The big awards recently were handed out at the Associated Press Sports Editors annual summer conference in Chicago. From APSE:

The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald and The Oklahoma of Okahoma City were “Grand Slam” honorees at the 2012 Associated Press Sports Editors awards banquet held Saturday.

APSE’s “Grand Slam” is defined as earning national top-10 recognition for daily, Sunday and special print sections as well as top 10 website.

Among writers, Matt Calkins of The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) was a three-time first-place winner. Calkins took top honors for beat writing, column writing and featuring writing in the 30,000-75,000 circulation division. In the over-175,000 class, Yahoo! Sports reporter Jeff Passan received first-place awards for beat writing and feature writing.

Here’s a complete list of the winners in the newspaper and individual categories:

Over 175,000 circulation

DAILY SECTION

Top 10:

• Boston Globe
• Chicago Tribune
• The Dallas Morning News
• The Denver Post
• Kansas City Star
• Los Angeles Times
• Newark Star-Ledger
• The New York Times
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• USA Today

 

Honorable Mention:

• Arizona Republic
• Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Detroit Free Press
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Philadelphia Daily News
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• St. Petersburg Times
• The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
• Washington Post

SUNDAY

Top 10

• Arizona Republic
• Boston Globe
• The Denver Post
• Detroit Free Press
• Kansas City Star
• Los Angeles Times
• The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
• Newark Star-Ledger
• New York Daily News
• The New York Times

Honorable Mention

• Chicago Sun-Times
• Chicago Tribune
• The Dallas Morning News
• Houston Chronicle
• Miami Herald
• Newsday (Melville, N.Y.)
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Washington Post

SPECIAL SECTION

Top 10

• Boston Globe
• Cleveland Plain Dealer
• The Dallas Morning News
• The Denver Post
• Kansas City Star
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
• The New York Times
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• The Seattle Times

Honorable Mention

• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
• Chicago Tribune
• Detroit Free Press
• Miami Herald
• Newark Star-Ledger
• Newsday (Melville, N.Y.)
• Philadelphia Daily News
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Tampa Bay Times/St. Petersburg Times

 

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75,001-175,000 circulation

DAILY SECTION

Top 10

• Buffalo News
• The Charlotte Observer
• Columbus Dispatch
• Des Moines Register
• The Indianapolis Star
• The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
• Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
• Salt Lake Tribune
• The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
• Tulsa (Okla.) World

Honorable Mention

• Detroit News
• Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
• The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
• The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
• The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
• Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
• San Antonio Express-News
• The State (Columbia, S.C.)
• Tampa Tribune
• Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.)

SUNDAY SECTION

Top 10

• Buffalo News
• The State (Columbia, S.C.)
• Des Moines Register
• Indianapolis Star
• Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
• The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
• Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
• Salt Lake Tribune
• The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
• The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

Honorable Mention

• Birmingham (Ala.) News
• Cincinnati Enquirer
• Columbus Dispatch
• The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
• Hartford (Conn.) Courant
• The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
• The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
• San Antonio Express-News
• Tampa Tribune
• Tulsa (Okla.) World

SPECIAL SECTION

Top 10

• Arizona Daily Star (Tuscon)
• The Birmingham (Ala.) News
• The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
• Des Moines Register
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
• Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
• The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
• The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)
• The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Honorable Mention

• The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
• Cincinnati Enquirer
• Columbus Dispatch
• Detroit News
• The Indianapolis Star
• Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
• Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register
• Roanoke (Va.) Times
• Scripps Treasure Coast (Stuart, Fla.)
• Tampa Tribune

 

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30,000-75,000 Circulation

DAILY SECTION

Top 10

• Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (Fargo, N.D.)
• Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
• Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
• Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
• Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
• Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)
• The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
• Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)

Honorable Mention

• Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
• Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
• Huntsville (Ala.) Times
• The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
• Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
• The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
• Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
• Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
• Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
• Souix Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader

SUNDAY SECTION

Top 10

• Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
• Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
• Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
• The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
• Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
• The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
• Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun
• Portland (Maine) Press-Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
• Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
• Topeka (Kan.) Capita- Journal

Honorable Mention

• Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
• Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
• The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
• Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J. )
• Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (N.D.)
• Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
• Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
• The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
• Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)

SPECIAL SECTION

Top 10

• Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
• Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News
• Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
• Lincoln (Neb.) Star-Journal
• The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
• The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
• The Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)
• The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
• The Repository (Canton, Ohio)

Honorable Mention

• Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
• Colorado Springs Gazette
• Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
• Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
• Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
• Huntsville (Ala.) Times
• Idaho Statesman
• The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
• Pensacola (Fla.) News-Journal
• Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)

 

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Under 30,000 Circulation

DAILY SECTION

Top 10

• Anniston (Ala.) Star
• Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
• Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
• Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)
• Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
• Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
• Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
• Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
• Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic

Honorable Mention

• The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
• Boulder (Colo.) Camera
• The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
• Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
• Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, I’ll.)
• The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
• Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
• News and Messenger (Manassas, Va.)
• Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
• The Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.)

