Sports Feature Story ( 5,000 - 10,000 Dailies,Under 5,000 Dailies)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Virginia - Mesabi Daily News Entry Title: A cult sport. A gold medal. A meteoric rise. Entry Credit: Jerry Burnes Judge Comment: This features story brought to life the excitement that exists within the "cult" world of curling. Wonderfully told with excellent photos too. Fantastic work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bemidji - The Bemidji Pioneer Entry Title: The Case of Marty Connelly: A wild tale of rivals, revenge and the 1933 Bemidji basketball scandal Entry Credit: Micah Friez Judge Comment: Enjoyed this piece immensely. It was thorough, well told, and engaging throughout. Excellent job!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Marshall Independent Entry Title: The voice of Marshall: Ryan Rohlik has announced SMSU and MHS games for two decades Entry Credit: Jake Przytarski Judge Comment: Truly a wonderful feature. This is a terrific example of great storytelling from start to finish.
Competition Comment: Holy cow were there so many excellent features in this category! Amazing storytelling from the people who submitted material. There is not shortage of high quality writers engaged in bringing these stories to the public. Very difficult to choose the winners. All of the entries were very good.
