Results for the month of March are in for NPPA’s Region 4 clip contest. Region 4, January and February results along with ONPA’s February results are still being held hostage.
Sarah Wright of the Chillicothe Gazette was the big winner in March taking first and second in sports and second in spot news. Barbara Perenic from the Springfield News-Sun placed third in general news and feature multiple in March.
Spot News
1st – John Tully / Midland Daily News, “Fatal Fire”
2nd – Sarah Wright / Chillicothe Gazette, “Shocked”
3rd – Marshall Gorby / Springfield News-Sun, “Comforting”
General News
1st – Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star, “Down But Not Out”
2nd – Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun, “School Funeral”
3rd – Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-Sun, “Fire Victims Remembered”
Feature single
1st – Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun, “Demolition”
2nd – Shari Lewis / The Columbus Dispatch, “Taste of Freedom”
3rd – Darren Breen / The Muskegon Chronicle, “Spiritual Turkey”
Feature multiple
1st – Darren Breen / The Muskegon Chronicle, “Trooper Jayme Green”
2nd – CoCo Walters, The Muskegon Chronicle, “Discipleship House”
3rd – Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-Sun, “Austin, A Young Hero”
Sports
1st – Sarah Wright / Chillicothe Gazette, “Scramble”
2nd – Sarah Wright / Chillicothe Gazette, “Overtime call”
3rd – Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star, “Sweet Sixteen Celebration”
First quarter illustration
1st – Darren Breen / The Muskegon Chronicle, “Gun Sales”
2nd – Shari Lewis / The Columbus Dispatch, “Dancers”
3rd – Ryan Garza / The Flint Journal, “Spring fashion”
Region 4 Top 10
1st – Sarah Wright/Chillicothe Gazette – 168
2nd – Darren Breen/The Muskegon Chronicle – 138
3rd – John Tully/Midland Daily News – 106
4th – Bill Lackey/Springfield News-Sun – 98
5th – Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis Star – 88
6th – Shari Lewis/The Columbus Dispatch – 86
7th – Marshall Gorby/Springfield News-Sun – 78
8th – Barbara Perenic/Springfield News-Sun – 68
9th – CoCo Walters/The Muskegon Chronicle – 42
10th – Ryan Garza/The Flint Journal – 38