APSE writing results announced

Posted now on the APSE website.

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What's a name? It's just a name. Post the contest entries - the actual work that won the awards - and then you can have a discussion.

 

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Just to save people time, I won every award in every category. Better luck next year suckers!

 

and you are ... ?

 

From the AP ...

BC-APSE Contest,2341
Plaschke wins for column writing
Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times won the sports column writing category for the second time in three years, highlighting final judging results announced Thursday in the 2006 Associated Press Sports Editors contest.
Plaschke won the award in 2004 and has placed in the top 10 seven of the last eight years, including first place in 1999. In the over-250,000 circulation division, Plaschke finished ahead of The Oregonian's John Canzano, followed by the New York Times' Selena Roberts and Harvey Araton. Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post finished fifth.
First-place columnists in other divisions were: Geoff Calkins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal (100,000-to-250,000), Kalani Simpson of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (40,000-to-100,000) and Rial Cummings of the Missoulian in Montana (under-40,000).
The Palm Beach Post was the only newspaper with two first-place winners. In the 100,000-to-250,000 division, Jeff Darlington finished on top in breaking news and Carlos Frias won in feature writing. The Orange County Register took first in the all-division investigative category.

 

Results announced Thursday:
UNDER-40,000
BREAKING NEWS
1. Jay Morrison, Journal News (Hamilton, Ohio)
2. Tom Keegan, Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.)
3. Don Lehman and Maury Thompson, The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
4. David Borges, Taunton (Mass.) Daily Gazette
5. Jim Sheahan, Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal
Honorable Mention
Kathlyn Clore and Justin Jarrett, The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.); Pat Harty, Iowa City Press-Citizen; Court Wills, News Virginian (Waynesboro, Va.); Ryan Wood, Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.); Dave Zetlin, Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.)
COLUMNS
1. Rial Cummings, Missoulian (Mont.)
2. Gary McCann, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)
3. Jason Lloyd, The Morning Journal (Lorain, Ohio)
4. Pat Harty, Iowa City Press-Citizen
5. Kellis Robinett, Idaho State Journal
Honorable Mention
Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.); Mark Edwards, The Decatur (Ala.) Daily; Kevin Kaduk, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.); Greg Dewalt, Times Daily (Florence, Ala.); Patrick Ridgell, Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colo.)
FEATURE STORY
1. Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.)
2. Jeremy Fowler, The Albuquerque Tribune
3. Phil Parker, The Albuquerque Tribune
4. Chuck Cox, Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
5. Matt Stanmyre, Potomac (Va.) News
Honorable Mention
Aaron Dorksen, The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio); Jonathan Kay, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail; Paul LaTour, The Naperville (Ill.) Sun; Jason Lloyd, The Morning Journal (Lorain, Ohio); Kellis Robinett, Idaho State Journal
GAME STORY
1. Kyle Veazey, Decatur (Ala.) Daily
2. Matt Postins, The Charlotte (Fla.) Sun
3. Andy Hamilton, Iowa City Press-Citizen
4. David D'Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
5. Chris Lang, Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance
Honorable Mention
Marc Lancaster, The Cincinnati Post; Brad Engel, Naperville (Ill.) Sun; Jay Morrison, Hamilton (Ohio) Journal News; Patrick Ridgell, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call; David Utnik, Potomac (Va.) News
EXPLANATORY
1. Jeff Kidd, The Island Packet, (Hilton Head, S.C.)
2. Chris Carlson, The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)
3. Brad Engel, Naperville (Ill.) Sun
4. Adam Mertz, Todd D. Milewski and Dennis Semrau, Madison (Wis.) Capital Times
5. Adam Zagoria, Herald News (West Paterson, N.J.)
Honorable Mention
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa); Donovan Burba, Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Michael Caccamise, Sheryl Korman and John Moredich, Tucson Citizen; Keith Farner, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail; Jeremy Fowler, The Albuquerque Tribune
PROJECT REPORTING
1. Jeff Welsch, Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle
2. Konrad Marshall, Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
3. Bob Heist, Jackson (Tenn.) Sun
4. Dave Albee, Carla Bova, John Dugan, Rick Polito, James Raia, Dave Allen, Marin (Calif.) Independent Journal
5. Nathan Joyce, Eric Williams and Chuck Sharp, Kitsap (Wash.) Sun
Honorable Mention
Sheila G. Miller, Herald News, (West Paterson, N.J.); Dave D'Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Michael Petre, Tommy Keeler Jr., Ryan Sonner, Matt Stamyre, Northern Virginia Daily (Strasburg, Va.); Kellis Robinett, Idaho State Journal; Rob Schultz, Madison (Wis.) Capital Times

 

