Here are the final section and website results from the 2014 APSE Contest, judged Feb. 7-11 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.:
CATEGORY A
(Over 175,000 circulation)
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post
Los Angeles Times
New York Daily News
The New York Times
The Seattle Times
USA TODAY Sports
The Washington Post
Honorable mention
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Kansas City Star
The (Philadelphia) Inquirer
San Francisco Chronicle
San Diego Union-Tribune
SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Boston Globe
The Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post
Detroit Free Press
The Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times
New York Daily News
The New York Times
The Seattle Times
The Washington Post
Honorable mention
Chicago Tribune
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
San Diego Union-Tribune
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10
The Baltimore Sun
The Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
The Denver Post
South Florida Sun Sentinel
The Kansas City Star
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
Orlando Sentinel
San Jose Mercury News
The Seattle Times
Honorable mention
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Dallas Morning News
Miami Herald
New York Daily News
Newsday
WEBSITE
(More than 175,000 circulation; more than 2 million unique monthly visitors)
Top 10
The Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
Houston Chronicle
The Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
Newsday
Orlando Sentinel
USA TODAY Sports
The Washington Post
Honorable Mention
The Arizona Republic
The Baltimore Sun
The Denver Post
Detroit Free Press
Miami Herald
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
CATEGORY B
(75,0001 to 175,000 circulation)
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Bergen County (N.J.) Record
The Buffalo News
Des Moines Register
The Detroit News
Indianapolis Star
The Oklahoman
Omaha World-Herald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Honorable Mention
Columbus Dispatch
Salt Lake Tribune
Tampa Tribune
The Tennessean
Tulsa World
SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
The Buffalo News
Des Moines Register
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
Indianapolis Star
The Oklahoman
Omaha World-Herald
The Salt Lake Tribune
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tulsa World
Honorable mention
The Charlotte Observer
Columbus Dispatch
Lexington Herald-Leader
The Tennesseean (Nashville)
The Virginian-Pilot
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10
Austin American-Statesman
The Buffalo News
Hartford Courant
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Omaha World-Herald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Oklahoman
The Tampa Tribune
The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster)
Honorable mention
The Charlotte Observer
Lexington Herald-Leader
The Florida Times-Union
The Palm Beach Post
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
WEBSITE
(75,001 to 175,000 circulation/750,001 to 1.999 million unique monthly visitors)
Top 10
Austin (Texas) American-Statesman
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Buffalo News
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
The Des Moines (Iowa) Register
Indianapolis Star
Omaha World-Herald
The Oklahoman
The Post-Standard/ Syracuse Media Group
The Salt Lake Tribune
Honorable mention
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
The Detroit News
Hartford (Conn.) Courant
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
The Palm Beach Post
Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
The Tennessean (Nashville)
Tulsa World
Wisconsin State-Journal (Madison)
CATEGORY C
(30,000 to 75,000 circulation)
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Knoxville News Sentinel
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
The National (Abu Dhabi)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Honorable mention
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Reno Gazette-Journal
The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews
SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Knoxville News Sentinel
Lincoln Journal Star
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Reno Gazette-Journal
Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Honorable mention
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The National (Abu Dhabi)
Newport News Daily Press
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
Roanoke (Va.) Times
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10
The Augusta Chronicle
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
The National (Abu Dhabi)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
The Washington Times
Honorable mention
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Journal Star (Peoria)
The Roanoke Times
WEBSITE
(30,000 to 75,00 circulation; 250,000 to 750,000 unique monthly visitors)
Top 10
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
The New Orleans Advocate
Penn Live/The Patriot News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Quad-City Times
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Honorable mention
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Portland (Maine) Press Herald
CATEGORY D
(Under 30,000 circulation)
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Wyoming (Wyo.) Tribune Eagle
Honorable mention
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10
The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Honorable Mention
The Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyo.)
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine)
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Columbia Missourian
The Daily Record (Wooster Ohio)
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
The Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
The Tuscaloosa News
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Honorable mention
Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Opelika-Auburn News
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
WEBSITE
(Under 30,000 circulation; Less than 250,000 unique monthly visitors)
Top 10
Ames (Iowa) Tribune
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Fort Collins Coloradoan
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.)
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne)
Honorable Mention
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
GamecockCentral.com (Moncks Corner, S.C.)
Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
