Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: W19 Damien Sordelett Entry Credit: Damien Sordelett Judge Comment: Excellent Writing. Very good work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Washington Times Entry Title: In blue states, trans-identified male athletes score; USA Powerlifting wages legal battle; Deadspin debunked Entry Credit: Valerie Richardson Judge Comment: Very good job handling a wildly controversial topic.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Sports writing portfolio Entry Credit: Marty O'Brien Judge Comment: Very solid work. this was a tough field.
Competition Comment: This was a strong field with some very good stories.
