Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Kalona - The News Entry Title: For Abby Stransky, a shot of the season Entry Credit: Paul Bowker Judge Comment: Clearly the standout in a good field of entries. Writing is strong, confident, creative. Description is effective and topics are important, local and interesting.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Anamosa - Journal Eureka Entry Title: Daryl Schepanksi--Anamosa Journal-Eureka Entry Credit: Daryl Schepanski Judge Comment: Very engaging, strong writing with good description of games and events. Columns run kind of long, but have a lot of local appeal.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Sheldon - The N'West Iowa Review Entry Title: Best Sports Columnist Entry Credit: Scott Byers Judge Comment: Informative columns in a wide range of approaches, from personal profile to complex conference themes.
