Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal Entry Title: How Oregon senior Yordanos Zelinski's route to running excellence began in Ethiopia Entry Credit: Jon Masson Judge Comment: Great story! love the quotes, the flow and the narrative. The lede and ending are spot on. Excellent work!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: La Crosse Tribune Entry Title: WATCH NOW: Bone Twister looks to defend title in Tomah tractor pull Entry Credit: Steve Rundio Judge Comment: A nice unique story, that is short and sweet. Nice quotes with an interesting angle to a story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: La Crosse Tribune Entry Title: NBA: Family sendoff for Johnny Davi Entry Credit: Todd Sommerfeldt Judge Comment: Good story with great lede and an excellent ending. I enjoyed reading this piece
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: La Crosse Tribune Entry Title: UW-La Crosse football: Getting snaps on both sides of the ball, Brad Tobin is the 'heartbeat' of the Eagles Entry Credit: Eric Lee Judge Comment: Excellent lede. Nice job moving the narrative to give a good flow to the story. Fun piece.
Competition Comment: Great stories depicting individual accomplishments, events and unique stories. I enjoyed reading them, and it was difficult to narrow it down to just four.
