Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Osseo/Maple Grove/Champlin/ Dayton Press Entry Title: In sports and pottery, Osseo's Vaughn Ruska embraces the work Entry Credit: Sam Johnson Judge Comment: A nice, well-rounded story with art that shows both his art and his sport.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Tower/Ely/Cook-Orr - The Timberjay Entry Title: From Cook to Chicago with Love Entry Credit: David Colburn Judge Comment: A really nice story with an appealing layout.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Mora - Kanabec County Times Entry Title: Music perseveres Entry Credit: Kirsten Faurie Judge Comment: There were a couple of unfortunate typos but, otherwise, it was an interesting story that held my interest.