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Effingham Junior High School Coach Rod Wiethop is retiring at the end of this year after coaching baseball and basketball since 1993. Effingham Junior High School honored him at his last home game of the season on Monday, September 8.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Effingham Junior High School Coach Rod Wiethop is retiring at the end of this year after coaching baseball and basketball since 1993. 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