{"id":39024,"date":"2026-05-26T12:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=39024"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:54:44","slug":"effingham-junior-high-earns-honors-at-class-3a-state-track-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/track-field\/39024-effingham-junior-high-earns-honors-at-class-3a-state-track-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Junior High Earns Honors At Class 3A State Track Meet"},"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>Effingham Junior High School competed in the Class 3A State Track Meet.<\/p>\n<p>Three individual medals were awarded to seventh-graders Kynlie Rohr, fourth in the long jump, Anna Gouchenouer third in the 100 and Leah Ring third in the pole vault.<\/p>\n<p>EJHS also earned three relay medals. 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