2012 HSPA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest Winners
Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure
Division: 1
Third Place Andrea Preston Eric Gogel
South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)
Second Place Cheri Gayfield
The Enterprise (Kentland)
First Place Lisa W. Hoppenjans
Ferdinand News
Division: 2
Third Place Sara Clifford Megan O'Bryan
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Second Place Sara Clifford Joseph Pete
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
First Place Stephanie Taylor Ferriell ,
Kate Wehlann Marcia Walker
The Salem Leader
Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure
Division: 3
Third Place Rob Cox
Greensburg Daily News
Second Place Andrea McCann
Washington Times-Herald
First Place Nicole Ott
Columbia City Post & Mail
Division: 4
Third Place Matt Troutman
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)
Second Place Michele Holtkamp Joseph Pete
Daily Journal (Franklin)
First Place John Kline, Scott Weisser
Michael Wanbaugh
The Goshen News
Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure
Division: 5
Third Place Jeff Washburn Sophia Voravong
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Ron Wilkins
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
First Place Staff
The Star Press (Muncie)
Division: 6
Third Place Staff
The Indianapolis Star
Second Place Staff
The Times (Munster)
First Place Staff
The Indianapolis Star
Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure
Division: 1
Third Place Cheryl Y. Hurst
Spencer County Leader
Second Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
First Place Andrea Preston
South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)
Division: 2
Third Place Chandra L. Mattingly
Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg)
Second Place Amy Hillenburg
The Mooresville/Decatur Times
First Place Amy Hillenburg
The Mooresville/Decatur Times
Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure
Division: 3
Third Place Maribeth Vaughn
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
Second Place Evan Shields
The Madison Courier
First Place Matt Getts
The Star (Auburn)
Division: 4
Third Place Staff
The Republic (Columbus)
Second Place Jason M. Rodriguez
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)
First Place Bill Engle, Brian Zimmerman Rachel E. Sheeley
Palladium-Item (Richmond)
Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure
Division: 5
Third Place Andrew Walker
The Star Press (Muncie)
Second Place Staff
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
First Place Staff
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Division: 6
Third Place Mark Wilson
Evansville Courier & Press
Second Place Virginia Black , Mary Kate Malone
South Bend Tribune
First Place Robert King
The Indianapolis Star
Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage
Division: 1
Third Place Debbie Blank Diane Raver
The Herald-Tribune (Batesville)
Second Place Diane Raver
The Herald-Tribune (Batesville)
First Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Division: 2
Third Place Sara Clifford, Megan O'Bryan Kevin Lilly
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Second Place Stephanie Taylor Ferriell , Marcia Walker
Kate Wehlann
The Salem Leader
First Place Stephanie Taylor Ferriell
Kate Wehlann
The Salem Leader
Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage
Division: 3
Third Place Noelle Steele
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
Second Place Braden Lammers
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
First Place Staff
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
Division: 4
Third Place Joseph Pete
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Second Place Joseph Pete, Annie Goeller
Michele Holtkamp
Daily Journal (Franklin)
First Place Mishele Wright
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)
Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage
Division: 5
Third Place Andrew Walker Douglas Walker
The Star Press (Muncie)
Second Place Staff
Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
First Place Scott Smith, Ken de la Bastide
Maureen Hayden
Kokomo Tribune
Division: 6
Third Place Virginia Black Mary Kate Malone
South Bend Tribune
Second Place John Russell
The Indianapolis Star
First Place Staff
The Indianapolis Star
Category: 4 Best General Commentary
Division: 1
Third Place Kathy Tretter
Ferdinand News
Second Place Robert Banser
The News & Sun (Dunkirk)
First Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Division: 2
Third Place Judy O'Bannon
The Corydon Democrat
Second Place Kevin Lilly
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
First Place Amy Rodriguez
Zionsville Times Sentinel
Category: 4 Best General Commentary
Division: 3
Third Place Todd Daniel Lancaster
Washington Times-Herald
Second Place Steve Garbacz
The Commercial Review (Portland)
First Place Matt Getts
The Star (Auburn)
Division: 4
Third Place Kelly Hawes
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)
Second Place Grace Housholder
The News-Sun (Kendallville)
First Place Scott Underwood
The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)
Category: 4 Best General Commentary
Division: 5
Third Place Mark Bennett
Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
Second Place Dave Bangert
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
First Place Michael Davis
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Division: 6
Third Place Tracy Warner
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Second Place Erika Smith
The Indianapolis Star
First Place Frank Gray
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Category: 5 Best Editorial Writer
Division: 1
Third Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Second Place Debbie Blank
The Herald-Tribune (Batesville)
First Place Tim Ashley
The Mail-Journal (Milford)
Division: 2
Third Place Kevin Koelling
Perry County News (Tell City)
Second Place Chandra L. Mattingly & Erika Schmidt Russell
The Journal-Press (Aurora)
First Place Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor
The Corydon Democrat
Category: 5 Best Editorial Writer
Division: 3
Third Place Tim Timmons
The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville)
Second Place Shea Van Hoy
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
First Place Jack Ronald
The Commercial Review (Portland)
Division: 4
Third Place Roger Schneider
The Goshen News
Second Place Harry McCawley
The Republic (Columbus)
First Place Scott Miley
The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)
Category: 5 Best Editorial Writer
Division: 5
Third Place Michael Davis
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Jeff Kovaleski
Kokomo Tribune
First Place Jeff Ward
The Star Press (Muncie)
Division: 6
Third Place Doug Ross
The Times (Munster)
Second Place Chris Benninghoff
South Bend Tribune
First Place Tracy Warner
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Division: 1
Third Place Cheryl Y. Hurst
Ferdinand News
Second Place Lisa W. Hoppenjans
Spencer County Leader (Dale)
First Place Dean Bolin
Spencer County Leader (Dale)
Division: 2
Third Place Sara Clifford Kevin Lilly
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Second Place Suzannah Couch, Tom Lotshaw Megan O'Bryan
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
First Place Amy Hillenburg
The Mooresville/Decatur Times
Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage
Division: 3
Third Place Arika Herron
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
Second Place Peggy Vlerebome
The Madison Courier
First Place Bethany Mauger
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
Division: 4
Third Place Kirk Johannesen
The Republic (Columbus)
Second Place Kirk Johannesen
The Republic (Columbus)
First Place Claire Moorman, Alexandra Sondeen
Kasey Husk
The Herald (Jasper)
Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage
Division: 5
Third Place Bill Strother
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Second Place Jon Blau
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
First Place Rebecca Troyer, Bill Strother Stewart Moon
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Division: 6
Third Place Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis Business Journal
Second Place Sherry Slater
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
First Place J.K. Wall
Indianapolis Business Journal
Category: 7 Headline Writing
Division: 1
Third Place Cheryl Patrick
The Leader (Knox)
Second Place Nancy Wright
The Progress Examiner (Orleans)
First Place Sue Carpenter
The Garrett Clipper
Division: 2
Third Place Sara Clifford
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Second Place Andrea Cline
Zionsville Times Sentinel
First Place Sara Clifford Megan O'Bryan
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Category: 7 Headline Writing
Division: 3
Third Place Staff
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
Second Place David Schultz
The News-Banner (Bluffton)
First Place David Hill
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
Division: 4
Third Place Matt Troutman Melissa Vogt
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)
Second Place Staff
The Goshen News
First Place Mike Emery
Palladium-Item (Richmond)
Category: 7 Headline Writing
Division: 5
Third Place David Smith Sarah Woody
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Bob Bloom
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
First Place Deb Sprong
The Truth (Elkhart)
Division: 6
Third Place Staff
Evansville Courier & Press
Second Place Corey McMaken
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
First Place Tom Meares
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Category: 8 Best Short Feature Story
Division: 1
Third Place Sue Carpenter
The Garrett Clipper
Second Place Ryan Palencer
Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)
First Place Wade Coggeshall
Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)
Division: 2
Third Place Denise Freitag Burdette
Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg)
Second Place Alan Stewart
The Corydon Democrat
First Place Erika Schmidt Russell
The Journal-Press (Aurora)
Category: 8 Best Short Feature Story
Division: 3
Third Place Rob Cox
Greensburg Daily News
Second Place Craig Mauger
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
First Place Phil Smith
Columbia City Post & Mail
Division: 4
Third Place Paul Minnis
The Republic (Columbus)
Second Place Ryan Trares
Daily Journal (Franklin)
First Place Ryan Trares
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Category: 8 Best Short Feature Story
Division: 5
Third Place Dorothy Schneider
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Ivy Farguheson
The Star Press (Muncie)
First Place Dann Denny
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Division: 6
Third Place Emma Downs
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Second Place Dave Stephens
South Bend Tribune
First Place Jerry Davich
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
Category: 9 Best Profile Feature
Division: 1
Third Place Lisa W. Hoppenjans
Ferdinand News
Second Place Sue Carpenter
The Garrett Clipper
First Place Jill Sorg
South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)
Division: 2
Third Place Kevin Koelling
Perry County News (Tell City)
Second Place Brian Smith
The Corydon Democrat
First Place Megan O'Bryan Suzannah Couch
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Category: 9 Best Profile Feature
Division: 3
Third Place Donna Cronk
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
Second Place Noelle Steele
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
First Place Jamie D. Barrand
Journal Review (Crawfordsville)
Division: 4
Third Place Michele Holtkamp
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Second Place Annie Goeller
Daily Journal (Franklin)
First Place Ryan Trares
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Category: 9 Best Profile Feature
Division: 5
Third Place Abby Tonsing
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Second Place Dann Denny
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
First Place Sam Wilson
The Star Press (Muncie)
Division: 6
Third Place Emma Downs
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Second Place Tom Noie
South Bend Tribune
First Place Jaclyn Youhana
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Category: 10 Best In-Depth Feature/Feature Package
Division: 1
Third Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Second Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
First Place Amanda Matlock
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Division: 2
Third Place Kevin Lilly
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Second Place Erika Schmidt Russell
Dearborn County Register
First Place Stephanie Taylor Ferriell
The Salem Leader
Category: 10 Best In-Depth Feature/Feature Package
Division: 3
Third Place Matt Getts
The Star (Auburn)
Second Place Noelle Steele
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
First Place Katie Duffey, Scott Allen Chad Husted
Herald Journal (Monticello)
Division: 4
Third Place Mishele Wright, Derek Beigh Matt Troutman
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)
Second Place Stephanie Price Rod Rowe
The Goshen News
First Place Ryan Trares
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Category: 10 Best In-Depth Feature/Feature Package
Division: 5
Third Place Tim Brouk
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Mark Bennett
Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
First Place Sam King
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Division: 6
Third Place Kim Kilbride
South Bend Tribune
Second Place Tim Evans
The Indianapolis Star
First Place Virginia Black
South Bend Tribune
Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage
Division: 1
Third Place Jake Thompson
Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)
Second Place Lori Wood
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
First Place Lori Wood
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Division: 2
Third Place Steve Page
The Mooresville/Decatur Times
Second Place Lew Freedman
Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
First Place Brian Smith
The Corydon Democrat
Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage
Division: 3
Third Place Ray Cooney
The Commercial Review (Portland)
Second Place Don Jellison
The Times (Noblesville)
First Place Matt Koesters
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
Division: 4
Third Place Josh Chapin
Palladium-Item (Richmond)
Second Place Beau Wicker
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)
First Place Mike Beas
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage
Division: 5
Third Place Pedro Velazco, Josh Sigler, Tim Bath
Kokomo Tribune
Second Place Thomas St. Myer
The Star Press (Muncie)
First Place Dustin Dopirak
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Division: 6
Third Place Randy Beard
Evansville Courier & Press
Second Place Tim Ethridge
Evansville Courier & Press
First Place Tom Noie
South Bend Tribune
Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage
Division: 1
Third Place Lori Wood
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Second Place Andrea Preston Andrew Stanley
South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)
First Place Lori Wood
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Division: 2
Third Place Chad Fleetwood
The Salem Democrat
Second Place Trista Lutgring
Perry County News (Tell City)
First Place Chad Fleetwood
The Salem Leader
Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage
Division: 3
Third Place Michael Reschke
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
Second Place Brian Harmon
Daily Reporter (Greenfield)
First Place Craig Mauger
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
Division: 4
Third Place Jess Huffman
The Republic (Columbus)
Second Place Jason Recker
The Herald (Jasper)
First Place Mike Beas
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage
Division: 5
Third Place Sam King
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Jesse Temple
The Star Press (Muncie)
First Place Nathan Baird
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Division: 6
Third Place Steve T. Gorches
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
Second Place Phil Richards
The Indianapolis Star
First Place Mark Lazerus
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary
Division: 1
Third Place Bill Cross
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Second Place Lori Wood
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
First Place Larry D. Hembree
The Loogootee Tribune
Division: 2
Third Place Jim Buchberger
Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg)
Second Place Larry Goffinet
Perry County News (Tell City)
First Place Steve Page
The Mooresville/Decatur Times
Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary
Division: 3
Third Place Ray Cooney
The Commercial Review (Portland)
Second Place Ray Cooney
The Commercial Review (Portland)
First Place John Hodge
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
Division: 4
Third Place Rick Morwick
Daily Journal (Franklin)
Second Place David Vantress
The Goshen News
First Place Bob Bridge
Times-Mail (Bedford)
Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary
Division: 5
Third Place Nathan Baird
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
Second Place Jeff Washburn
Journal & Courier (Lafayette)
First Place Andy Graham
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Division: 6
Third Place Mike Hutton
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
Second Place Mark Lazerus
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
First Place Al Lesar
South Bend Tribune
Category: 15 Best Spot News Photo
Division: 1
Third Place Carole Brown
Springs Valley Herald (French Lick)
Second Place Cheri Gayfield
The Enterprise (Kentland)
First Place Eric Tretter
Ferdinand News
Division: 2
Third Place Andy Heuring
The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)