{"id":34613,"date":"2025-06-30T14:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=34613"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:26:17","slug":"west-halls-own-ends-dominant-run-at-piedmont-university-ready-for-the-road-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/west-halls-own-ends-dominant-run-at-piedmont-university-ready-for-the-road-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"West Hall\u2019s Own Ends Dominant Run at Piedmont University, Ready for the Road Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mcjfetbj-5c5b9896be28d1837f30676346f0a237\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mcjfetbj-5c5b9896be28d1837f30676346f0a237{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mcjfetbj-5c5b9896be28d1837f30676346f0a237 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mcjfetbj-5c5b9896be28d1837f30676346f0a237 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mcjfetbj-5c5b9896be28d1837f30676346f0a237 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >West Hall\u2019s Own Ends Dominant Run at Piedmont University, Ready for the Road Ahead<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-1a475ae6c72fb237a23639952bb168ae hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcjfemhw-24dfce186354283a90a4a74629ab2121 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34614 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braden_Simms1.max-2400x1350-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braden_Simms1.max-2400x1350-1.png 598w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braden_Simms1.max-2400x1350-1-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations to Braden Simms, a former West Hall High School graduate, for his wonderful achievement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read More: <a class=\"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdcnt457\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdcnt457<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Hall graduate Braden Simms just finished a prolific pitching career at Piedmont University. 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