2011 STPA Newspaper Contest
News Writing
Division 1
HM – Yoakum Herald Times (Michael McCracken)
3rd – Refugio County Press (Kenda Nelson)
2nd – Palacios Beacon (Bert West and Ryan West)
1st –
Pflugerville Pflag (James Rincon)
Division 2
HM - Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (Terry Collier and Cathy Collier)
3rd – Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Chris Lundstrom)
2nd – Hays Free Press (Sean Kimmons and Jen Biundo)
1st – The Rockdale Reporter (Mike Brown)
Division 3
HM – Lampasas Dispatch Record (David Lowe)
3rd – Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Tim Orwig and Jennifer Holden)
2nd – Polk County Enterprise (Valerie Reddey)
1st – The Highlander (Miles Smith and Geoff West)
News Pictures
Division 1
HM – Yoakum Herald Times (Michael McCracken)
3rd – Refugio County Press (Kenda Nelson)
2nd – Frio-Nueces Current (Manuel Azocar III and Dean Smith)
1st – Cameron Herald (Bill Crist)
Division 2
3rd – The Rockdale Reporter (Mike Brown)
2nd – Port Aransas South Jetty (Dan Parker)
1st – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (Lisa Treiber-Walter and Terry Collier)
Division 3
HM – The Highlander (Jami Rash and Glynis Smith)
3rd – Beeville Bee-Picayune (Gary Kent and Jason Collins)
2nd – Bastrop Advertiser (Terry Hagerty and Cyndi Wright)
1st – Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Larry Hauk)
Editorial Writing
Division 1
HM –
Pflugerville Pflag (Marcial Guajardo)
3rd – Refugio County Press (Andy Pate)
2nd – Yoakum Herald Times (Murray Montgomery)
1st – Frio-Nueces Current (Marc Robertson)
Division 2
HM – Port Aransas South Jetty (Phil Reynolds and Mary Henkel Judson)
3rd – Nueces County Record Star (Tim Olmeda)
2nd – The Smithville Times (Cyndi Wright and Mark Gwin)
1st – The Rockdale Reporter (Mike Brown)
Division 3
3rd – Beeville Bee-Picayune (Jeff Latcham)
2nd – Round Rock Leader (Brad Stutzman)
1st – Uvalde Leader News
Serious Column Writing
Division 1
3rd – Yoakum Herald Times (Murray Montgomery)
2nd – Frio-Nueces Current (Marc Robertson)
1st – Pflugerville Pflag (James Rincon and Brad Stutzman)
Division 2
HM (tie): Hays Free Press (Brenda Stewart)
HM (tie): Lake Travis View (Charles McClure)
3rd – The Katy Times (Terry Schaub and Tracy Dang)
3rd – Jackson County Tribune-Herald (Chris Lundstrom)
2nd – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (Terry Collier and Cathy Collier)
1st – Westlake Picayune (Thomas Jones and Ed Allen)
1st – The Rockdale Reporter (Mike Brown)
Division 3
HM – Uvalde Leader-News (Craig Garnett)
3rd – The Boerne Star (Elena Tucker)
2nd – Round Rock Leader (Brad Stutzman)
1st – Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Tim Orwig)
Humorous Column Writing
Division 1
HM – Pflugerville Pflag (Marcial Guajardo and Chris Grant)
3rd – The Freer Press (Mauricio Julian Cuellar Jr.)
2nd – Goldthwaite Eagle (Tammarrah Pledger)
1st – Frio-Nueces Current (Marc Robertson)
Division 2
HM – Katy Times (Terry Schaub and Tracy Dang)
3rd – Lake Travis View (Charles McClure)
2nd – Hays Free Press (Clint Younts)
1st – The Smithville Times (John Gosselink)
Division 3
3rd – Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Renae Brumbaugh)
2nd – Beeville Bee-Picayune (Chip Latcham)
1st – Round Rock Leader (Brad Stutzman)
Feature Writing
Division 1
HM – Goldthwaite Eagle (Tammarrah Pledger)
3rd – Refugio County Press (Kenda Nelson)
2nd –
Pflugerville Pflag (James Rincon)
1st – Frio-Nueces Current (Marc Robertson)
Division 2
3rd – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (Cathy Collier and Yvonne Hartmann)
2nd – Hays Free Press (Sean Kimmons and Jen Biundo)
1st – Westlake Picayune (Dane Anderson and Esther Robards-Forbes)
Division 3
HM – Beeville Bee Picayune (Jason Collins and Sarah Taylor)
3rd – Bastrop Advertiser (Terry Hagerty and Cyndi Wright)
2nd – El Campo Leader News (Quala Matocha and Brenda Sommer)
1st – Round Rock Leader (Brad Stutzman)
Feature Photo
Division 1
HM – Schulenberg Sticker (Deborah Kunkel and Darrell Vyvjala)
3rd – Palacios Beacon (Ryan West)
2nd – Frio-Nueces Current (Manuel Azocar III and Dean Smith)
