Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Washington Times Entry Title: With sports betting boom comes increase in problem gamblers; Formula One is back in the U.S.; Baseball lifer Dusty Baker has another chance at elusive World Series ring Entry Credit: Jacob Calvin Meyer Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: Robert Anderson entry Entry Credit: Robert Anderson Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Mike Barber Entry Credit: Mike Barber Judge Comment: None
Competition Comment: This was a very tough group with several good entries. The winner simply had the better variety of stories and wrote each in a way that engaged the reader and made them care about the people or situation being written about.