SUNDAY SECTION

Top 10

• The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
• Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
• Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
• Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
• Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
• Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
• Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
• Winona (Minn.) Daily News
• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
• Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic

Honorable Mention

• Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
• The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
• Boulder (Colo.) Camera
• The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
• The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
• The Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
• Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.)
• The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.)
• The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
• Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

SPECIAL SECTION

Top 10

• The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
• The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
• The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio)
• Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
• Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
• Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
• Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
• Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
• Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic

Honorable Mention

• Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
• Decatur (Ala.) Daily
• Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
• The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
• Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times
• Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
• Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
• Muscatine (Iowa) Journal
• Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
• Southeast Missoulian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

 

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Under 15,000 Circulation

DAILY SECTION

Top 8

• Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
• Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
• Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
• Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine)
• Medina (Ohio) Gazette
• The Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine)
• News and Messenger (Manassas, Va.)
• Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

SUNDAY SECTION

Top 4

• Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
• Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
• Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
• Winona (Minn.) Daily News

SPECIAL SECTION

Top 9

• Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
• Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle)
• Index Journal (Greenwood, S.C.)
• Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times
• The Medina (Ohio) Gazette
• Muscatine (Iowa) Journal
• News & Messenger (Manassas, Va.)
• Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
• Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

 

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MULTIMEDIA

Multimedia, over 2 million unique monthly visitors

Top 10

• Boston Globe
• Kansas City Star
• Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Times
• The Oklahoman (Okahoma City)
• Philadelphia Daily News
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
• The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)

Honorable Mention

• Chicago Tribune
• Indianapolis Star
• Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
• South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• Tampa Bay Times

Multimedia, under 2 million unique monthly visitors

Top 10

• Buffalo News
• Des Moines Register
• Columbia Missourian
• Knoxville News Sentinel
• Knoxville News Sentinel
• Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
• Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
• Omaha World-Herald
• Omaha World-Herald
• The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)

Honorable Mention

• Naples (Fla.) Daily News
• Scranton (Pa.) Times
• Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News

And the individual:

INVESTIGATIVE (All circulation categories)

TOP 5

1. Charles Robinson, Dan Wetzel and Rand Getlin, Yahoo! Sports
2. Scott M. Reid, Orange County (Calif.) Register
3. Justin Rodriguez and Kevin Gleason, Middletown (N.Y.) Herald-Record
4. Bob Hohler, Boston Globe
5. Alison Leigh Cowan, Serge F. Kovaleski, Peter Lattman, Richard Sandomir, Michael S. Schmidt, Ken Belson and David Waldstein, The New York Times

HONORABLE MENTION

• Craig Harris, Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
• Benjamin Hochman, Ryan Casey and Electa Draper, The Denver Post
• Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red, Teri Thompson and Nathaniel Vinton, New York Daily News
• Josh Moon, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
• Gerald Witt, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)

 

BEAT WRITING

TOP 5

1. Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports
2. Adam Kilgore, Washington Post
3. Joe Drape, The New York Times
4. Greg Bedard, Boston Globe
5. Mike Klis, The Denver Post

HONORABLE MENTION

• Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Phil Miller, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
• Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
• Evan Grant, The Dallas Morning News

BREAKING NEWS

TOP 5

1. Mark Viera and Pete Thamel, The New York Times
2. Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
3. Ezra Feiser, Frances Robles and Clark Spencer, Miami Herald
4. Alison Leigh Cowan, Peter Lattman, Serge F. Kovaleski, David Waldstein, Charles V. Bagli, Michael S. Schmidt, Ken Belson and Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times
5. Benjamin Hochman,The Denver Post

HONORABLE MENTION

• Charles Robinson and Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
• Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
• Steven Marcus, Newsday
• Barry Jackson and Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald
• Gene Wang and Sally Jenkins, Washington Post

COLUMNS

TOP 5

1. Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
2. Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe
3. Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press
4. Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
5. Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger

HONORABLE MENTION

• Ian O’Connor, ESPNNew York.com
• Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Mike Wise, Washington Post
• Gregg Doyel, CBSSports.com
• William C. Rhoden, The New York Times

EXPLANATORY

TOP 5

1. Dan Bickley, Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
2. Bob Hohler, Boston Globe
3. Dan Pompei, David Haugh, Vaughn McClure, Becky Yerak, Steve Schmadeke and Juan Ortega, Chicago Tribune
4. Bill Pennington, The New York Times
5. Marc Carrig and Dan Worthington, Newark Star-Ledger

