Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Post-Crescent Entry Title: A clashing of heads during the Plymouth vs. New Berlin girls soccer game Entry Credit: Dan Powers Judge Comment: I viscerally reacted to this! While not necessarily as crisp as others, I had to rank it first based solely on how it evokes immediate reaction and tells the story so quickly. The ball eluding both of them by a ruler length as they take each other out. Ouch!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Gazette Entry Title: Aurora handles UW-Whitewater in first-round NCAA Division III playoff game Entry Credit: Anthony Wahl Judge Comment: Football games in the snow always present fantastic photo opportunities. What's interesting here is how clean the players look: almost like a studio shot despite the weather. Looks like this play occurred very early in the game.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal Entry Title: Basketball hands Entry Credit: Samantha Madar Judge Comment: The middle finger almost touching the player's nose is what really makes this for me.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette Entry Title: AJ Dillon leaps through the Patriots defense Entry Credit: Bill Glasheen Judge Comment: I like the depth on this one, Dillon looking ahead to his opening while waiting to get onto his feet.
/First_Place_The_Post_Crescent_1/Attachment_01.jpg)
/Second_Place_The_Gazette_2/Attachment_01.JPG)
/Third_Place_Wisconsin_State_Journal_3/Attachment_01.JPG)
/Honorable_Mention_Green_Bay_Press_Gazette_4/Attachment_01.jpg)