Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Marquette Tribune Entry Title: The man who made the program relevant again Entry Credit: John Leuzzi Judge Comment: Excellent story of coach and his impact on a program. Writer provided good context about the coach's philosophy and his relationship with players. Writer avoided a rah-rah piece and yet captured the coach. Well done.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: ‘A Band-Aid isn't gonna heal a broken arm’: The history and role of race in UW athletics Entry Credit: Donnie Slusher Judge Comment: Good in depth article on incidents that not every college student would be willing to take on. The writer did a good job of telling a story they thought needed brought to people’s attention. Personal opinion in a news story isn’t to my liking, but I didn’t see a sports column category so didn’t hold that against the author. Well done.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Marquette Tribune Entry Title: Chess club wants to demystify chess for beginners at Marquette Entry Credit: Jack Albright Judge Comment: Well written piece on a not your run-of-the-mill sport. I appreciate the efforts of those who look off the field and court to find stories worth telling. Interesting and EZ to read article.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Royal Purple Entry Title: Female leaders foster success Entry Credit: Mikey Rottier Judge Comment: An important story to tell and important aspect to sports history. This was well written but just not as in-depth as the others in this category. Enjoyed it.
Competition Comment: Enjoyed reading all the stories. Some good content here.
I would suggest a sports column category as a couple of these were opinion pieces, and for an old-schooler like me that's had to swallow. But I didn't hold that against the writers...
