Best Sports Feature Story (Multi-day) ( Class IV)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Oskaloosa - The Oskaloosa Herald Entry Title: Homegrown: Dirt fields to dirt tracks Entry Credit: Ayrton Breckenridge Judge Comment: Excellent writing. The story does an outstanding job taking you inside the life of a family on the farm and on the track. Writer paints the picture of their lives so well.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ames - Ames Tribune Entry Title: Collins-Maxwell spent 2022 without a homefield Entry Credit: Joe Randleman Judge Comment: Outstanding work in chronicling a team's year without a home game. The amount of sources and quotes is very impressive.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Newton - Newton News Entry Title: Newton Seniors BKB Entry Credit: Troy Hyde Judge Comment: A great story about the often-overlooked players on a team. Writer did an excellent job telling readers what keeps those backups going.
