{"id":68804,"date":"2025-07-15T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68804"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:42:24","slug":"tex%d0%b0%d1%95-r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-bet-b%d1%96g-on-g%d0%b0v%d1%96n-f%d1%96en-f%d1%96r%d1%95t-h%d1%96gh-school-f%d1%96r%d1%95t-rounder-p%d1%96ck-s%d1%96nce-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68804","title":{"rendered":"Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 Bet B\u0456g On G\u0430v\u0456n F\u0456en, F\u0456r\u0455t H\u0456gh School F\u0456r\u0455t-Rounder P\u0456ck S\u0456nce 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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