{"id":29548,"date":"2026-02-02T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29548"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:17:31","slug":"ihsa-announces-coaches-of-the-year-montinis-eugenia-scavone-named-nfhs-spirit-coach-of-the-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29548-ihsa-announces-coaches-of-the-year-montinis-eugenia-scavone-named-nfhs-spirit-coach-of-the-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Niemerg Recognizes State Champs, Career Wins, Education Leadership In His Hometown Of Teutopolis"},"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-29555 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1024x347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1536x520.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Teutopolis Junior High Girls\u2019 Basketball \u2013 2025 State Champions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DIETERICH &#8212; State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) presented official certificates at Teutopolis Junior High and Teutopolis Grade School to recognize outstanding accomplishments by student athletes, coaches, and educators.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Niemerg visited Teutopolis Junior High and recognized the girls\u2019 basketball team for winning the\u00a02025 State Championship. Team members, managers, and coaches received certificates from Rep. Niemerg and Rep. Halbrook during a school presentation. Assistant Coach Jordan Pals, players, and team managers were present to receive an official certificate from the State of Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Eighth Grade Coach: Jordan Pals; Seventh Grade Coach: Eric Roley; Assistant: Molly Smith; Athletic Director Derrick Zerrusen; and Principal: Pat Drees<\/p>\n<p>Team Roster:\u00a0#2 Kynley Swingler; #3 Lillian Ruholl; #14 Rayanna Mette; #21 JoJo Schmidt; #22. Payton Ruholl; #25 Sophia Grunloh; #30 Brynlee Cottrill; #31 Trista Pals; #32 Maci Bloemer; #33, Danielle Probst; #34 Emma Wells; #35 Taryn Westendorf; #43 Sawyer Probst; #50 June Tegler;<\/p>\n<p>#55 Alliann Garcia; Team Managers: Maci Blickem; Kennedi Hartke; Toni Hoene; Addie Tarter; Whitley Walk<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all very proud of the hard work and success of the T-Town Jr. High Girls\u2019 Basketball team,\u201d said Rep. Niemerg, who also played basketball when he was a Teutopolis student. \u201cI follow the teams and their accomplishments and love to brag about the great student athletes we have in our area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese accomplishments reflect the hard work, leadership, and community pride that make Teutopolis such a special place,\u201d said Rep. Halbrook. \u201cI look forward to celebrating these talented women athletes and other accomplishments from across the 107th district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Constituents may contact Rep. Niemerg\u2019s district office at (217) 613-6036 or visit RepNiemerg.com if you know of an accomplishment you think should be recognized or if you have any concerns or need help with a state program or public policy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29551 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thompson-coach-of-year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1007\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thompson-coach-of-year.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thompson-coach-of-year-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thompson-coach-of-year-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Niemerg was also able to present a certificate to Teutopolis High School girls\u2019 basketball coach Laurie Thompson the same day in recognition of her 500th Career Coaching Victory. \u00a0\u201cCoaching is a rewarding endeavor &#8211; teaching kids about fair play, healthy life styles, persistence, and striving to be the best they can be, and when you also get the win, that is icing on the cake,\u201d commented Niemerg. \u201cCongratulations\u00a0Coach Thompson on a milestone of 500 wins! Keep up the great work!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29549 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1-14-26-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1-14-26-2.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1-14-26-2-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Niemerg-Teutopolis-Jr.-High-Girls-BBall-1-14-26-2-768x586.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Niemerg also recognized Grade School Principal Sherry Hoehn for receiving the 2026 Wabash Valley Region\u00a0\u201cReaching Out and Building Bridges\u201d Award\u00a0from the Illinois Principals<br \/>\nAssociation. \u201cI appreciate the good work Principal Hoehn provides for our school and understand the many challenges we face in education today,\u201d add Niemerg, a member of the Education Policy Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Teutopolis Junior High Girls\u2019 Basketball \u2013 2025 State Champions DIETERICH &#8212; State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) presented official certificates at Teutopolis Junior High [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basketball"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rep. 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