Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Savannah Reger Entry Credit: Savannah Reger Judge Comment: Good blend of topics. Thought high school football analysis really went above and beyond in terms of context and scope.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: Matt Case Sports Writing Portfolio Entry Credit: Matt Case Judge Comment: Again, the blend of topics, especially the Title IX piece, helped propel this entry. How can you not like a story that mentions "death diving?"
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Sports writing portfolio Entry Credit: Larry Rubama Judge Comment: Really solid pair of locally significant Olympics stories. Lots of good context and local history in the Davis brothers boxing story.
