Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Medina Gazette Entry Title: Best Daily Sports Section -- The Medina County Gazette Entry Credit: Albert Grindle, Rick Noland Judge Comment: Visually clean. Every page has clear dominant art that is dynamic. good volume of local, good mix of coverage, commentary, sports feature.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Sidney Daily News Entry Title: Sidney Daily News Entry Credit: Bryant Billing Judge Comment: Clean and balanced fronts, Love the breakout score boxes and quick hit info boxes in the stories. State champ front went big with an emotional celebration shot, bringing the reader right to the center of it.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Steubenville Herald-Star Entry Title: Steubenville Herald-Star Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Good local mix, great use of dominant art.
