{
  "id": 8120486,
  "title": "High School Soccer: Hanover High proved to be right fit for Sacha Palm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/high-school-soccer-hanover-high-proved-to-be-right-fit-for-sacha-palm",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/high-school-soccer-hanover-high-224700793.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sacha Palm, a junior striker, initially intended to join the Seacoast United MLS NEXT Academy team instead of rejoining his Hanover High School soccer team for the upcoming fall season. However, after driving for several hours to attend tryouts and practices, Palm began to reconsider his decision. He missed the camaraderie of playing with his Hanover teammates and working with their coaching staff. Palm ultimately decided that high school soccer was the better choice for him, as he aspired to continue playing at the collegiate level. Hanover High School's soccer coach, Lucas Richardson, played a pivotal role in supporting Palm’s decision. Richardson, a former player and assistant coach at Dartmouth College, encouraged Palm to give the high school team another chance, praising his intense, competitive, and committed nature. Palm has already made a significant impact, recording five goals and two assists over Hanover's first four games of the season. Richardson remains confident in Palm’s potential, projecting him to become a formidable No. 9 or striker at the college level.",
  "summary": "Sacha Palm discovered that the pitch isn’t always greener on the other side. The junior striker initially planned to play for the Seacoast United MLS NEXT Academy team instead of returning to Hanover High School this fall. For several weeks, he had driven an hour and 45 minutes to the Seacoast United tryouts, then for practice after he made the team. But by mid-summer, he had a change of ...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "High school football preview: LL Section 1 battle features Manheim Township coming to Wilson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/high-school-football-preview-ll-section-1-battle-features-manheim",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}