2009 STATE JOURNALISM
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
The State Journalism Championships were held on May 11,
2009 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The top-12 places from the
preliminary judging, event champions in Classes A1, A2, B, C, and D, and alternates
were invited to compete in the State Contest. The one-day championship event is
sponsored by the
1.
Ashley Boman,
2.
Taylor Ruppert,
3.
Molly Sutherland,
4.
Amy Been, McCook
5.
Katie Zach, Gering
6.
Emily Mitchell,
Sports/Action Photography
1.
Jordan Johanek,
2.
Brooke Sloan, Gering
3.
David Neesen, Millard South
4.
Jackie Clemens,
5.
Whitney Ebke, Fairbury
6.
News/Feature Photography
1.
Katie Nelson, Papillion-La
2.
Lindsay Byers, Papillion-La
3.
John Plambeck,
4.
Kaylee Everly, Fremont
5.
Ashton Winkler, Gering
6.
Ceirra Tompkin,
1.
Allen Heffelfinger, Blair
2.
Tom Bolin, Lincoln East
3.
Bonnie Martin, Schuyler
4.
Dan Wolgamott,
5.
Bryce Arens, Millard South
6.
Editorial Cartooning
1.
Taylor Armstrong, Millard West
2.
Meredithe Peer,
3.
Sarah Weber, Lincoln East
4.
5.
Colter Burkey, Scottsbluff
6.
Megan Stice, Waverly
Editorial Writing
1.
Amy McConnell, Papillion-La
2.
Kaley Cook, Lincoln Southwest
3.
Sandy Shedd, Scottsbluff
4.
Clayton Damme, Johnson-Brock
5.
Sarah Jacobs, Blair
6.
Ryan Crnkovich,
Entertainment Review Writing
1.
Zach Harvat, Mt. Michael Benedictine
2.
Gregg May,
3.
Jill Coatney, Lincoln Southwest
4.
Devin McDermott,
5.
Steven Schubert, Blair
6.
Brendan Brown,
1.
Morgan Holder, Millard South
2.
Allie Hoffer,
3.
Jessi Goltl, Millard West
4.
Amy Been, McCook
5.
Aimie Adams, Scottsbluff
6.
Josh Charvat, Mt. Michael Benedictine
In-depth Newspaper Coverage
1.
Olivia Daniel, Lauren Davis, Angela Ferrante, Shelby
Pieper, Jenny Shehan, Claire Taylor,
2.
Amy McConnell, Blythe Butcher, Lindsay Byers, Paige Jones, Jill May, Papillion-La
3.
Ashten Winkler, Melissa Rexus,
Sierra Schmidt, Gering
4.
Jessica Lafond-Powell, Haley Hill, Rachel George,
5.
Olivia Daniel, Alexa Koch, Angela Ferrante,
Hannah Langdon, Molly Sutherland, Ian Holmes,
6.
Devin McDermott, Maddie Shea, Kelsey Stewart, Barbara
Anderson,
1.
Hannah Laugdon,
2.
Jeremy Chevalier,
3.
Dani Donovan, Millard West
4.
Ali Hodge,
5.
(Tie) Marcia Guzman, Scottsbluff
5.
(Tie) Kate Peterson,
6.
Amanda Novotny,
Newspaper Feature Writing
1.
Mary Susman,
2.
Michelle Rieger,
3.
Ali Hodge,
4.
Caitlyn Diimig,
5.
Marcia Guzman, Scottsbluff
6.
Chris Bell,
Newspaper Layout
1.
Austin Hall, Fremont
2.
Merydeth Cummings, Papillion-La
3.
Kelsey Janda,
4.
Jessica Lafond-Powell,
5.
Kaley Cook, Lincoln Southwest
6.
Sam Taylor,
News Writing
1.
Caitlyn Diimig,
2.
Bridget McQuillan,
3.
Katie Ehle, Fairbury
4.
Julie Girard,
5.
6.
Kelsey Jochum,
Photo Illustration
1.
Dani Donovan, Millard West
2.
Nell Neary,
3.
Jay NeSmith, Mt. Michael Benedictine
4.
Nicholas Neuwirth,
5.
Sandy Shedd, Scottsbluff
6.
Kelsy Reynoldson, Waverly
Newspaper Sports Feature Writing
1.
Scott Wexler, Millard North
2.
Alyssa Amen, Millard North
3.
Sam Peshek,
4.
Annie Tracy,
5.
Denae Quijas, Scottsbluff
6.
Robert Vencil, Ralston
Sports News Coverage
1.
Lance Kush,
2.
Rebekah Remus,
3.
Denae Quijas, Scottsbluff
4.
Maranda Loughlin,
5.
Zach Tegler, Waverly
6.
Dan Wolgamott,
Yearbook Feature Writing
1.
Elisabeth Loeck,
2.
Monica Knapp,
3.
Emily Barnes, Papillion-La
4.
Kelsey Supenski,
5.
Eva Lube,
6.
Chris Bell, Mt. Michael Benedictine
Yearbook Layout
1.
Dani Donovan, Millard West
2.
Kayla Welsh,
3.
Emmy Russell,
4.
Emily Sybrant,
5.
Emily Dueland, McCook
6.
Sarah Amick, Waverly
Yearbook Theme Development
1.
Catelyn Cantril,
Scottsbluff
2.
Sarah O'Connor, Katie Matejka,
3.
Jim Wardian, Maddie Rock,
Millard South
4.
Emily Sybrant,
5.
Lisi Genaidy, Emily Lynch,
Papillion-La
6.
Kari Kolts, Emily Hemphill, Centennial
Yearbook Theme Copy Writing
1.
Kayla Essink,
2.
Madison Martinez, Gering
3.
Lisi Genaidy, Papillion-La
4.
Catelyn Cantril,
Scottsbluff
5.
Charity Springer,
6.
Morgan Woodbury,
Yearbook Sports Feature Writing
1.
Ben Schilling, McCook
2.
Courtney Russell, Lincoln East
3.
Katie Bojan, Papillion-La
4.
Heather Nelson,
5.
Josh Charvat,
6.
Jim Ficenec,
Papillion-La
Millard West, 17
Millard South, 13
Millard North, 12
Class
A2 Sweepstakes
Scottsbluff, 42
Gering, 19
Blair, 4
Ralston, 1
Beatrice, 1
Class
B Sweepstakes
McCook, 36
Waverly, 31
Fairbury, 20
Schuyler, 8
Broken Bow, 5
Class
C Sweepstakes
Mt. Michael Benedictine, 54
Yutan, 40
Centennial, 11
Aquinas Catholic, 2
Class
D Sweepstakes
Johnson-Brock, 11
Chambers, 6