Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Press Times Entry Title: The Press Times - Sports Entry Credit: Cody Popp Judge Comment: Well-played, colorful art that is vivid and full of emotion. I enjoyed the basketball player dunking right through the page. Consistently good stuff.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Monroe County Herald Entry Title: 10-6-22, 10-24-22, 2-13-23 Entry Credit: Nate Beier Judge Comment: The golf cover is beautiful, but my favorite is the wrestling page -- great action shots, well played, and arms and legs flying through the copy to give the reader a feel for the action.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: Musky Moon, Mosquito Entry Credit: Heather Holmes Judge Comment: The Musky Moon double-truck is just awesome. The one photo stretching across both pages, the action shots, the boat coming at the reader... Very nice
Competition Comment: I love the use of large and colorful action photos that transport the reader to the field, court, lake or gym.
