APSE judging thread

I hear some behind the scenes deals were being made in the section voting.

 

Anybody else really disappointed not to have more results so far?
We were spoiled last year.

 

No, I'm not disappointed at all, because...

1. They really seem to be short-handed this year, and deserve our patience.

2. We should have everything by tomorrow night. 24 hours is not in any way too long to wait

 

So it really is a commentary on the state of the business . . . .

 

I know it's nice to have the judging in a warmer-weather spot, but it seems to me that if fewer and fewer newspapers are going to have the resources to send people to judging sessions, then the judging sessions should be rotated between areas with the highest concentrations of newspapers within, say, a 3-4 hour drive.

If you held judging in the Northeast, anywhere from, say, Virginia to New Jersey, I can't believe it would be that hard to get a whole flock of judges to drive to the event. It's not as sexy, but it's damn practical.

 

Rockbottom is an underrated poster.

 

Apparently you've never been online during a game in the same time zone as him.

 

It didn't above 60 today and has been raining off and one since early this morning.

 

Hey, everyone, let me explain why there is some delay over the past few days. The person who handles the website is actually one of the judges this year. So that's why it's a little harder to update throughout the day. Yes, we're a little behind. Yes, it's a little cold and windy. Yes, I'm wearing a hoodie jacket, but I don't wear the hood part of it.

So I'm going to start posting some stuff. It might be duplicated later. It might have a typo or two. Just send me a note if we've misspelled something. Thanks.

Lynn

UNDER 40,000 SPECIAL SECTION

TOP 10
Altoona Mirror (Altoona, Pa.)
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)
The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Redding Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.)
San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Sante Fe New Mexican
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic

HONORABLE MENTION
Charlotte (Fla.) Sun
The Brownsville (Texas) Herald
The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, Wis.)
Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
The Middletown Journal (Middletown, Ohio)
Montery (Calif.) County Herald
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News

UNDER 40,000 DAILY SECTIONS

TOP 10
Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Bloomburg (Penn.) Press Enterprise
Northwest Herald in Illinois
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen
Monterey (Calif.) County Herald
Kitsap Sun in Washington
Bloomington (Ind.) Herald
Jackson (Tenn.) Sun

HONORABLE MENTION
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Tribune
Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera
Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World
Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald
West Paterson (N.J.) Herald News
Standard Times in Massachusetts
Provo (Utah) Daily Herald
Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph

UNDER 40,000 GAME STORY

Top 10

NAME NEWSPAPER
David D’Onofrio Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen
Marc Lancaster The Cincinnati Post
Matt Postins The Charlotte (Fla.) Sun
Brad Engel Naperville (Ill.) Sun
Chris Lang Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance
Kyle Veazey Decatur (Ala.) Daily
Jay Morrison Hamilton (Ohio) Journal News
Patrick Ridgell Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
David Utnik Potomac (Va.) News

 

Big ups to my boy Chris Lang.

 

APSE results continued:

UNDER 40,000 FEATURE

Top 10

NAME NEWSPAPER
Chuck Cox Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Aaron Dorksen The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio)
Jeremy Fowler The Albuquerque Tribune
Jonathan Kay Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail
Paul LaTour The Naperville (Ill.) Sun
Jason Lloyd The Morning Journal (Lorain, Ohio)
Phil Parker The Albuquerque Tribune
Kyle Ringo Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
Kellis Robinett Idaho State Journal
Matt Stanmyre Potomac (Va.) News

UNDER 40,000 SUNDAY SECTIONS

Top 10
Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle
Caspar (Wyo.) Star Tribune
Glen Falls (N.Y.) Post Star
Greeley (Colo.) Tribune
Lacrosse (Wis.) Tribune
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Monroe (La.) News-Star
Muncie (Ind.) Star Press
Northwest Herald in Illinois

HONORABLE MENTION
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Burlington (Va.) County Times
Columbia Missourian
Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Jackson (Tenn.) Sun
Lynchburg (Va.) News and Advance
Marin (Calif.) Independent Journal
Naperville (Ill.) Sun
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

40,000 to 100,000 SPECIAL SECTION

TOP 10
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Beaver County (Pa.) Times
Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer
Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal-Star
Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas

HONORABLE MENTION
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald
Canton (Ohio) Repository
Everett (Wash.) Herald
Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Idaho Stateman
Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun
Stockton (Calif.) Record
Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald

40,000 to 100,000 SUNDAY SECTION

TOP 10
East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune
Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard
Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Idaho Statesman
New Haven (Conn.) Register
Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
Roanoke (Va.) Times
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Wisconsin State Journal

HONORABLE MENTION
Appleton (Wisc.) Post Crescent
Canton (Ohio) Repository
Colorado Springs Gazette
Daily Southtown in Illinois
Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald
Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
North Andover (Mass.) Eagle Tribune
Stockton (Calif.) Record

40,000 to 100,000 BREAKING NEWS

Top 10

NAME NEWSPAPER
Scott Bair North County (Calif.) Times
Mark Berman Roanoke (Va.) Times
Steve Caraway Northwest Arkansas Morning News
Glenn Kasses and
Jim Meehan Spokane Spokesman-Review
Andrew Kitchenman Trenton (N.J.) Times
Jeff Martin Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Dave Reardon Honolulu Star-Bulletin
David Teel Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
Greg Tufaro Home News Tribune in New Jersey
Tim Wilkin Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union