Spot News
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Dog Attacks Boy”
2nd – Bob DeMay, Akron Beacon Journal, “Fire Official On the Scene”
3rd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Stepleton Comforts”
General News1st – Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch, “A Moment For Mother and Son”
2nd – Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch, “Brother of Shooting Victim Restrained”
3rd – Shari Lewis, The Columbus Dispatch, “Gasoline Nears $4 a Galloon”
HM – James DeCamo, The Columbus Dispatch “A Nose For Drunken Drivers”
Feature Single
1st – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “A Hat Worthy of Her Ride”
2nd – Gus Chan, The Plain Deaner, “Making Music”
3rd – Ken Love, Akron Beacon Journal, “Star Sapangled Droplets”
Portrait
1st – Abigail Bobrow, Sandusky Register, “Della Bombac Cluthes”
2nd – Shari Lewis, The Columbus Dispatch, “Tara Brogan Tattoo”
3rd – Tim Revell, ThisWeek Newspapers, “Wesley Paini Spaghetti”
HM – Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch, “Mr Meteorology”
HM – Paul Tople, Akron Beacon Journal, “Jerry Van Vlack Candy”
Sports
1st – Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer, “Best Offense is a Good Defensel”
2nd – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer, Springfield News-Sun, “LeBron James in the First Row”
3rd – Mark Duncan, Associated Press, “LeBron Yells At His Mom”
HM – Phil Masturzo, Akron Beacon Journal, “What Will Their Mothers Think”
Feature Picture Story
1st – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Beyond Rape”
2nd – Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch, “The Ones Left Behind”
3rd – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “Jubilee Museum”