{
  "id": 4706860,
  "title": "Westlake volleyball back atop Austin-area volleyball power poll after one week at No. 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/westlake-volleyball-back-atop-austin-area-volleyball-power-poll-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:28:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/westlake-volleyball-back-atop-austin-202822468.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Westlake High School's volleyball team reclaimed the top spot in the Austin area rankings after their one-week reign at No. 2. This comes just after Lake Travis, who led the Central Texas high school volleyball teams in Class 6A, Class 5A, and Classes 4A and below for the previous week. The Panthers defeated Lake Travis in three sets on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Meanwhile, in Class 5A, Anderson and Georgetown maintained their ranks from the previous week, while Liberty Hill and Weiss swapped positions. In Class 4A, Wimberley retained its top spot, with St. Stephen's and Lago Vista joining the top five.",
  "summary": "An impressive weekend at the LISD Volleypalooza tournament pushed Westlake, which had fallen to No. 2 last week, back into No. 1 in our Class 6A rankings.",
  "key_points": [
    "Westlake High School volleyball team returns to No. 1 in Austin rankings",
    "Lake Travis previously led Central Texas high school volleyball teams",
    "Anderson and Georgetown maintain ranks in Class 5A"
  ],
  "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."
}