{"id":4228,"date":"2026-06-15T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:59:30","slug":"4228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/?p=4228","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc6\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tbe\/1\/16\/1f3c6.png\"> DISTRICT 5 CHAMPIONS! <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc6\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tbe\/1\/16\/1f3c6.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to our 8U Black Yellow Jackets on an incredible District 5 Championship run!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of 4 nights, these young athletes battled through 7 games, showing heart, determination, and teamwork every step of the way. Their bats stayed hot all week as they put up an astounding 95 runs, proving just how hard they&#8217;ve worked all season long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This championship wasn&#8217;t just about the scoreboard\u2014it was about perseverance, supporting one another, and never backing down from a challenge. These players represented our community with pride, sportsmanship, and grit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge thank you goes out to our coaches for their dedication, our parents and families for their endless support, and everyone who came out to cheer on these boys throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey isn&#8217;t over yet! The District 5 Champions are headed to the State Championship in Statesboro next week, ready to compete against the best teams in Georgia. We couldn&#8217;t be prouder of this group and all they&#8217;ve accomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what happens from here, these boys have already made us proud. They have represented our community with heart, determination, sportsmanship, and a never-quit attitude. But we&#8217;re not finished yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s rally behind these boys and show them the support they&#8217;ve earned!\ud83d\udc9b\u26be\ud83d\udc1d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5champs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5champs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5champs.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5champs-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DISTRICT 5 CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to our 8U Black Yellow Jackets on an incredible District 5 Championship run! Over the course of 4 nights, these young athletes battled through 7 games, showing heart, determination, and teamwork every step of the way. Their bats stayed hot all week as they put up an astounding 95 runs, proving &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/?p=4228\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-22 16:03:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4230,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228\/revisions\/4230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com\/recreation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}