Ryan Garza from The Flint Journal is the NPPA Region 4 POY for 2010 knocking off 2009 winner Marshall Gorby from the Springfield News-Sun. The two were in a dead heat waiting on results from October in the monthly clip contest. When the results came in Garza had four wins good for 160 points to win the title.
Barbara Perenic from Springfield placed fifth in the contest and former ONPA member Matt Detrich from the Indianapolis Star placed sixth.
Final Top 10 Standings
1st – Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal – 942
2nd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun – 784
3rd – Dave Weatherwax, The Herald – 660
4th – Kendra Stanley-Mills, The Muskegon Chronicle – 594
5th – Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun – 572
6th – Matt Detrich, The Indianapolis Star – 544
7th – Nick Dentamaro, The Jackson Citizen Patriot – 350
8th – Neil Blake – 326
9th – Cory Morse, Grand Rapids Press – 302
10th – Charlie Nye, The Indianapolis Star – 234