Winners will be recognized May 30 at the annual conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association at The Wyndham Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pa.
1. General News
1st – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (1 point)
2. Sports
1st – Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Mike Morsch, Ambler Gazette (3 points)
3rd – Eleanor Bailey, The Almanac, McMurray (2 points)
HM – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton (1 point)
HM – Paula Cochran, The Daily Item, Sunbury (1 point)
3. Home
1st – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (5 points)
2nd – Lindsey Poisson, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (2 points)
HM – Jennie Geisler, Erie Times-News(1 point)
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (1 point)
4. Features
1st – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Lisa Thompson, Erie Times-News (2 points)
HM – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (1 point)
5. Editorials
1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Liz Allen, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Lisa Mossie, The Times Herald, Norristown (2 points)
6. Columns
1st – Paula Cochran, The Daily Item, Sunbury (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Jessica Berthold, ACP Internist, Philadelphia (2 points)
HM – Larry Alexander, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton (1 point)
7. Business
1st – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (3 points)
3rd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (2 points)
8. Series
1st – Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (2 points)
HM – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (1 point)
9. Interviews/Profiles
1st – Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Karen Cimms, Times News, Lehighton (2 points)
HM – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (1 point)
HM – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown
10. Page Design
1st – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (5 points)
2nd – Kristin Bowers Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Brenda Martin, Erie Times-News (2 points)
HM – Kelly Valeri, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Janeen Jones, York Daily Record/Sunday News (1 point)
11. In-Depth
1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Kay Stephens, Altoona Mirror (3 points)
3rd – Margie Peterson and Arlene Martinez, Morning Call, Allentown (2 points)
HM – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (1 point)
HM – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (1 point)
12. Health/Science
1st – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg, The Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia (2 points)
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (1 point)
13. Education
1st – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown (5 points)
2nd – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Lynn Rebuck, Lititz Record Express (2 points)
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (1 point)
HM – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (1 point)
14. Travel, Arts, Entertainment
1st – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (5 points)
2nd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (3 points)
3rd – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (2 points)
HM – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
15. Headlines
1st – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (5 points)
2nd – Kristin Bowers, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Margaret Moses, Altoona Mirror (2 points)
HM – Sherry Coons, York Daily Record/Sunday News (1 point)
16. Photography
1st – Kristen Mullen, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre (5 points)
2nd – Janet Campbell, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Linda Anthony, Bethlehem Press (2 points)
HM – Deb Grove, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – Eleanor Bailey, The Almanac, McMurray (1 point)
17. Online
1st – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Christine Haines, Herald-Standard, Uniontown (3 points)
18. Religion
1st – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Kay Stephens, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Micaiah Wise Bilger, The Sentinel, Lewistown (1 point)
19. Outdoors
1st – Kathryn Finegan Clark, Bucks County Herald, Lahaska (5 points)
2nd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (3 points)
3rd – Johanna Billings, Northampton Press, Bethlehem (2 points)
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (1 point)
HM – Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (1 point)
20. Rookie of the Year
1st – Lindsey Poisson, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Daveen Rae Kurutz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Rebecca VanderMeulen, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (1 point)

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