{
  "id": 3484031,
  "title": "Central Catholic students build disc golf course on campus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/central-catholic-students-build-disc-golf-course-on-campus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:08:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/central-catholic-students-build-disc-100840248.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perry Township – Central Catholic High School students have constructed their own disc golf course and initiated a related club on their campus campus. Earlier this year, a small group of students raised funds from January to develop and build the course on school grounds. As classes began, the Central Catholic disc golf club boasted around 50 members, primarily juniors and seniors, making it one of only a few clubs in Stark County. Senior Harry Belden highlighted the $5,000 fundraising campaign that funded the purchase of disc golf baskets and equipment. The course is open to the public after school hours. Local high schools with disc golf clubs include GlenOak and Hoover. The Central Catholic group is eager to play against or with other Northeast Ohio schools. Disc golf requires participants to throw a Frisbee-like disc from a tee area towards an elevated target, usually a metal basket, aiming to complete a course in the fewest throws while following golf-like rules. The Professional Disc Golf Association estimates over 11,500 disc golf courses in the U.S., with more than 115,000 members last year. John Paul, the school's director of finance and track coach, stated that the disc golf club functions similarly to other student-led organizations, such as student council, ski club, or book club, with most tasks managed by the students themselves. So far, the school's course features nine holes, with distances ranging from 130 to 505 feet. Prior to the disc golf course, Central Catholic students frequently played at Lincoln Park in Massillon and an Avondale location. The school plans to add another nine baskets through another fundraising effort. Donations can be made to Brooke Newsome, the school's director of development, at Bnewsome@youngstowndiocese.org.",
  "summary": "A new disc-golf club has started this year at Central Catholic High School. Students developed and built their own course over the spring and summer.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}