interested in pursuing real estate opportunities. Johnson believes he can use his athletic scholarship to learn about real estate and potentially start his own property investments. As one of Channel 9's Big 22 Players to Watch, Johnson is one of 22 athletes being profiled every weekday until voting for the final five finalists on September 4. The local stars will be featured on Channel 9 each day, and the network is hosting a Big 22 Media Day for young athletes.",
  "summary": "Catawba Ridge senior Alex Johnson recently won his first heavyweight state championship in wrestling before committing to play college football at Boston College.",
  "key_points": [
    "Catawba Ridge senior Alex Johnson excels in wrestling and football.",
    "Johnson commits to play college football at Boston College.",
    "Johnson considers majoring in finance and real estate."
  ],
  "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."
}