Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Peter Brewington's Sports Writing Entry Credit: Peter Brewington Judge Comment: Very thorough writing and reporting in every respect. The "gold" lede on the one story was probably the best among all entries in this category.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Matt Proctor's Sports Writing Entry Credit: Matt Proctor Judge Comment: Very solid writing ran throughout all three of he stories. Nice job.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The News-Gazette Entry Title: Staying Positive, Active; Bo Tutt Dies at 73; New Major Launched at SVU Entry Credit: Jonathan Schwab Judge Comment: A nice tribute piece, a solid feature and an enterprise story gave this entry a lot of depth and variety.