HONORABLE MENTION

• Jay Hart, Yahoo! Sports
• Lindsay H. Jones, Mike Klis and Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post
• David Wharton, Baxter Holmes, Los Angeles Times
• Tony Grossi, Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Tom Rock, Jim Baumbach and Stephen Haynes, Newsday

FEATURES

TOP 5

1. Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports
2. Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
3. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun
4. Dave Sheinin, Washington Post
5. Bill Pennington, The New York Times

HONORABLE MENTION

• Rick Maese, Washington Post
• Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
• Brad Townsend, The Dallas Morning News
• Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
• Kevin Armstrong, New York Daily News

PROJECTS

TOP 5

1. John Branch, The New York Times
2. Jay Hart, Dan Wetzel, Les Carpenter, Michael Silver, Nick Cotsonika, Dave Meltzer, Kevin Iole, Eric Adelson and Steve Henson, Yahoo! Sports
3. Steve Berkowitz, Steve Wieberg, Jodi Upton, Erik Brady, Jay Weiner and Calder Silcox, USA TODAY
4. Kent Babb, Bob Dutton, Pete Grathoff, Sam Mellinger, Terez A. Paylor and Tod Palmer, Kansas City Star
5. Frank Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia Inquirer

HONORABLE MENTION

• John C. Cotey, Joey Knight, Bob Putnam and Eduardo A. Encina, Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
• Peter Abraham, Amalie Benjamin, Nick Cafardo, Chad Finn, Daigo Fujuwara, Sean Smith and Javier Zarrachina, Boston Globe
• Terry Frei and Mike Chambers, The Denver Post
• Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red and Teri Thompson, New York Daily News
• Dan Steinberg, Sally Jenkins, Michael Lee, Chris Jenkins and Peyton Craighill, Washington Post

 

BEAT WRITING

TOP 5

1. John Hoover, Tulsa (Okla.) World
2. David Woods, Indianapolis Star
3. Joseph Person, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
4. Joe Capozzi, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
5. Tania Ganguli, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Don Kausler, The Birmingham (Ala.) News
• Jeff Roberts, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J)
• Tim Stevens, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Lorne Chan, San Antonio Express-News
• Ken Tysiac, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

BREAKING NEWS

TOP 5

1. Mike Wagner, Ken Gordon, Tim May and Jill Riepenhoff, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
2. Mike Wagner, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
3. Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News
4. Jeff Duncan, Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
5. Tim May, Columbus Dispatch

HONORABLE MENTION

• Brian T. Smith, Steve Luhm and Tony Jones, Salt Lake Tribune
• Bill Koch, Shannon Russell and Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer
• Kirk Bohls and Alan Trubow, Austin American-Statesman
• Tom Witosky and Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register
• Dustin Long, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)

COLUMNS

TOP 5

1. Geoff Calkins, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
2. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer
3. Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
4. Joe Henderson, The Tampa Tribune
5. Bob Klapisch, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Martin Fennelly, The Tampa Tribune
• Bob Wojnowski, Detroit News
• Ron Morris, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
• Tara Sullivan, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
• Greg Stoda, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

EXPLANATORY

TOP 5

1. Brian T. Smith and Mike Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune
2. Lorne Chan, San Antonio Express-News
3. Eric Crawford, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
4. Stefanie Loh, The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
5. Andrew Gribble, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel

HONORABLE MENTION

• Kirk Bohls and Randy Riggs, Austin American-Statesman
• John Hoover, Tulsa (Okla.) World
• Michael DiRocco, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
• Joey Johnston, The Tampa Tribune
• Josh Kendall, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

FEATURES

TOP 5

1. Tommy Tomlinson, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
2. Andrew Gribble, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
3. Ed Miller, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
4. Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa (Okla.) World
5. Will C. Holden, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Mirjam Swanson, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
• Ryan Divish, Tacoma (Wash.) News-Tribune
• Michael Arace, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
• Dom Amore, Hartford (Conn.) Courant
• Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register

PROJECTS

TOP 5

1. Dan Coble, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
2. Rich Radford, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
3. Matt Porter, Jeff Greer, Joel Engelhardt and Charles Elmore, Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
4. Michael C. Lewis, Kurt Kragthorpe, Brian Maffly, Gordon Monson and Bill Oram, Salt Lake Tribune
5. Jon Solomon and Doug Segrest, Birmingham (Ala.) News

HONORABLE MENTION

• Dave Ammenheuser, Gregg Patton, Jim Alexander, Mirjam Swanson, Eric-Paul Johnson, John Murphy, Will C. Holden and Allan Steele, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
• Dirk Chatelain, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
• Cary Aspinwall and Guerin Emig, Tulsa (Okla.) World
• Kyle Veazey, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
• Tim Griffin, Doug Pils and Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News
• Todd Jones, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch

 