40,000-to-100,000
BREAKING NEWS
1. Glenn Kasses and Jim Meehan, Spokane Spokesman-Review
2. David Teel, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
3. (tie) Dave Reardon, Honolulu Star-Bulletin; Mark Berman, Roanoke (Va.) Times
5. Scott Bair, North County (Calif.) Times
Honorable Mention
Steve Caraway, The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas; Adam Kimelman and Andrew Kitchenman, Trenton (N.J.) Times; Jeff Martin, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle; Greg Tufaro, Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, N.J.); Tim Wilkin, Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union
COLUMNS
1. Kalani Simpson, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
2. Jim Carty, Ann Arbor (Mich.) News
3. Troy Johnson, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer
4. Milo Bryant, Colorado Springs Gazette
5. Peter Kerasotis, Florida Today
Honorable Mention
Scott Bordow, East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune; Ed Hardin, Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record; John Klima, Torrance (Calif.) Daily Breeze; Loren Nelson, North County (Calif.) Times; Steve Solloway, Portland (Maine) Press Herald
FEATURE STORY
1. Alan Blondin, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News
2. Ed Kracz, Doylestown (Pa.) Intelligencer
3. John Heuser, Ann Arbor (Mich.) News
4. Michael P. Geffner, Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
5. Mike Sielski, Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times
Honorable Mention
Robert Bell, Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Mike Graff, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer; Adam Himmelsbach, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.); John Pruett, Huntsville (Ala.) Times
GAME STORY
1. Scott Paske, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
2. (tie) Eric Branch, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat; Jeff Fletcher, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
4. Jeff Martin, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
5. (tie) Steve DeShazo, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.); Jenn Menendez, Portland (Maine) Press Herald
Honorable Mention
Brian Hiro, North County (Calif.) Times; Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle; Seth Soffian, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press; Scott Walsh, Scranton (Pa.) Times
EXPLANATORY
1. Rachel Lenzi, Portland (Maine) Press Herald
2. Meri-Jo Borzilleri, Colorado Springs Gazette
3. Ben Wideman, Appleton (Wis.) Post-Crescent
4. Brian Hendrickson, Vancouver Columbian
5. Josh Weir, Canton (Ohio) Repository
Honorable Mention
Kevin Brockway, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun; Brian Hiro, North County (Calif.) Times; Perryn Keys, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise; Mark McCarter, Huntsville (Ala.) Times; Rhiannon Potkey, Ventura County (Calif.) Star
PROJECT REPORTING
1. Stu Whitney, Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
2. (tie) Mike Klitzing, Jay Paris and Mike Sullivan, North County (Calif.) Times; Todd Jacobson, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
4. Sean Horgan, Myrtle Beach Sun News
5. Mike Herndon, Mobile (Ala.) Register
Honorable Mention
Alex Abrams, The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas; Donnie Collins, Mark Coons and Joby Fawcett, Scranton (Pa.) Times; Dave Fairbank and Darryl Slater, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press; Kelly Jones, Modesto (Calif.) Bee; Mike Lowe, Portland (Maine) Press Herald

 

100,000-to-250,000
BREAKING NEWS
1. Jeff Darlington, Palm Beach Post
2. Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News
3. Gordon Wittenmyer, St. Paul Pioneer Press
4. Clint Hale, San Antonio Express-News
5. John E. Hoover, Tulsa (Okla.) World
Honorable Mention
Rick Cantu, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Jody Demling, Louisville Courier-Journal; Sean Jensen, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register; Sam Weinman, Westchester Journal News
COLUMNS
1. Geoff Calkins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
2. Ian O'Connor, Westchester Journal News
3. Martin Fennelly, Tampa Tribune
4. Matt James, Fresno Bee
5. Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Honorable Mention
Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Joe Henderson, Tampa Tribune; Gordie Jones, Allentown Morning Call; Tom Powers, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Jerry Sullivan, Buffalo News
FEATURE STORY
1. Carlos Frias, Palm Beach Post
2. Geoff Baker, Seattle Times
3. Martin Renzhofer, Salt Lake Tribune
4. Mike Baldwin, The Oklahoman
5. Tom Archdeacon, Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
Honorable Mention
Gene Frenette, Florida Times-Union; Brian Murphy, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer; Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Scott Carter, Tampa Tribune
GAME STORY
1. Sam Weinman, Westchester Journal News
2. Charles Elmore, Palm Beach Post
3. (tie) Dom Amore, Hartford Courant; David Caraviello, Charleston Post and Courier
5. Hal Habib, Palm Beach Post
Honorable Mention
Ron Green Jr., Charlotte Observer; Larry LaRue, Tacoma News Tribune; Jason Williams, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Bill Witz, Los Angeles Daily News; Bob Wojnowski, Detroit News
EXPLANATORY STORY
1. David Poole, Charlotte Observer
2. Jon Solomon, Birmingham (Ala.) News
3. Kevin Kelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
4. Kent Babb, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
5. Alicia Wincze, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Honorable Mention
Greg Bishop, Seattle Times; Paul Kuharsky, Nashville Tennessean; Todd Milles and Mindi Rice, Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune; Anwar Richardson, Tampa Tribune; Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union
PROJECT REPORTING
1. Greg Bishop, Seattle Times
2. Joe Person, Craig McHugh, Ron Morris and Bob Spear, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
3. Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star
4. (tie) Lya Wodraska and Phil Miller, Salt Lake Tribune; Jon Solomon, Ray Melick, Doug Segrest and Stan Diel, Birmingham News
Honorable Mention
Charles Chandler, Charlotte Observer; Steve Master, Michael Lewis, John Bozzo, Jim Haug, Sean Kernan and Ray Weiss, Daytona Beach News Journal; Jeff Roberts, Hackensack Record; Carlos Frias and Mark Harnett, Palm Beach Post; John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News

