This is your monthly update as to the winning ways of the Springfield News-Sun in NPPA’s Region 4 Monthly Clip Contest.

Points leader Marshall Gorby picked up two more wins in September and holds a 122 point lead over former ONPA member Matt Detrich of the Indianapolis Star.

Barbara Perenic from Springfield also had two wins in September and is currently in fifth place in the standings. Co-worker Bill Lackey is in eighth place.

Ohio based freelance photographer Gregory Drezdzon was a first place winner in the sports category in September.

September Results

Spot News
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Friend Killed”
2nd – Kelly Mackey, The State Journal, “POT”
3rd – Ken Stevens, The Muskegon Chronicle, “Rollover crash”

General News
1st – Matt Detrich, The Indianapolis Star, “Never Forget”
2nd – Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun, “Pre-School Press Conference”
3rd – Charlie Nye, The Indianapolis Star, “A Docent View”

Feature/Single Picture
1st – Nathaniel Morgan, The Midland Daily News, “Pinball Wizard”
2nd – Aaron Borton, “Freedom Walk 2”
3rd – Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal, “Keeping an eye out”

Feature/Multiple Picture
1st – Aaron Borton, “Freedom Walk Louisville”

Sports
1st – Gregory Drezdzon, Drezdzon Photography, “No Letting Go”
2nd – Nathaniel Morgan, The Midland Daily News, “Huddle”
3rd – Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun, “Head Save”

3rd quarter Illustration
1st – Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal, “Red Hat Style”
2nd – Cory Morse, The Muskegon Chronicle, “Gretchen Spoelman”
3rd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Heart Disease”

Point standings through September (does not include totals for July which have not been judged yet)
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun – 622
2nd – Matt Detrich, The Indianapolis Star – 500
3rd – Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal – 450
4th – Cory Morse, The Muskegon Chronicle – 282
5th – Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun – 280
6th – John Tully, Midland Daily News – 278
7th – Erik Holladay, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot – 252
8th – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun – 242
Nathaniel Morgan, The Midland Daily News – 242
10th – Sarah Wright, Chillicothe Gazette – 212

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