Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Prince William Times Entry Title: Patriot Pioneers win state basketball quarterfinal game Entry Credit: Doug Stroud Judge Comment: Good men's basketball shot with good facial expression. Rule-of-thirds cropping would have made it a bit stronger, but this is a good shot.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Free Press Entry Title: VUU vs SHAW Entry Credit: JAMES HASKINS Judge Comment: Football player being tackled in the air. Nice capture of the moment. Would be stronger with a rule-of-third cropping rather than middle-of-the-frame composition.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: C-VILLE Weekly Entry Title: Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers Entry Credit: Tristan Williams Judge Comment: Nice action shot of arm wrestlers. Taken from the wrong agle, though.
Competition Comment: This category could easily have been renamed the sports celebration category. After-the-contest celebration shots will sell newspapers, but rarely compete strongly with action shots of the actual competition.
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