Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette Entry Title: It's expensive to be a Packers fan. A day at Lambeau is pricier than most other stadiums. Entry Credit: Richard Ryman Judge Comment: Comprehensive, multi-angled coverage. Well written. A lot of work went into this and it shows. Enough here for a stand-alone publication.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette Entry Title: UWGB fires Will Ryan as its men's basketball head coach Entry Credit: Scott Venci Judge Comment: Good digging and exposition of the facts. Classic construction of behind-the-scenes college sports and how administration works.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Gazette Entry Title: Sticking points: Varsity lacrosse unlikely in Janesville in sport's WIAA debut season Entry Credit: Tim Seeman Judge Comment: Well written. Nice work on providing context. Enjoyed reading this.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Kenosha News Entry Title: A second helping: Central girls win back-to-back state titles; Walker twins have supporting cast Entry Credit: Mike Ramczyk Judge Comment: Nice writing. Nice coverage with human interest angle and quotes from players.
Competition Comment: A good number of entries were recaps of individual games. Some had good, punchy writing, some were rather pedestrian. The quality of the winning entries were far and away higher in quality.
