2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Sports Columnist (Weeklies) ( Weekly Class 3) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Iowa City - The Daily Iowan
    Entry Title: Chloe Peterson
    Entry Credit: Chloe Peterson
    Judge Comment: Outstanding reporting and writing with an insider's feel for subject matter at Iowa athletics. Showed great versatility in writing with authority.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Iowa City - The Daily Iowan
    Entry Title: Robert Read
    Entry Credit: Robert Read
    Judge Comment: Covered plenty of ground on Iowa football and the back-and-forth over the offense and the Hawkeyes' scoring and efficiency issues.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Eldridge - The North Scott Press
    Entry Title: Campbell's Scoup
    Entry Credit: Scott Campbell
    Judge Comment: Down-home sportswriting puts the reader in the middle of the action. You can't help but pull for the locals' success after reading.