Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: InsideNoVa/Prince William Entry Title: Sports writing portfolio Entry Credit: David Fawcett Judge Comment: Solid writing. Catchy ledes and good topics. Overall, best of the etnries.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Prince William Times Entry Title: Professional golf, boys basketball and state soccer champs Entry Credit: Matt Proctor Judge Comment: Close to the standard of the top entry. Good, solid writing and readable.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Prince William Times Entry Title: Top local athletes can be found in the Paris Olympics, the U.S. figure skating championships and on a high school basketball court Entry Credit: Peter Brewington Judge Comment: Close, but not quite to the level of the two higher-place finishers in this category.
Competition Comment: Overall, the top three distanced themselves from the others. Good, sound writing with catchy ledes and readable. Comments have been left in private comments section of each entry.
