30,000-75,000 circulation category
 
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Collated results from 2011 APSE contest judging held at the
World Gate Resort Orlando Hotel in Kissimmee, Fla. Category: 30,000-75,000 circulation.
 
Daily section, 30,000-75,000   
Top 10:
Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (Fargo, N.D.)
Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)
The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Honorable mention:
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
Huntsville (Ala.) Times
The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
Souix Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
 
Sunday section, 30,000-75,000   
Top 10:
Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun
Portland (Maine) Press-Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Topeka (Kan.) Capita- Journal
Honorable mention:
Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J. )
Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (N.D.)
Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
Special section, 30,000-75,000   
Top 10:
Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Lincoln (Neb.) Star-Journal
The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
The Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
Honorable mention:
Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
Colorado Springs Gazette
Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Idaho Statesman
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Pensacola (Fla.) News-Journal
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
 
Breaking news, 30,000-75,000
Top 10:
James Allen, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
Wayne Staats, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
Craig Handel and Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Margaret Moffett Banks, Gerald Witt and Jason Wolf, Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record
Jason Wolf, Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record
John Turner, Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Landon Negri, North County Times (Escondio, Calif.)
Glenn Jordan, Portland (Maine) Press
Tony Adame, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Columns, 30,000-75,000
Top 10:
Glenn Guilbeau, The Advertiser (Lafayette, La.)
Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun (Charlotte Harbor, Fla.)
Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Kirk Wessler, Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
George Schroder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Donnie Collins, Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
Al Lesar, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
John Blanchette, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review
Austin Meek, Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal

Features, 30,000-75,000
Top 10:
Mick Garry, Argus Leader, (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tim Hayes, Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Va.)
Paul Klee, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
Patrick Obley, Charlotte (Fla.) Sun
Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Annabelle Tometich, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Lisa Coffey, Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
Corey Clark, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
Jim Lamar, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
Matt Calkins, Vancouver (Wash.) Columbian
 

Explanatory, 30,000-75,000

Top 10:
Adam Fisher, Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Del Milligan, Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
Alan Boldin, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Mark Podolski, The News-Herald (Willoughby, Ohio)
Dan DeLuca, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Jeff Sanders, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Chris Murray,  Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Joe Scalzo, The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio)

Beat writing, 30,000-75,000

Top 10:
Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Steven Hargis, Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Fress Press
Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Annabelle Tometich, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Jason Wolf,  News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
Jeff Mills, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
Dan Hayes, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Chris Gabel, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
 
Projects, 30,000-75,000
 Top 10:
Terry Vandrovec,  Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Scott Johnson, The Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.)
Frank Schwab, David Ramsey, Brian Gomez, Brent Briggeman, Joe Paisley  The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Brian Murphy and Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Chuck Culpepper, The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escandido, Calif.)
Andrew Petersen and Aaron Brenner, Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
Chris Murray, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Alison Boggs, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review

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