Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Spartan Spin Entry Title: Spartan soccer secures third seed following standout season Entry Credit: Hunter Sidorowicz Judge Comment: Well-constructed article. Tighten up your lede paragraph because it’s too wordy. I went back and forth between first and second, but in the long run, I felt you presented your information better.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cardinal Columns Entry Title: Rock On! Entry Credit: Katie Vang Judge Comment: This is one of those topics that is never explored. Overall, the reporter did a good job with explanations. I will say the same for the second and fourth entries. Be careful of not going from first to third person in narrative.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Tosa Compass Entry Title: The Mental Game: How Basketball Players Stay Focused Under Pressur Entry Credit: Ben Westmont, Adam Onopa Judge Comment: This is one of those topics that is never explored. Overall, the reporter did a good job with explanations. Tighten up the writing a little more and work on the way you quote your sources.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Cardinal Columns Entry Title: Frozen Feud Entry Credit: Henry Hurley, Brady Doyle Judge Comment: All my top four were very close, but it was the little things that put this article at second. I like the subject matter and presentation, but work on consistency. Work on the first paragraph. Wordy. Use one good ssentence..
