Class 1 – General news story

First place: Brad Bumstead and Debra Erdley – Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Wlazelek – The Morning Call
Third place: Margaret Gibbons – Times Herald
Honorable mention: Kara Rhodes – Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: Romy Varghese – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Debbie Garlicki – The Morning Call

Class 2 – Sports story

First place: Karen Price – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Linda Espenshade – Intelligencer Journal
Third place: Kara Rhodes – Times-News
Honorable mention: Rebekka Coakley – Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Betsy Hiel – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 3 – Home story

First place: Madeleine Mathias – The Morning Call
Second place: Patricia Poist – Sunday News
Third place: Mariella Savidge – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Linda Espenshade – Intelligencer Journal

Class 4 – Feature and news features

First place: Robin Acton – Tribune Review
Second place: Larry Alexander – Intelligencer Journal
Third place: Wendy Solomon – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Maria Coole – Sunday News
Honorable mention: Erin Negley – Reading Eagle

Class 5 – Editorials

First place: Helen Colwell Adams – Sunday News, Lancaster
Second place: Mary Youtz – The Morning Call
Third place: Cindy Bailey – GreeneSpeak

Class 6 – Columns

First place: Patricia Poist – Sunday News
Second place: Donald S. Serfass, Times News
Third place: Salena Zito – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 7 – Business or consumer story

First place: Karen Roebuck – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Wlazelek – The Morning Call
Third place: Erica Erwin – Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: Wendy Solomon – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Diane M. Bitting, New Era

Class 8 – Series

First place: Linda Espenshade – Intelligencer Journal
Second place: Jessica D. Matthews – The Times-Tribune
Third place: Jennifer Babulsky – Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Erica Erwin – Erie Times-News

Class 9 – Interviews and profiles

First place: Jennifer Reeger – Tribune-Review
Second place: By Rebekka Coakley – Altoona Mirror
Third place: Linda Espenshade – Intelligencer Journal
Honorable mention: JoAnne Harrop – Tribune-Review
Honorable mention: Robin Acton – Tribune-Review

Class 10 – Page design

First place:
Second place: Melissa Scott – Erie Times-News
Third place: Kristin Bowers – Erie Times-News

Class 11 – In-depth report

First place: Helen Colwell Adams – Sunday News, Lancaster
Second place: By Romy Varghese – The Morning Call
Third place: ” By Brad Bumsted and Debra Erdley – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Honorable mention: Kara Rhodes – Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: By Robin Acton – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 12 – Health or science story

First place: Karen Roebuck – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Saul Dudurich – Tribune-Review
Third place: Mariella Savidge – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Dawn Keller – Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Robin Acton – Tribune Review

Class 13 – Education story

Winners unavailable at this time

Class 14 – Travel, arts and entertainment

First place: Joan Benson-Cacchione – Erie Times-News
Second place: Sharla Bardin – Erie Times-News
Third place: Diane Stoneback – The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Linda Espenshade – Intelligencer Journal
Honorable mention: Barbara Cowan – Altoona Mirror

Class 15 – Headlines

First place: Margaret Moses – Altoona Mirror
Second place: Brenda Martin – Erie Times-News
Third place: Donald S. Serfass – Times News
Honorable mention: Melissa Scott – Erie Times-News