Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cascade - Cascade Pioneer Entry Title: Best Sports Section Entry Credit: Staff Staff Judge Comment: Photos pop; nice editorial lede on anchor story; strong, attention-grabbing headline on second front-page story; good use of break-outs, i.e. pull quotes, calendar, final score. Would have scored higher, but captions and photo credits were sloppy, including the wrong spelling of the wrestler in 100-win story.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Estherville - Estherville News Entry Title: Sports Section Entry Credit: David Swartz Judge Comment: Big, nice photo to open the front page. Good perspective on team and what the season meant for the community – told in story, yes, but also in the photos.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Bloomfield - The Bloomfield Democrat Entry Title: Best Sports Section Entry Credit: Scott Spurgeon Judge Comment: Nice photos, solid beat coverage.
