The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Los Angeles Times and Las Vegas Review-Journal earned Grand Slam honors in the 2022 APSE contest, which was judged over the past two months by 128 sports editors and writers from across the country.
Those six news organizations finished in the top 10 in the four Grand Slam categories: Print Portfolio, Digital, Event Coverage and Projects. Nine members finished in the top 10 in three of those categories, earning Triple Crown honors: The Boston Globe, The Buffalo News, The Charlotte Observer, The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, Lincoln Journal Star, The Daily Memphian, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), The State (Columbia, S.C.) and the Montgomery Advertiser.
- Contest results: Sections, digital, video
The New York Times led Division A with 15 overall top 10 honors for writing, photography and video, while The Washington Post had 13. In Division B, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) had 10, followed by the Buffalo News with nine. The Lincoln Journal Star had 15 top 10 honors in Division C, followed by The State (Columbia, S.C.) with 12. In Division D, the Montgomery Advertiser was honored 12 times, and The Tuscaloosa News 10.
Nick Kelly of The Tuscaloosa News earned top 10 honors in six categories, while Bennett Durando, now of The Denver Post, had five top 10s for his work at the Montgomery Advertiser last year and Amie Just also finished in the top 10 in five categories for the Lincoln Journal Star.
- Contest results: Writing and photography
Winners in each writing and photography category will be announced beginning April 17. Winners will receive their awards on July 12 at the annual APSE summer conference at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Registration information for the conference will be available soon.
Thank you to the 128 judges who evaluated entries from 147 member organizations:
Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal; David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Jim Barnes, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Josh Barnett, Buffalo News; Paul Barrett, The Seattle Times; Joe Battaglia, FloSports; Barry Bedlan, The Associated Press; John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal; Patrick Bernadeau, Pensacola News Journal; Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal; Sherrod Blakely, Bleacher Report; Christopher Boan, Gambling.com Group/BetArizona.com; Bill Bootz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Mark Bradley, The Washington Post; Ben Brigandi, USA Today Network Ventures; Brent Briggeman, The Gazette (Colorado Springs); John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com; Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman; Leon Carter, The Athletic; Zach Cavanagh, Picket Fence Media; Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star; Dirk Chatelain, Omaha World-Herald; Mark Cooper, The Athletic; Jenny Creech; Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman; Jeff Day, Star Tribune; Tommy Deas, USA TODAY Sports Network South Region; Luke DeCock, News & Observer; John Devine, Miami Herald; Mauro Diaz, ESPN.com; Oscar Dixon, The Associated Press; Bill Eichenberger, Las Vegas Journal-Review; Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune; Aaron Ferguson, Wisconsin State Journal; Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press; Oskar Garcia, The New York Times; Bud Geracie, Bay Area News Group; Jon Gerardi, Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette; Ryan Gerbosi, Newsday; Joe Gisondi, ColesCountySports.com; Vritti Goel, ESPN; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times; Erik Hall, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jamie Hancock, The Dallas Morning News; Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record; Monica Holland, The Fayetteville Observer; Emily Horos, Arizona Republic; Mike Huguenin, On3.com; Chris Imperiale, The Scranton Times-Tribune; Devin Jackson, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune; Jim Jenks, Perfect Game USA; Andrew John, The Desert Sun; Gidal Kaiser, Oelwein Daily Register; Phil Kaplan, USA TODAY South Region; Perryn Keys, The Advocate | The Times-Picayune; Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune; Chris Kwiecinski, Columbia Daily Tribune; Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle; Jay Lee, Houston Chronicle; Iliana Limon Romero, Los Angeles Times; Joey LoMonaco, The Free Lance-Star; Anthony Maluso, Carroll County Times & Capital Gazette; Kevin Manahan, NJ Advance Media; Brandon Marcello, CBS Sports/247Sports; Maria McIlwain, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Katie McInerney, Boston Globe; Dwayne McLemore, The State; J Michael, Orlando Sentinel; Tom Moore, Southern California News Group; Malcolm Moran, Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI; Jason Murray, The Washington Post; Jeff Neiburg, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Nat Newell, IndyStar; Michael Niziolek, Cleveland.com; Jeff Patterson, The Oklahoman; Justin Pelletier, News & Observer; Matt Pepin, Boston Globe; Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News; Meredith Perri, MassLive.com/The Springfield Republican; Michael Phillips, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Jim Pignatiello, MassLive.com/The Springfield Republican; Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media; Ben Portnoy, The State; Gary Potosky, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Zach Powell, The Lock Haven Express; Dominic (Nick) Pugliese, Palm Beach Post; John Quinn; John Roberts, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star; Megan Ryan, Star Tribune; Damon Sayles, The Athletic; Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald; Matt Schubert, The Denver Post; Matt Schuckman, Muddy River Sports; Roxanna Scott, USA TODAY; Thomas Scott; Mark Selig, The Washington Post; Mark Smoyer, Bleacher Report; Bill Speros, Gambling.com Group; Brian Stensaas, Star Tribune; Tim Stephens, Athlete Licensing Company; Gabriel Stovall, The Covington News; Jon Styf, The Center Square; Dana Sulonen, USA TODAY Ventures; Nick Talbot, San Antonio Express-News; John Talty, AL.com; Scott Thurston, Boston Globe; Jacob Unruh, The Oklahoman; Marcus Vanderberg, ESPN.com; Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune; Donn Walden, The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune; Eric Wallace, The Palm Beach Post; Christopher J. Walsh, BamaCentral; Tim Walters, USA Today Network Florida; Kelly Ward, The Seattle Times; Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald; Brian White, The Columbus Dispatch; James Williams, Southern California News Group; Kaitlyn Wilson, University of Maryland; Lisa Wilson, The Athletic; Hank Winnicki, Newsday; Dave Zelio, The Associated Press; Sara Ziegler, The New York Times; Alex Zietlow, The Rock Hill Herald
