2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Sports Columnist (Dailies) ( Daily Class 1) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Webster City - The Daily Freeman-Journal
    Entry Title: Sports columnist entry: Troy Banning
    Entry Credit: Troy Banning
    Judge Comment: Nice, uplifting work. The goodbye column was very well done, and I enjoyed the personalization in Troy's work. I would look forward to his columns if I subscribed; very nice work.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Atlantic - Atlantic News-Telegraph
    Entry Title: Ratskin's Rumblings
    Entry Credit: Brian Rathjen
    Judge Comment: Again, nice, fun reads. Brian clearly enjoys doing what he's doing and that makes it fun for readers. Well done; would have placed well even with many more entries in this category.