Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: Sept 2024, Feb 2025, Jun 2025 Entry Credit: Brett LaBore Judge Comment: Action shots over posed shots make a stronger impression on the reader than some of the other sections in this contest. Also, very clean layout, although didn't love the centered headlines ... and some of the print headlines were a little forced when it came to telling the story.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Peninsula Pulse Entry Title: Best Sports Pages Entry Credit: Kevin Boneske, Sharon Anderson Judge Comment: Layout feels a little busy and would be crisper with a more dominant image and story and fewer posed shots.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Press Times Entry Title: Press Times Sports Entry Credit: Tori Wittenbrock, Marc Thomas, Justin Buchanan Judge Comment: Impressive overall for a smaller publication, in terms of depth of the section. Didn't love the Packer puking on the cover when there were better action shots inside that were more deserving of A1.
