TIPA Previously Published Contest 2023

Sports Column ( Division 4) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: St. Edward's University
    Entry Title: 'The game of life,' alumnus Rodney Terry’s journey from St. Edward’s courts to Longhorn sidelines
    Entry Credit: Anna Pratts
    Judge Comment: A solid feature/column look at an alum with whom readers will be familiar.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: St. Edward's University
    Entry Title: Club rugby focuses on the future under new president, captain
    Entry Credit: Anna Pratts
    Judge Comment: I like writers who take a chance and write on a lesser known sport like rugby.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College
    Entry Title: The importance of having AEDs...
    Entry Credit: Adam Roseberry
    Judge Comment: Overall, a good piece, but as I read it one question nagged at me. Are AED's available on the writer's campus and is anyone trained to use them? Had that question been answered, this would have been a first or second place story.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Incarnate Word
    Entry Title: ESPN+ airings involve UIW production crew
    Entry Credit: Lyric Bonilla
    Judge Comment: I hope the writer of this is able to spend a game with the ESPN+ crew as they produce a live event. That would be a fun story.
  • Competition Comment: None