Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Grant County Herald Independent Entry Title: Grant County Herald Independent Sports Entry Credit: A.J. Gates Judge Comment: I was a really big fan of your rail including a weekly schedule look ahead, as well as standings for each school. Also a big fan of the photo selection, picture cutouts meshing with the text of articles is always visually appealing and this was no exception
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise Entry Title: 09-25-24; -2-05-25; 01-29-25; Entry Credit: Nathan Beier, Eric Auer Lee, Logan Everson, Zach Rastall Judge Comment: The February edition in particular caught my attention; the way the picture literally pops off of the page is very reminiscent of a classic Sports Illustrated cover.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Platteville Journal Entry Title: The Platteville Journal Sports Section Entry Credit: Jason Nihles Judge Comment: Really solid color grading, and I was a fan of the rail being highlighted in a different background color- this grabs your attention very well.
