{"id":43061,"date":"2026-07-27T06:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43061"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:55:10","slug":"effingham-junior-high-track-team-introduced-at-effingham-co-board-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/track-field\/43061-effingham-junior-high-track-team-introduced-at-effingham-co-board-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Junior High Track Team Introduced At Effingham Co. 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-43062 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.20.26-JH-Track-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.20.26-JH-Track-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.20.26-JH-Track-640-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Effingham Junior High boys and girls track teams, who competed at State, were introduced at the Effingham County board meeting. Front row, left to right, Coach Devall, Levi Eckert, Tristan Reed, Anna Gouchenouer, Rhylee Holland, Cloie Bailey, Mack Hites, Kynlie Rohr and Coach Webb. Second row, left to right, Coach Quandt, Jared Klingler, Jayden Zellers, Noah Hamilton and Coach Ervin. Not pictured were Devynn Lake, Arabella Barnhart, Sophie Wiedman, Leah Ring, Kennedy Jones, Khloe Kelley, Caydon Jolly, Ethan Yeager, Carson Devall and Eli Gordon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Effingham Junior High boys and girls track teams, who competed at State, were introduced at the Effingham County board meeting. 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