Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Blooming Prairie Steele County Times Entry Title: Sports Reporting Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Great coverage of all sports. Clean layout and great pics!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Stillwater Gazette Entry Title: Stillwater Gazette Entry Credit: Stuart Groskreutz Judge Comment: Truly in-depth reporting of all sporting events.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Forest Lake Times Entry Title: March 25, June 10, Aug. 26 Entry Credit: John Wagner, Hannah Davis Judge Comment: Like all entries in this category this newspaper did a great job of covering all sporting events.
Competition Comment: Realistically all winners in this category! These newspapers understand the value of local sports to the participants and community.