{
  "id": 2157777,
  "title": "The Program: Get to know the Oakwood Comets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-program-get-to-know-the-oakwood-comets",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/program-know-oakwood-comets-144800224.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week's spotlight features senior Gauge Carrillo and junior Rourke Harrison, both members of the Oakwood Comets' 2026 football team. Coach Cameron Lee provides an update on the team's successful 2025 season, which resulted in a 7-3 record and qualified the Comets for the Class 1A playoffs. The team, comprising only four seniors, finished third in the Vermilion Valley Conference, with their only losses coming against the top two teams in the league: Westville and Clifton Central. Coach Lee anticipates a similar challenge in the upcoming 2026 season, as both Clifton Central and Westville are known for their consistency in the valley. In preparation for their season opener against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Saturday, the Comets will face logistical changes as they move from their home turf at Marty McFarland Field to Payton-Moss Field in Bismarck, where they'll play on turf. Despite the challenge, coach Lee emphasizes the team's readiness to adapt to the new environment.",
  "summary": "Aug. 20—Each week, we'll get to know a bit more about the 24 juniors and seniors who are part of the 2026 Oakwood football team. This week's guests: senior Gauge Carrillo and junior Rourke Harrison: the pasture. Cooper Lappin Walker Enos. Casey's. Cameron Lee. when the place is filled with people. Cooper Murray. Walker Enos. McDonald's. Both. Each week, we'll catch up with Oakwood coach ...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "The Program: A season with Oakwood football in 2026, Part I",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-program-a-season-with-oakwood-football-in-2026-part-i",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:48:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}