1st – The Banner Press (Donnie Rollins and Ramona Ferguson)
Division 2
HM – Rockdale Reporter (Mike Brown and Bill Martin)
3rd – The Smithville Times (Dennis McGinness)
2nd – Westlake Picayune (Esther Robards-Forbes)
1st – Port Aransas South Jetty (Dan Parker)
Division 3
HM – Round Rock Leader (Marcial Guajardo)
3rd – Bastrop Advertiser (Andy Ross)
2nd – The Highlander (Geoff West)
1st – The Boerne Star (Anya Maltsbarger)
Sports Pages
Division 1
HM - Refugio County Press
3rd – Flatonia Argus
2nd – Frio-Nueces Current
1st – Pflugerville Pflag
Division 2
HM - Katy Times
3rd – Westlake Picayune
2nd – The Rockdale Reporter
1st – Lake Travis View
Division 3
HM- The Bastrop Advertiser
3rd – El Campo Leader News
2nd – Beeville Bee-Picayune
1st – The Boerne Star
Sports Photos
Division 1
HM – Palacios Beacon (Ryan West)
3rd – The Progress (Karl Arnst)
2nd – The Banner Press (Donnie Rollins)
1st – Yoakum Herald Times (Michael McCracken)
Division 2
HM – The Bandera Bulletin (James Taylor)
3rd – The Rockdale Reporter (Bill Martin)
2nd – Hays Free Press (Cyndy Slovak-Barton)
1st – Lake Travis View (Eric Schlegel)
Division 3
HM – The Fayette County Record (Tom Wood)
3rd – Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Dennis Knowlton)
2nd – El Campo Leader-News (Chris Barbee)
1st – Lampasas Dispatch Record (Richard Akridge)
Community Coverage
Division 1
HM – Schulenberg Sticker
3rd – Refugio County Press
2nd – Flatonia Argus
1st – Palacios Beacon
Division 2
HM – Katy Times
3rd – Lake Travis View
2nd – Port Aransas South Jetty
1st – The Smithville Times
Division 3
HM – The Fayette County Record
3rd – El Campo Leader-News
2nd – The Boerne Star
1st – Copperas Cove Leader-Press
Headline Writing
Division 1
3rd – Palacios Beacon
2nd – Cameron Herald
1st – Yoakum Herald Times
Division 2
3rd – Bandera Bulletin
2nd – The Rockdale Reporter
1st – Port Aransas South Jetty
Division 3
3rd – El Campo Leader News
2nd – The Boerne Star
1st – The Highlander
Best Advertising
Division 1
HM – The Schulenberg Sticker
3rd – Frio-Nueces Current
2nd – Palacios Beacon
1st – Yoakum Herald Times
Division 2
HM – Katy Times
3rd – Pleasanton Express
2nd – Jackson County Reporter
1st – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
Division 3
HM – El Campo Leader-News
3rd – The Highlander
2nd – Beeville Bee Picayune
1st – Polk County Enterprise
Special Section
Division 1
HM – The Goldthwaite Eagle
3rd – Pflugerville Pflag
2nd – The Shiner Gazette
1st – Frio-Nueces Current
Division 2
HM – Port Aransas South Jetty
3rd – Hays Free Press
2nd – Lake Travis View
1st – Pleasanton Express
Division 3
HM – Copperas Cove Leader-Press
3rd – The Boerne Star
2nd – El Campo Leader-News
1st – Round Rock Leader
Page Design
Division 1
3rd – Palacios Beacon
2nd – Goldthwaite Eagle
1st – Pflugerville Pflag
Division 2
3rd – Lake Travis View
2nd – The Rockdale Reporter
1st – Hays Free Press
Division 3
HM – The Highlander
3rd – The Boerne Star
2nd – Fayette County Record
1st – Round Rock Leader
S. Griffin Singer General Excellence
Division 1
3rd – The Progress
2nd – The Freer Press
1st – Goldthwaite Eagle
Division 2
3rd – Lake Travis View
2nd – Pleasanton Express
1st – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
Division 3
HM – Lampasas Dispatch Record
3rd – Beeville Bee-Picayune
2nd – The Boerne Star
1st – Uvalde Leader News
Photographer of the Year
Division 1
Ryan West, Palacios Beacon
Division 2
Lisa Treiber-Walter, Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
Division 3
Marcial Guajardo, Round Rock Leader
Journalist of the Year
Division 1
Kenda Nelson, Refugio County Press
Division 2
Jen Biundo, Hays Free Press
Division 3
David Lowe, Lampasas Dispatch Record
Fred and Joyce Latham Community Service
The Boerne Star
Sweepstakes
Division 1
3- Palacios Beacon, 400 points
2- Pflugerville Pflag, 525 points
winner with
750 Points – Frio-Nueces Current
Division 2
3- Hays Free Press,
450 points
2- Lake Travis View,
475 points
winner with
625 Points – The Rockdale Reporter
Division 3
3- The Boerne Star,
450 points
2- Copperas Cove
Leader News, 475 points
winner with
550 Points – Round Rock Leader