Best Sports Columnist (Dailies) ( Daily Class 2 )Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Davenport - Quad-City Times Entry Title: Matt Coss for Best Sports Columnist Entry Credit: Matt Coss Judge Comment: Best among a great bunch of entries. What made this tops for me was the variety of subjects/topics and the wonderful narrative. Fantastic, compelling work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Des Moines - Des Moines Register Entry Title: Peterson: T.J. Otzelberger's coaching has been a masterpiece for Iowa State basketball; Peterson: Amid realignment chaos, a plea: Leave Iowa State vs. Iowa football rivalry alone; Peterson: Chase Allen's busy summer: marriage, an Icelandic honeymoon ... Entry Credit: Randy Peterson Judge Comment: Almost hated to make this 2nd place, because the work is so good - likely would have been 1st place among any other group of entries. Great reading, just simply superb.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Davenport - Quad-City Times Entry Title: Best Sports Columnist Bobby Metcalf Entry Credit: Bobby Metcalf Judge Comment: Excellent work - really enjoyed the writing and the emotions this work conveyed.
