INDIANAPOLIS — Collated results from 2010 APSE contest judging at the National Sports Journalism Center on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for the under 30,000 circulation category. Sections are not individually ranked. Final rankings for the writing categories will be announced on the APSE website in April.
DAILY SECTION
Top 10
Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
Jackson (Mich.) Citizen-Patriot
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal
New Bedford (Mass.) Standard Times
Sauk Valley (Ill.) Newspapers
Honorable mention
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Monterey County (Calif.) Herald
The Day (New London, Conn.)
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Waterville (Maine) Morning Sentinel
Winona (Minn.) Daily News
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
SUNDAY SECTION
Top 10
Beaufort (S.C.) Gazette/Hilton Head Island Packet
Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Galveston County (Texas) Daily News
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Missoula (Mont.) Missoulian
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
The Day (New London, Conn.)
Winona (Minn.) Daily News
Honorable Mention
Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Greeley (Colo.) Tribune
Jackson (Tenn.) Sun
Kitsap (Wash.) Sun
Monterey (Calif.) Herald
San Angelo (Texas) Standard Times
Santz Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
SPECIAL SECTION
Top 10
Athens (Ga.) Banner Herald
Beaufort (S.C) Gazette/Hilton Head Island Packet
Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Decatur (Ala.) Daily
Grand Forks (N.D) Herald
Iowa City Press Citizen
Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
Monterey (Calif.) Herald
Sauk Valley (Ill.) Newspapers
The Day (New London, Conn.)
Honorable mention
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
Dekalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Gainesville (Ga.) Times
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Manassas (Va.) News & Messenger
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Wooster (Ohio) Daily Record
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
BREAKING NEWS
Top 10
Antelope Valley (Calif.) Press, Merisa Jensen
Antelope Valley (Calif.) Press, Jennifer Santos
Auora (Ill.) Beacon-News, Jim Owczarski
Columbia Missourian, Joan Niesen, Dieter Kurtenbach, Len Goldman, Will Guldin, Patrick Sweet
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), Dustin Dopirak
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.), Justin Jarrett
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel, Jim Seimas
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel, Jim Seimas and Alia Wilson
Virgin Islands Daily News, Aaron Gray
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Robert Gagliardi
COLUMN WRITING
Top 10
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald, Joe Sunnen
Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.), Bob Blubaugh
Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Tim O'Sullivan
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), Hugh Kellenberger
The Journal Times (Racine, Wis.), Peter Jackel
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald, Nick Talbot
St. Cloud (Minn.) Times, Dave DeLand
The Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), Kallie Oakes
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Ian St. Clair
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Robert Gagliardi
EXPLANATORY REPORTING
Top 10
Athens (Ga.) Banner Herald, David Ching, Lee Shearer, Allison Floyd
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian, Alex Rupenthal
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian, Joan Niesen
Decatur (Ala.) Daily, Mike Cummings
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.), Jeff Graham
Santa Cruz Sentinel, Ryan Moses
The Daily News (Galveston, Texas), Evan Mohl
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.), Sam McDowell, Justin Jarrett
The Star-Press (Muncie, Ind.), Thomas St. Myer, Doug Zaleski
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), Jeremy Price
FEATURE WRITING
Top 10
Antelope Valley (Calif.), Press, Jason Gonzalez
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian, Len Goldman
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian, Robert Mays
Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northhampton, Mass.), Matt Vautour
DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle, Jeremy Werner
The Daily News (Galveston, Texas), Evan Mohl
Iowa City Press-Citizen, Andy Hamilton
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald, Alex Byington
The Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.), Tim Trower
The Santa Fe (N.M.) New Mexican, Geoff Grammer
GAME STORY
Top 10
The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, Chris Carlson
The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Tom Brolley
Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Gavin Faretra
The Daily News (Galveston, Texas), Evan Mohl
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C), Justin Jarrett
Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.), Tim Trower
The Republic Columbus (Ind.), Lew Freedman
Sauk Valley (Ill.) Newspapers, Will Larkin
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette Mitch Rupert
Winona (Minn.) Daily News, Jeff Brown
PROJECT REPORTING
Top 10
Antelope Valley (Calif.) Press, Jason Gonzalez
Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Dave D'Onofrio
DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle, Jon Styf, John Sahly, Steve Nitz, James Noakes and Jake Dugger
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.), Jerry Ratcliffe and Whitelaw Reid
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle, Brett Vito
The Marshall (Texas) News Messenger, Jon Dustin Brooks
The Republic (Columbus, Ind.), Lew Freedman
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel, Jim Seimas

Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), Rachel Crader, Jeff Breer, Marty Mishow, Kevin Winters Morriss, Logan Jackson, Dustin Ward
Times Daily (Florence, Ala.), Gregg Dewalt, Jeff McIntyre and Calvin Cooley
