Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Freedom Pursuit Entry Title: Varsity girls basketball steal Entry Credit: Angie Griepentrog Judge Comment: Even tighter crop would help, though the facial expressions tell the "story' of this moment. A team effort by both teams and the photographer!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ripon Commonwealth Press Entry Title: Tigers walk off Westfield on Makarewicz's homer Entry Credit: Jonathan Bailey Judge Comment: Very good action shot: emotion erupts in faces of leaping player and coach. Tight cropping would have produced a World Series photo trophy.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Northwoods River News Entry Title: Dashing through the snow Entry Credit: Jamie Taylor Judge Comment: This good photo needs a very tight side-crop. The emotion and action is focused with the dogs. Yet it's a very nice action image!
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Baldwin Bulletin Entry Title: A win to savor Entry Credit: Sam Niebeling Judge Comment: A tight crop on the emotional center group would produce a more relevant photo for this moment.
Competition Comment: A good variety of photos to represent their sporting moments. Most of these entries would benefit from tighter cropping. Facial emotions in sports photos help tell a more dramatic story. And several had just that, though surrounded by the unemotional elements.
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