Here are the top 10 results for column writing in the under 30,000 circulation category of the Associated Press Sports Editors 2016 contest (winners listed in alphabetical order):
Top 10
John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye (Iowa)
Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune
Cecil Hurt, The Tuscaloosa News
Scott Petrak, The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
Aaron Reiss, The Columbia Missourian
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Chris Stevens, Midland (Mich.) Daily News
Matt L. Stephens, Fort Collins Coloradoan
Nicholas Talbot, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal