2007 South Texas Press Association

Better Newspaper Contest

Awarded April 19-21

 

JUDGES’ FINAL RESULTS

 

SWEEPSTAKES

Division I - Refugio County Press

Division II - Pleasanton Express

Division III - Round Rock Leader

 

 

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Division 1:

               1. Floresville Chronicle-Journal

               2. Three Rivers Progress

               3. The Rosebud News

Division 2:

               1. The Cameron Herald

               2. Pleasanton Express

               3. The Colorado County Citizen            

Division 3:

               1. Round Rock Leader

               2. El Campo News-Leader

               3. Copperas Cove Leader-Press

 

NEWS COVERAGE

Division 1:

               1. The Progress

               2. Refugio County Press

               3. The Rosebud News

Division 2:

               1. Pleasanton Express

               2. The Free Press

               3.The Cameron Herald

Division 3:

               1. Wharton Journal-Spectator

               2. Beeville Bee-Picayune

               3. Lampasas Dispatch Record

 

NEWS PICTURES

Division 1:

               1. The Schulenburg Sticker

               2. Bosque County News
               3. The Aransas Pass Progress

Division 2:

               1. Cameron Herald

               2. Hondo Anvil Herald

               3. Port Aransas South Jetty     

Division 3:
               1. Boerne Star & Recorder

               2. El Campo Leader-News

               3. Wharton Journal-Spectator

 

EDITORIAL WRITING

Division 1:

  1. Refugio County Press
  2. Frio-Nueces Current
  3. Citizens Gazette

Division 2:

  1. The Free Press
  2. Port Aransas South Jetty
  3. Westlake Picayune

Division 3:

  1. Copperas Cove Leader Press
  2. The Sealy News
  3. The Port Lavaca Wave

 

SERIOUS COLUMN WRITING

Division 1:

  1. Refugio County Press
  2. Ingleside Index
  3. Thorndale Champion

Division 2:

  1. Rockdale Reporter
  2. Port Aransas South Jetty
  3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (tie)

Westlake Picayune (tie)

Division 3:

  1. Round Rock Leader
  2. Beeville Bee-Picayune
  3. Wharton Journal-Spectator

 

HUMOROUS COLUMN WRITING

Division 1:

  1. Refugio County Press
  2. Frio-Nueces Current
  3. Three Rivers Progress

Division 2:

  1. Rockdale Reporter
  2. The Free Press
  3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Division 3:

  1. The Gatesville Messenger
  2. The Gonzales Engineer
  3. The Bastrop Advertiser

 

FEATURE WRITING

Division 1:

  1. Bosque County News
  2. Refugio County Press
  3. Three Rivers Progress

Division 2:

  1. The Free Press
  2. Port Aransas South Jetty
  3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Division 3:

  1. Polk County Enterprise
  2. The Bastrop Advertiser
  3. Wharton Journal-Spectator

 

FEATURE PICTURES

Division 1:

  1. Floresville Chronicle-Journal
  2. Aransas Pass Progress
  3. Burnet County Citizens-Gazette

Division 2:

  1. Port Aransas South Jetty
  2. Westlake Picayune
  3. Smithville Times (tie)

Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (tie)

Division 3:

  1. Wharton Journal-Spectator
  2. Round Rock Leader
  3. The Gatesville Messenger

 

SPORTS PAGES

Division 1:

               1.Thorndale Champion

               2. Frio-Nueces Current

               3.Floresvile Chronicle-Journal

Division 2:

               1. Rockdale Reporter

               2. Pleasanton Express

               3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Division 3:

               1. Round Rock Leader

               2. Beeville Bee-Picayune

               3. Bastrop Advertiser

 

SPORTS PICTURES

Division 1:

               1. The Rosebud News

               2. Wallis News Review

               3. Three Rivers Progress

Division 2:

               1. Pleasanton Express

               2. Bandera Bulletin

               3. The Free Press

Division 3:

               1. El Campo Leader News

               2.The Uvalde Leader News

               3. Copperas Cove Leader Press

 

FAMILY/SOCIAL PAGES

Division 1:

  1. The Shiner Gazette
  2. The Thorndale Champion
  3.  Frio-Nueces Current

Division 2:

1. Pleasanton Express

2. The Free Press

3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Division 3:

  1. Wharton Journal-Spectator
  2. Beeville Bee-Picayune
  3. Lampasas Dispatch Record

 

HEADLINE WRITING

Division 1:

               1. Frio-Nueces Current

               2. The Thorndale Champion

               3. The Progress

Division 2:

               1. Port Aransas South Jetty

               2. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

               3. The Smithville Times

Division 3:

               1. Copperas Cove Leader Press

               2. Boerne Star & Recorder
               3. The Bastrop Advertiser

 

BEST ADVERTISING

Division 1:

               1. Schulenburg Sticker

               2. Floresville Chronicle-Journal

               3. The Aransas Pass Progress

Division 2:
               1. Port Aransas South Jetty

               2. Westlake Picayune

               3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Division 3:

               1. The Port Lavaca Wave

               2. El Campo Leader News

               3. Bastrop Advertiser  

              

SPECIAL SECTION

Division 1:

  1. Aransas Pass Progress
  2. Yorktown News View
  3. Wallis News-Review

Division 2:

  1. The Free Press
  2. Pleasanton Express
  3. Hondo Anvil Herald

Division 3:

  1. The Bastrop Advertiser
  2. Beeville Bee-Picayune
  3. Round Rock Leader

 

PAGE DESIGN

Division 1:

  1. Aransas Pass Progress
  2. Three Rivers Progress
  3. The Freer Press

Division 2:

  1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
  2. Pleasanton Express
  3. Rockdale Reporter

Division 3:

  1. The Bastrop Advertiser
  2. The Gatesville Messenger
  3. Round Rock Leader

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

  1. Beeville Bee-Picayune
  2. Bosque County News
  3. The Free Press