Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Southwestern College Entry Title: What's in a name? Entry Credit: Camila Gonzalez Judge Comment: Well-written, powerful piece on a controversial subject (and one with campus relevance, as the centerpiece of a package on teams changing their names, as Southwestern's own teams have done). Excellent work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: City College of San Francisco Entry Title: The Pride of the Game by Angela Greco Entry Credit: Angela Greco Judge Comment: Enjoyable piece on a pair of CCSF football players of Pacific Islander descent, and the way their culture embraces the sport.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: San Joaquin Delta College Entry Title: Women’s soccer aims for Big 8, state titles Entry Credit: David Victor Judge Comment: A good job on the walkup to San Joaquin Delta's women's soccer postseason.
Competition Comment: Honorable mention to the feature on Bakersfield football coach R. Todd Littlejohn and the piece on San Jose CC softball's national recognition.