LAST UPDATED 5:57 p.m. PT, Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The results for the writing and photo contest are available at https://apsportseditors.com/2025-apse-contest-results-writing-and-photography/.
Results for digital and print portfolio categories for the 2025 APSE contest:
Class A
Print Portfolio
Top 10
Dallas Morning News
Detroit Free Press
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
The Seattle Times
The Denver Post
The Advocate/Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
The Boston Globe
The Minnesota Star-Tribune
Philadelphia Inquirer
Digital
Top 10
Boston Globe 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Los Angeles Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Newsday 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Philadelphia Inquirer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Athletic 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Dallas Morning News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Minnesota Star Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Seattle Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Washington Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
USA TODAY Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Honorable mention
ESPN.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Excellence in Video
Alabama Media Group
Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The Washington Post
Class A/B
Special Sections
Top 10
Omaha World-Herald
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Buffalo News
Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Houston Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
Newsday
The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
The Seattle Times
USA TODAY Sports
Podcasts
Top 10
Alabama Media Group
Charlotte Observer
Houston Chronicle
Kansas City Star
Las Vegas Review-Journal
San Antonio Express-News
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Salt Lake Tribune
Yahoo Sports
Class B
Print Portfolio
Top 10
IndyStar
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Omaha World-Herald
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Portland Press Herald
San Antonio Express-News
The Buffalo News
The Villages Daily Sun
The Oklahoman
The Spokesman-Review
Digital
Top 10
IndyStar 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Kansas City Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
PennLive.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Portland Press-Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
San Antonio Express-News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Baltimore Banner 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Baltimore Sun 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Toledo Blade 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Excellence in Video
Charlotte Observer 1 | 2
IndyStar 1 | 2 | 3
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Syracuse.com
The Tennessean
Class C
Print Portfolio
Top 10
Capital Gazette
Champaign News-Gazette
Florida Times Union
Gainesville Sun
Knoxville News Sentinel
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lincoln Journal Star
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
The Record
Wisconsin State Journal
Digital
Top 10
Capital Gazette 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Duluth News Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Lincoln Journal Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
On Montlake 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Gazette (Colorado Springs) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Record/NorthJersey.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The State (Columbia S.C.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Wisconsin State Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Excellence in Video
Return of the Swain Invitational
Behind the scenes of Washington’s 24-6 loss to Ohio State
Ridgewood basketball star excels on the court while battling cancer
Demetris Summers: From promise to prison and toward new beginnings
Class C/D
Special Sections
Top six
Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune
Lincoln Journal Star
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
The Roanoke Times
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne)
The Pine Belt News (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Honorable mention
The Butler (Pa.) Eagle
Marietta Daily Journal
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Podcasts
Top 10
Derek Pyda, Jake Merda Adams, Brendan Howe, Laura Crago; The Butler Eagle 1 | 2 | 3
Mac Engel and Nick Harris (producers Candi Bolden, Steve Wilson and Amanda McCoy); Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 | 2 | 3
Tyler Dunne, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Joe DeLamielleure, Joe Theismann; Go Long Podcast 1 | 2 | 3
Travis L. Brown, Tyler Shaw, Max Crawford, Erin Patterson, Alex Egan; KBTX.com 1 | 2 | 3
Joe Baress; The Scranton Times-Tribune 1 | 2 | 3
Mike Berardino, Tom Noie, Jackson Neill; South Bend Tribune 1 | 2 | 3
Drew Hill, Chris Herrington; The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3
Art Stapleton, Paul Wood Jr.; The Record (N.J.) 1 | 2 | 3
Joey Van Zummeren and Michael Stamps; Missouri Tigers on SI 1 | 2 | 3
Matt Schuckman, Chris Duerr; Muddy River Sports 1 | 2 | 3
Class D
Print Portfolio
Top 5
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Carroll County Times
Pine Belt News
The Fayetteville Observer
Williamsport Sun Gazette
Digital
Top 10
Amarillo Globe-News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Carroll County Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Gadsden Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Legacy Hockey 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Montgomery Advertiser 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Muddy River Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Rockford Register Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
San Angelo Standard-Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Bryan-College Station Eagle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Tuscaloosa News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
