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.