APSO (Ohio) Contest Finalists

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Here are the finalists in the Associated Press Society of Ohio contest...sports related entries only

Division V Paper with circ 75,000 and over
Best Web Site: The Columbus Dispatch; Akron Beacon Journal; Dayton Daily News; The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Best Sports Columnist: Rob Oller, The Columbus Dispatch; Todd Jones, The Columbus Dispatch; Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News.

Best Sports Writer: Doug Lesmerises, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer; Dustin Dow, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Jodie Valade, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer; Mike Wagner, The Columbus Dispatch.

Best Game Story: Bill Koch, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Wild Ending Sours Bearcats’ Jubilation”; Dave Hackenberg, The (Toledo) Blade, “Tiger Has No Peer — His Age”; Matt Markey, The (Toledo) Blade, “Backyard to Brickyard.”

Best Sports Enterprise: Dennis Manoloff, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “LeBron James’ Body of Work”; Jill Riepenhoff and Mike Wagner, The Columbus Dispatch, “Spoilsports”; Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch, “Busted Bobcats”; Terry Pluto, Akron Beacon Journal, “Dan Gilbert’s World.”

Best Special Sports Section: The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “2006 High School and College Preview”; The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Baseball by the Book”; The Columbus Dispatch, “Ohio State-Michigan Preview”; The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “The Game.”

Best Daily Sports Section: The Cincinnati Enquirer; The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer; The Columbus Dispatch.

Best Sports Photo: Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade, “Victorious Wrestler”; Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “Eye on the Ball”; Jeff Swinger, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Dustin’s Determination.”

DIVISION IV Newspapers with daily circulation of 25,000 to 74,999
Best Web Site: Warren Tribune Chronicle; Mansfield News Journal; The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Columnist: Larry Graham, The Lima News; Lonnie Wheeler, The Cincinnati Post; Steve Doerschuk, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Writer: Joe Scalzo, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Lucas Sullivan, Springfield News-Sun; Steve Doerschuk, The (Canton) Repository; Victoria Sun, The Cincinnati Post.

Best Game Story: Andy Call, The (Canton) Repository, “Carmona Loses it Again”; Jim Ingraham, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Fans Leave ’06 Finale Empty-Handed”; Joe Scalzo, The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Win by a Whisker”; Jon Spencer, Mansfield News Journal, “Shoe Shootout.”

Best Sports Enterprise: The Cincinnati Post, “Bold Move”; The (Canton) Repository, “The Best Ever?”; Lucas Sullivan and Michael Cooper, Springfield News-Sun, “Witt’s Tournament Week”; Steve Doerschuk, The (Canton) Repository, “Charlie Frye Series.”

Best Special Sports Section: The (Canton) Repository, “Six for ’06”; The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Who’s the Real Deal?”; Springfield News-Sun, “Inside Friday Night”;
The (Canton) Repository, “Stark Marvels.”

Best Daily Sports Section: Mansfield News Journal; The (Willoughby) News-Herald; The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Photo: Bob Rossiter, The (Canton) Repository, “Mudbath”; Kelli Cardinal, The Lima News, “Tag You’re Out”; Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Foot Steps”; Teesha McClam, Springfield News-Sun, “Ouch.”

 

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DIVISION II, Newspapers with daily circulation of 8,000 to 12,999
Best Web Site: The (Tiffin) Advertiser-Tribune, Mount Vernon News, The (Massillon) Independent.

Best Sports Columnist: Doug Haidet, Ashland Times-Gazette; Dusty Sloan, Ashland Times-Gazette; Jason Arkley, The Athens Messenger; Mark Hazelwood, Ashland Times-Gazette.

Best Sports Writer: David Fong, Troy Daily News; Doug Haidet, Ashland Times-Gazette; Rocco Longo, The (East Liverpool) Review.

Best Game Story: David Fong, Troy Daily News, “Good to the Last Minute”; Donn Walden, The Delaware Gazette, “Utter Disbelief”; Jeff Taepke, Portsmouth Daily Times, “Buckeyes Remain Unbeaten.”

Best Sports Enterprise: The Marietta Times, “PFX Tour Comes to Marietta”; Bartt Davis and Kevin Gordon, The (Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune, “College Recruiting”; Ken Barhorst, The Sidney Daily News, “Sidney Wrestler’s Determination Inspires Teammates, Opponents”; Mike Brown, The (Alliance) Review, “He’s Mr. Buckeye.”

