{
  "id": 6431321,
  "title": "Pleasant boys soccer picks up a big win, plus more Marion-area results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/pleasant-boys-soccer-picks-up-a-big-win-plus-more-marion-area-results",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pleasant-boys-soccer-picks-big-151211308.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MARION — In a Mid Ohio Athletic Conference boys soccer game on Tuesday, September 8, Pleasant secured a 4-3 victory against Ontario at Pleasant. Rodric Gomez scored a hat trick for the Spartans, with the final goal coming from a free kick by Cooper Halpin. Jose Salinas added the third goal for Pleasant, while Hudson Severns, Halpin, and Max Toney provided assists. The Spartans now hold a 3-1 overall record and 2-1 record in the MOAC. Here are additional fall sports results from around Marion during the week of September 8: River Valley faced off against Marion Harding in a girls tennis match on September 8, winning with a score of 5-0 at Grant Middle School courts. Individual winners included Romy Yancey over Phoebe Klenzman 6-1, 6-2 in singles, Hillary Rawlins over Lauren Hildreth 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, Kaelynn Bonsel over Sofia Ollervides 6-2, 6-0, Macey Harper and Adley Haines defeating Lilly Brown & Abigail VanDine 6-0, 6-0 in doubles, and Allison Hecker and Addalyn Pratt beating Zoey Wickham and Ellis Rick 6-1, 6-2 in doubles. In volleyball, Pleasant defeated Galion 3-0, with Kam Cocherl leading the Spartans in kills and points, while Macy Hamper, Cassie Ice, and Kam Roberts contributed significantly. North Union fell to Indian Lake 3-0 in volleyball, with scores close in all sets. East Knox claimed a 3-1 victory over Cardington-Lincoln in volleyball, with Alexis Longsdorf delivering 11 kills, Celia Hall recording three aces, and Blake Cronin contributing 12 assists. North Union triumphed over Indian Lake in boys golf with a score of 160-174 at Prairie View, with Alex Jolliff shooting 1-under-par 35 and Ethan Monroe and Rawley Risner having rounds of 38 and 43 respectively. Marion Harding emerged victorious in the boys cross country section of the FARMbanks Invitational at Fairbanks, amassing 26 points. On the men's side, Andrew Tackett finished first with a time of 10:50, followed by Jackson Peters in second with a 10:53, Franklin Weaver in sixth with an 11:32, Owen McCombs in seventh with an 11:35, Luke Estrada in tenth with a 12:18, Trenton Estrada in eleventh with a 12:20, and Deacon Durain in eighteenth with a 13:12. North Union secured second place with 45 points, with Felix Plouck finishing third in the two-mile race, Joseph Wiley fifth, Mack Marlette ninth, Colton Smith twelfth, and Philip Ardrey sixteenth. In the women's two-mile race at the FARMbanks Invitational, North Union secured the top spot with 25 points, followed by North Union with 37, and Marion Harding with 83. The Wildcats' scoring consisted of Kailin McElroy in third with a time of 13:18, Layney Wilds in fourth at 13:26, Allana Smith in eighth at 15:55, Analeigh Kelson in ninth at 16:05, Adalee Hunt in thirteenth at 16:29. The Presidents' scores were Noel Stidham in sixth at 14:49, Kennley Cruz in eleventh at 16:12, Zoeie Brown in sixteenth at 17:05, Arianna Williams in twenty-seventh at 21:13, and Addalynn Elsasser in twenty-ninth at 22:12.",
  "summary": "Here are fall sports results from around the Marion area during the week of Sept. 8:",
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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."
}