A precious piece about old school baseballers are still enjoying the game.

This could've been a boring, four-paragraph story, but instead was an amazing look at how a new tee-ball league started and why it is so important. A fun, light tone made this story an enjoyable read while still including all the facts and information. And the pictures were phenomenal.

This was a nice special section, and really highlighted those honored well. The cover is strong, as is the table of contents. The short stories are informative and joyful.

Loved the focus of the section. Both the stories and the ads worked well together. Good job.

The photographer really captured the emotions of loss and destruction on the father's face as he is accepting his daughter's comforting hug.

Such much raw emotion in one pic! Great job!

Energy, , light, and music combine. Great picture.

WOW! This one will really pull at your heart strings. Makes me want to send the family a card.

Beautiful and serene. Perfection.

This was another example of a story you don't see every day. Scott Sexton took an original approach, examining how beauty and hope can come from the ugly scene of a forest fire. We need more stories of hope in today's world.

Cohesive theme, well written and edited.

Cohesive theme, well-written and offered readers a full buffet of content that fully encompassed the theme of the issue.

Personal stories and the revelations that come with them play an important role in ending the opinion page to readers and humanizing the newspaper as a whole. Scott does a great job taking slices of his life and sharing those with readers.

Comprehensive reporting on a serious issue facing many of your readers. Maps and photos add greatly to the report. The Journal certainly provided the necessary resources to tell this story correctly, including providing plenty of news space and reporters. Outstanding!

This writer did an extraordinary job with this man's story. I was captivated until the last word.

Good headlines. I love the reader's forum. Engaging opinion articles. Biased/unbalanced. Very well written; adheres to AP Style.

Does a great job showing the personal costs of corporate decisions.

Scott Sexton beautifully peels back the layers of a frustrating legal concept -- sovereign immunity -- and its effect on victims of an accident that's a city's responsibility.

Story does a great job breaking down the challenges of the local business economy.

I chose this article for first place because of how well-written it is and because of the photography and how strongly they present the emotions of those involved. The photos truly allow readers to feel and understand how greatly this tragedy affected the community.

The one has it all! I was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end! Very nice work!

Solid design.