Best Special Sports Section: The (East Liverpool) Review, “High School Football 2006”; The (Massillon) Independent, “The Game”; Ashland Times-Gazette, “2006 Pigskin Preview.”

Best Daily Sports Section: The (Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune, The Marietta Times, The (Massillon) Independent, The (Alliance) Review.

Best Sports Photo: Aaron Rudolph, Lisbon Morning Journal, “Duck and Cover”; James Miller, The Marion Star, “Stumble”; Mitch Casey, The Marietta Times, “Goalie Collision.”

DIVISION I, Newspapers with daily circulation up to 7,999
Best Web Site: Wapakoneta Daily News; Wilmington News Journal; Coshocton Tribune.

Best Sports Columnist: Amanda Rodeheffer, Greenville Daily Advocate; Gary Ogle, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum; Jim Walker, The Ironton Tribune.

Best Sports Writer: B.J. Lisko, The Salem News; Gary Ogle, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum; Matthew Horn, Port Clinton News-Herald.

Best Game Story: Brad Morris, The (Circleville) Herald, “One More Game”; Gary Ogle, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum, “Eagles Stun 4th-Ranked Blue Devils”; Jeff Gates, The (London) Madison Press, “State Champions.”

Best Sports Enterprise: B.J. Lisko, The Salem News, “The Sports Editor VS.”; Jim Walker, The Ironton Tribune, “Wonder-ful Legacy”; Tim Miller, Marysville Journal-Tribune, “Mission Accomplished.”

Best Special Sports Section: Piqua Daily Call, “A Winning Strategy”; The Salem News, “Beyond the Arc”; Jim Walker, The Ironton Tribune, “Pigskin Preview”; Sarah Clark, Wilmington News Journal, “Huddle Up.”

Best Daily Sports Section: Coshocton Tribune; The Salem News; Jim Walker, The Ironton Tribune.

Best Sports Photo: Charles Caperton, Fairborn Daily Herald, “Bag Dance”; James E. Mahan, Piqua Daily Call, “Ohio State Celebrates”; Jessica St. James, The Ironton Tribune, “Stick It”; Tim Miller, Marysville Journal-Tribune, “Just Missed It.”

DIVISION III, Newspapers with daily circulation of 13,000 to 24,999
Best Web Site: The (Dover-New Philadelphia) Times Reporter; The (Hamilton) JournalNews; The (Findlay) Courier.

Best Sports Columnist: Aaron Dorksen, The (Wooster) Daily Record; Bruce Hefflinger, The (Defiance) Crescent-News; Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier; Joe Arnold, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Rick Noland, The Medina Gazette.

Best Sports Writer: Aaron Dorksen, The (Wooster) Daily Record; Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier; Joe Arnold, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Mark Heiman, The (Findlay) Courier.

Best Game Story: Bryan Schaaf, The (Wooster) Daily Record, “Champions!”; Dave Purpura, The (Newark) Advocate, “Pellet Powers NC”; Joe Arnold, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, “Well Worth the Wait”; Skip Weaver, Middletown Journal, “Panther Pressure Wallops Warriors.”

Best Sports Enterprise: Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier, “FHS and Substance Abuse”; Jamie Baker and Mark Heiman, The (Findlay) Courier, “New OHSAA Divisions”; Patrick Meyers, Steubenville Herald-Star, “Zamana: Central’s Angel in the Outfield”; Skip Weaver and John Bombatch, Middletown Journal, “An Era Comes to a Close.”

Best Special Sports Section: The (Newark) Advocate, “The Game”; Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, “High School Football Preview”; The (Wooster) Daily Record, “High School Football Preview: Throwback Edition”; Middletown Journal, “Career Dreams.”

Best Daily Sports Section: Elyria Chronicle-Telegram; The (Newark) Advocate; The (Findlay) Courier; Middletown Journal.

Best Sports Photo: Bridget Commiso, The Medina Gazette, “Pinned”; Daniel Kraus, The (Ashtabula) Star-Beacon, “What Gravity?”; Eric George, The (Newark) Advocate, “State Track”; Frank Robertson, Chillicothe Gazette, “State Volleyball”; Jim Noelker, Middletown Journal, “T-Ball.”