1973 ONPA  Annual Contest Winners

Fashion and Society
1st – n/a
2nd – Larry Nighswander, Cleveland Press, “Sharing”
3rd – n/a
HM – Mary Gordon Duvendack, Toledo Blade, “Baggies

Feature
1st – Ron Kuntz, United Press International, “Energy Crisis Squeeze”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Feature – Color
1st – n/a
2nd – Kurt Smith, Lorain Journal, “Larry’s Red Love Truck”
3rd – n/a

Feature Picture Story 
1st – n/a
2nd – Tom Hubbard, Cincinnati Enquirer, “The Beat”
3rd – Larry Nighswander, Cleveland Press, “Never too Late for Love”

General News
1st – Larry Nighswander, Cleveland Press, “New Citizen, New Father”
2nd – n/a
3rd – Tim Culek, Cleveland Press, “Darling, I’ll be Late for Dinner”

Industrial 
1st – Tom O’Reilly, Toledo Blade, “Painter with Future”
2nd – David Fogt, Piqua Daily Call, ” 44-22-36?
3rd – John Kenney, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “The Long Reach”
HM – Dick Greene, Toledo Blade, “Caisson”

Industrial – Color
1st – Steve Warren, Owens Corning Fiberglass, “Twist and Ply”
2nd – Steve Warren, Owens Corning Fiberglass, “Hot Soup”
3rd – Marty Gilson, Robert Packo Photography, “Industrial Patterns #2”
HM – Marty Gilson, Robert Packo Photography, “Industrial Patterns #1”
HM – Marty Gilson, Robert Packo Photography, “Industrial Patterns #3”

News Picture Story 
1st – n/a
2nd – Wally Nelson, Dayton Daily News, “Col. Kasler Comes Home”
3rd- Tom Hubbard, Cincinnati Enquirer, “July 10, 1973”
HM – Ron Kuntz, United Press International, “Old Stick in the Mud”

Pictorial 
1st – Walt Kleine, Dayton Journal Herald, “Fishing Hole”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
HM – John Kenney, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Yesteryear”

Pictorial – Color
1st – Michael Good, Lorain Journal, “Evening Sail”
2nd – n/a/
3rd – n/a/

Picture Story – Color
1st – Carl Skalak, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Muddy Sunday”
2nd – John Kenney, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Harry’s World”
3rd – Terry Armor, Cincinnati Post Times Star, “Laser: The Light Fantastic”

Portrait/Personality
1st – Kurt Smith, Lorain Journa, “Hunter and Dog”
2nd – Michael Good, Lorain Journal, “Ohio Pen Inmate”
3rd – n/a
HM – John Kenney, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Chimney Sweep”

Portrait/Personality – Color
1st – n/a
2nd – n/a
3rd – Kurt Smith, Lorain Journal, “Inward Thoughts of a Young Girl”
HM – Kenneth Blum, Orrville Daily Record Courier Crescent, “Youthful Dreamer”
HM – Jeff Sprang, Mansfield News Journal, “Jim”

Sports Action
1st – Terry Armor, Cincinnati Post Times Star, “Stretching the Lead”
2nd – n/a
3rd – Mary Gordon-Duvendack, Toledo Blade, “Like a 3-Ring Circus”
HM – Dan Dry, Athens Messenger, “Down and Out”

Sports Feature 
1st – Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press, “Fitch’s Pitch”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
HM – Ed Reinke, Cincinnati Enquirer, “Who, Lil’ Ol’ Me?”
HM – Paul Schell, Youngstown Vindicator, “The Champs”

Sports Picture Story
1st – n/a
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
HM – Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press, “Luciano Barry More”

Sports – Color
1st – Carl Skalak, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Mr. Clean”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Spot News (over 50,000)
1st – n/a
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
HM – Walt Kleine, Dayton Journal Herald, “Temporary Island”
HM – Ron Kuntz, United Press International, “Old Stick in the Mud”

Spot News – Color
1st – Eugene Krebs, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, “Truck Stop”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a