{"id":25342,"date":"2025-12-16T10:15:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=25342"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:10:03","slug":"effingham-junior-high-softball-team-recognized-at-the-effingham-school-board-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/softball\/25342-effingham-junior-high-softball-team-recognized-at-the-effingham-school-board-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Junior High Softball Team Recognized AT the Effingham School Board Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25343 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JH-Sftbll-2048x1227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Effingham School Board recognized the Effingham Junior High School softball team for its third place finish at the Class 3A State Tournament in Normal during the season. The Mustangs finished with a 19-2 record. Members of the team are, front row, left to right, Amelia Hartke, Anna Gouchenhouer, Alivia Lauritzen, Mollie Niemerg, Sophia Wiedman and Tinley Patton. Back row, left to right, Madalyn Hoffman, Kendyl Smith, Cloie Bailey, Mackynzie Hites and Miley Wilson.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Effingham School Board recognized the Effingham Junior High School softball team for its third place finish at the Class 3A State Tournament in Normal during the season. 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