Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Tribune-Phonograph Entry Title: The science of picking out a bat; high velocities are exciting, but at what cost?; Have I unintentionally become a super villian? Entry Credit: Nathaniel Underwood Judge Comment: The author of these columns clearly has a passion for baseball and a great command of their own vocabulary, a hallmark of good sports writing.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Chetek Alert Entry Title: Second largest bear in state harvested in Chetek, DNR conducts electrofishing survey on Chetek Chain Entry Credit: Tyler Florczak Judge Comment: I appreciated that this initial story earned a follow-up article, and was impressed by how well the author maintained a local angle surrounding the story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise Entry Title: Girls wrestling enters new era; What if we limited the basketball tournament field; Remember what did happen here Entry Credit: Nate Beier Judge Comment: I would have liked to see some more evidence paired with the dominating opinions in these columns.
