2024 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Sports Photo (Weekly) ( Class II) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Orange City - Sioux County Capital Democrat
    Entry Title: As the dust settles
    Entry Credit: Jeff Bylsma, Dale Pluim
    Judge Comment: The page presentation and layout is fantastic. Really highlights the photo. The photo was interesting on its own, but taking away the background made it phenomenal.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Oakland - The Herald
    Entry Title: Sports Photo - Oakland Herald
    Entry Credit: Donald Nielson
    Judge Comment: I love this photo. The expressions of the two wrestlers and the tightness of the crop really draw me in and make me want to read more.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Cascade - Cascade Pioneer
    Entry Title: Mason Otting
    Entry Credit: Don Zieser
    Judge Comment: I just think this is a great photo of a really hard shot to get. Super cool.