Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Ripon Commonwealth Press Entry Title: The Energizer Bumby; In a Jam; The triumph ... and the heartbreak Entry Credit: Jonathan Bailey Judge Comment: Paraphrasing or keying off a slogan doesn't always work but it does with this basketball headline; The In A jam headline is a strong tie in to the story and lessen the blow of a bad situation; The last headline was a good split, showing the highs and lows...All around good use of colors and fonts.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Stoughton Courier Hub Entry Title: Stoughton Courier Hub Entry Credit: Tara Jones, Scott De Laruelle, Jack Miller, Brad Allen Judge Comment: Mamma Mia! -- That was one a spicy headline. The strongest ofd the lot. Blades of Glory good, but not strong enough to surpass the first place winner,
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Courier Sentinel Entry Title: Storage boxes; Lake Holcombe soars; Nornets notch eighth place Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Loved the use of the word "notch" in archery hed; the other two heds were good, but nothing jump[ed out to grab me.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Valley Sentinel Entry Title: Blackhawks thunder to a huge win as the fall sports season moves into full swing; Plain's Strassenfest a Bavarian good time, complete with polka and brats; Will No-Mow May mean more ticks? Experts say not to worry, ticks are probably already in your lawn Entry Credit: Taylor Scott Judge Comment: Thunder headline would have worked if the lightning was more visible in the pic. It wasn't and the hedline lost some of its thunder. The other two were solid, but did not jump off the page.