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30,000-75,000

BEAT WRITING

TOP 5

1. Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
2. Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
3. Jeff Mills, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
4. Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
5. Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Dan Hayes, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
• Annabelle Tometich, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
• Stephen Hargis, Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
• Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
• Chris Gabel, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal

BREAKING NEWS

TOP 5

1. Margaret Moffett Banks, Gerald Witt and Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C)
2. John Turner, Huntsville (Ala.) Times
3. Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
4. Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
5. Wayne Staats, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle

HONORABLE MENTION

• Tony Adame, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
• James Allon, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
• Glenn Jordan, Portland (Me.) Press Herald
• Landon Negri, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
• Craig Handel and Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press

 

COLUMNS

TOP 5

1. Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
2. George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
3. Austin Meek, Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
4. Kirk Wessler, Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
5. Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle

HONORABLE MENTION

• Glenn Guilbeau, Lafayette Advertiser (Gannett Louisana)
• Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun (Charlotte Harbor, Fla.)
• Donnie Collins, Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
• John Blanchette, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
• Al Lesar, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune

EXPLANATORY

TOP 5

1. Jeff Sanders, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
2. Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
3. Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
4. Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
5. Joe Scalzo, The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Alan Blondin, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News
• Del Milligan, The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
• Chris Murray, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
• Mark Podolski, The News-Herald (Willoughby, Ohio)
• Adam Fisher, Naples (Fla.) News

FEATURES

TOP 5

1. Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
2. Corey Clark, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
3. Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun (Charlotte Harbor, Fla.)
4. Jim Lamar, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
5. Mick Garry, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
• Paul Klee, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
• Lisa Coffey, The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
• Tim Hayes, Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
• Annabelle Tometich, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press

PROJECTS

TOP 5

1. Terry Vandrovec, The Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
2. Chuck Culpepper, The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
3. Frank Schwab, David Ramsey, Brian Gomez, Brent Briggeman and Joe Paisley, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
4. Scott Johnson, The Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.)
5. Brian Murphy and Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Alison Boggs, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
• Andrew Petersen and Aaron Brenner, Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
• Chris Murray, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
• Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
• Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)

BEAT WRITING

TOP 5

1. Dustin Dopirak, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
2. Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
3. Tommy Deas, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
4. Jay Morrison, Hamilton JournalNews (Hamilton, Ohio)
5. Matt Tait, Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World

HONORABLE MENTION

• Clint Robus, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
• David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
• David Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
• Jeff Breer, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
• Christopher Dabe (Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise

BREAKING NEWS

TOP 5

1. David Morrison, Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
2. Tommy Deas, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
3. Eric Schmoldt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
4. John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
5. Nick Talbot, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald

HONORABLE MENTION

• Jason Franchuk, Provo (Utah) Daily Herald
• Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
• Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
• Gary Kalahar, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
• William Bretherton, Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal

COLUMNS

TOP 5

1. Travis Lazaczyk, Waterville (Me.) Morning Sentinel
2. Ryan Kartje, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
3. Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Daily Monitor
4. Joe Medley, Anniston (Ala.) Star
5. Steve Heiser, York (Pa.) Dispatch

HONORABLE MENTION

• Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
• Cecil Hurt, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
• Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
• Harry PlummerColumbia (Mo.) Missourian
• Joe Walljasper, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune

EXPLANATORY

TOP 5

1. Alex Scarborough, and Anthony Bratina, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
2. Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
3. Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
4. David Briggs, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
5. David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise

HONORABLE MENTION

• Jesse Temple, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
• Dick VanOlinda, York (Pa.) Dispatch
• Michael Kelly, The Recorder (Amsterdam, N.Y.)
• Jason Gonzalez, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
• Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)

FEATURES

TOP 5

1. William Browning, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
2. Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
3. Jim Owczarski, Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News
4. Ben Frederickson, Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
5. Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
• John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
• Mitch Rupert, Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
• Dave Thomas, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic
• Adam Zuvanich, Odessa (Texas) American

PROJECTS

TOP 5

1. Ian St. Clair, Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne)
2. Sam McDowell and Jeff Kidd, Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
3. Chase Goodbread, Aaron Suttles, Cecil Hurt, Tommy Deas, Andrew Carroll and Alex Scarborough, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
4. Christopher Dabe and Jared Ainsworth, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
5. Eric Harding, Merisa Jensen, Eric Smith, Alan Hendry, Jay Heater, Jason Gonzalez and Darren Vaughn, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)

HONORABLE MENTION

• John Sahly, Ryan Wood, Steve Nitz, Anthony Zilis, Jake Dugger and James Nokes, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
• Andrew Wagaman, Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
• Dave Allen, Theo Fightmaster and Jessica Bernstein-Wax, Marin Independent Journal (San Rafael, Calif.)
• Alex Byington, Kevin Posival and Angel Verdejo, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
• Scott Sandsberry, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic