Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher - Better Newspaper Contest
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Page 63 Best Spot News Photo/Category 15 First place Rescue Matt Detrich The Indianapolis Star Comments: A dramatic, well-composed, storytelling image. Second place Fire Chad Ryan The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) Comments: Getting in tight with good context from the back- ground. Third place Embers Robert Franklin South Bend Tribune Comments: Spectacular, technically nice news picture. Best General News Photo/Category 16 First place Fallen soldier Robert Franklin South Bend Tribune Comments: Poignant and respectful photograph that plays to the emotion of the scene. Second place Prayers Charlie Nye The Indianapolis Star Comments: Despite being behind police tape, the photogra- pher made a memorable moment. Third place Shout down Charlie Nye The Indianapolis Star Comments: Candid capture of a confrontation. Best Sports Feature Photo/Category 17 First place Cold Robert Scheer The Indianapolis Star Comments: Great expression! Second place Sectional champs Robert Franklin South Bend Tribune Comments: Height of action and emotion. Third place Sectional champs Robert Franklin South Bend Tribune Comments: Height of action and emotion. Best Sports Action Photo/Category 18 First place Bad luck Matt Detrich The Indianapolis Star Comments: Height of action, excellent. Second place Eye on ball Matt Kryger The Indianapolis Star Comments: A tighter crop would have elevated the empha- sis. Third place Legs Denny Simmons Evansville Courier & Press Comments: Interesting juxtaposition. A lot of papers might have shied away from publishing this photograph. Division 6 Tommy Silva, Indianapo- lis, carries the torch as the first participant in the 15th annual Polar Plunge, an event at Eagle Creek Reservoir that attracted 647 participants who entered a hole cut through foot-and-a-half thick ice. They raised $140,000 for Special Olympics Indiana. Indianapolis Colts' Robert Mathis (98) knocks the ball away from Denver Bron- cos' Peyton Manning (18) during a game at Lucas Oil Stadium. IFD's Scott French, left, handed off a person who jumped off Indianapolis' 16th Street bridge into the White River to Capt. Casey Sweeney, who brought her through the ice to shore. Pvt. Josh Size- more, left, leans on Jeremy Replo- gle as they speak during a funeral service for Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Lee Williams, 30, of Elkhart. Wil- liams was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.