{
  "id": 3983213,
  "title": "Exeter's Payton Strandberg voted volleyball 2026 Preseason Player of Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/exeters-payton-strandberg-voted-volleyball-2026-preseason-player-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:13:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/exeters-payton-strandberg-voted-volleyball-151324906.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Exeter High School senior middle hitter Payton Strandberg has been named the 2026 Seacoast high school Girls Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year, according to an online poll. She garnered nearly 27% of the votes, placing her ahead of Oyster River's Addie Bower (17%), St. Thomas Aquinas' Julianne Stowell (12%), Somersworth's Paige Demers (10%) and Portsmouth's Kendall Holt (8%).\n\nStrandberg's impressive season statistics for Exeter included 106 kills, 22 blocks and 24 aces. Exeter head coach Michael McDonnell expressed his pride in Strandberg's recognition, stating that being among the nominees was an honor in itself. He believes that this achievement marks a promising start to her senior year.",
  "summary": "Exeter High School girls volleyball player Payton Strandberg was voted the Seacoast's 2026 Preseason Player of the Year.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}