 

OVER-250,000
BREAKING NEWS
1. Juliet Macur, New York Times
2. Joseph A. Reaves, Craig Harris and Nick Piecoro, Arizona Republic
3. Ken Davidoff, Newsday
4. (tie) Gordon Edes, Boston Globe; George King, New York Post
Honorable Mention
Dave Curtis, Orlando Sentinel; Mike DeArmond, Kansas City Star; Dick Jerardi, Philadelphia Daily News; Jeff Legwold and Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News; Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times
COLUMNS
1. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
2. John Canzano, The Oregonian
3. Selena Roberts, New York Times
4. Harvey Araton, New York Times
5. Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
Honorable Mention
Gwen Knapp, San Francisco Chronicle; Rick Morrissey, Chicago Tribune; Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star; Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press; Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News.
FEATURE STORY
1. Mike Wise, Washington Post
2. Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
3. Mike Wagner, Columbus Dispatch
4. (tie) Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News; Kevin Manahan, Newark Star-Ledger
Honorable Mention
Bill Briggs, Denver Post; Stan Grossfeld, Boston Globe; Mark Kram, Philadelphia Daily News; Juliet Macur, New York Times; Elizabeth Merrill, Kansas City Star
GAME STORY
1. Kevin Manahan, Newark Star-Ledger
2. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Chris Jenkins, San Diego Union-Tribune
4. Dick Jerardi, Philadelphia Daily News
5. Erik Brady, USA Today
Honorable Mention
Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times; Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times; Rich Hofmann, Philadelphia Daily News; Steve Hummer, Atlanta Journal Constitution; Rick Maese, Baltimore Sun
EXPLANATORY
1. Eric Sharp, Detroit Free Press
2. Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News
3. Gordon Edes, Boston Globe
4. Ed Hinton, Orlando Sentinel
5. Daniel Uthman, The Oregonian
Honorable Mention
John Eisenberg, Baltimore Sun; Harvey Fialkov, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Bill Reiter, Kansas City Star; Eli Saslow, Washington Post; Dave Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times
PROJECT REPORTING
1. Jodi Upton, Steve Wieberg, Michael McCarthy, Steve Berkowitz and Kelly Whiteside, USA Today
2. Bob Hohler, Boston Globe
3. (tie) Jere Longman, New York Times
4. Randy Covitz, Bob Dutton, J. Brady McCollough, Sam Mellinger, Jeff Passan, Joe Posnanski, Matt Stearns and Wright Thompson, Kansas City Star
5. Joe Freeman, The Oregonian
Honorable Mention
Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star; Lonnie White and Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times; Kevin Baxter, Miami Herald; Richard Meryhew, Rachel Blount and Jay Weiner, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Brian Baxter, Ian Begley, Filip Bondy, Peter Botte, Rich Cimini, Wayne Coffey, John Dellapina, Bill Gallo, Frank Isola, Mitch Lawrence, Mike Lupica, Bill Madden, Anthony McCarron, Michael Obernauer, Sean O'Connell, Bob Raissman, Christian Red, Sherry Ross, Roger Rubin, Ebenezer Samuel, Tim Smith, Jesse Spector, Ralph Vacchiano and Vic Ziegel, New York Daily News
ALL CATEGORIES
INVESTIGATIVE
1. Scott M. Reid, Robert Kuwada and Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register
2. Terry Tomalin and Stephen Nohlgren, St. Petersburg Times
3. Michael Ko and Christine Willmsen, Seattle Times
4. (tie) Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times; Eli Saslow, Mark Schlabach, Camille Powell, Eric Prisbell, Steve Goff, Julie Tate, Josh Barr, Alan Goldenbach, Michael Lee, and Adam Kilgore, Washington Post
Honorable Mention
Bob Hohler, Boston Globe; Todd Porter, Canton (Ohio) Repository; Staff, Houston Chronicle; Rob White, Henry J. Cordes and Matthew Hanson, Omaha World-Herald; Lya Wodraska, Nate Carlisle and Sheena McFarland, Salt Lake Tribune

 

That should be it. Again, congratulations to all above.

 

Where's blondebomber? I saw his boy at the R_J took home an award...