General news

First: Rebecca Dickson, The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup, General News 1st Place.pdf

Second: Roslyn Buff, The Belltower, Saint Martin’s University, General News 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Ian Trautman, The Torch, Lane Community College, General News 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mention: Steven Mitchell, The Independent, Clark College; Rebecca Dickson and Suzanne Buchholz, The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup

Comprehensive coverage

First: Caleb Hensin, Marji Harris, Illyana Zeski; The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Series: Closed Meetings Comprehensive Coverage 1st Place.pdf

Second: Jessica Strand, The Thunderword, Highline College. Debate over National Anthem Comprehensive Coverage 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Aaron Berry & Staff, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College. Series: Homelessness Comprehensive Coverage 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mentions: Coral Nafziger, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College. Series: Poverty

Feature reporting

#1 Zachery Bigelow, The Triton Review, Edmonds Community College, “Seattle Prepares to Mobilize on Standing Rock” Feature Reporting 1st Place.pdf

#2Trey Wilkins-Luton, The Independent, Clark College, “The Chant Heard Far and Wide.” Feature Reporting 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Tara Pegasus, The Triton Review, Edmonds Community College, “Community Honey Creates a Buzz” Feature Reporting.pdf

Honorable Mentions:

Elliot Lang, The Independent, Clark College, “Shaping Their Future With Clay”

Marji Harris, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Star Trek”

Emma Kilgore, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “From Homelessness to Hope”

Marji Harris, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Old Settlers Cemetery Puts History on Display”

Abby Tutor, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “How They Got Here: EVCC Teachers on What Brought Them to Teaching”

Personality profile

#1 Tied:

Caleb Hensin, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Personality Profile 1st Place.pdf

Areeya Tipyasothi, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College Personality Profile 1st Place A.pdf

#3 Preston Hendrickson, The Independent, Clark College Personality Profile 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Evan Lake, The Belltower, Saint Martin’s University

Sandra Maszak, The Independent, Clark College

Joanne Wu, The Clipper, Everett Community College

Sports news reporting

#1 Colton Swanson, The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup, “New Year, Same Dipoto” Sports News 1st Place.pdf

#2 Sarah Baker, The Buccaneer, Peninsula College, “Gender Inequality” Sports News 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Camille Munster, The Independent, Clark College, “I Ran My Heart Out” Sports News 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

John Yeager, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Balderas….”

Ricky Hester, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “New Season, New Coach”

Sports feature reporting

#1 Nolan Welch, The Independent Clark College, “Haitian Student Ascends…” Sports Feature 1st Place.pdf

#2 Sara Rutherford, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “King of the Court” Sports Feature 2nd Place.pdf

#3 John Yeager, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Trojans from the Last…” Sports Feature 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Pepper Rout, The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “Adventure Aplenty…”

Staff editorials

#1 The Independent, Clark College, “The People, The Press, The President: Breaking Down the Walls” Staff Editorials 1st Place.pdf

#2 The Current, Green River College. Brick and Mortar Instead of Paper and Pen” Staff Editorials 2nd Place.pdf

#3 The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. “Have and Opinion, but Listen to Others.” Staff Editorials 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “Investigating Sexual Assault”

Individual column or commentary

#1 Connor Tee, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College. “If You Aren’t Bleeding, You Aren’t Trying.” Individual Column 1st Place.pdf

#2 Liza Efimovskaya, The Triton Review, Edmonds Community College, “A Strong Survivor’s Story” Individual Column 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Dylan Plummer, The Torch, Lane Community College. “Extinguishing the Elliot for Education” Individual Column 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Jessica Strand, The Thunderword, Highline College, , "Abuse Cycle is Hard to Break,"

Marji Harris, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, "Attitudes Changing Toward Sexual Harassment,"

Marvin Pena, The Independent, Clark College, "Prompting Fear, Trump Resembles Populist Venezuelan Leader"

Review

#1 Emily Boyer, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “Pokeman Sun and Moon” Review 1st Place.pdf

#2 Kaitlynn Bonn, The Independent, Clark College “Blast from the Past” Review 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Dustin Kogler, The Independent, Clark College, “Doctor Strange” Review 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Caleb Hensin, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “DC’s Rebirth”

Jake Edgar, The Bridge, Portland Community College, “The Ten Albums”

Christopher Eastman, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Logan Faces Pain”

Jessica Wyant, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Snowden Continues”

Daniel Pollock, The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup, “Hidden Figures”

Abby Tutor, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Taco Truck”

Sarah Baker, The Buccaneer, Peninsula College, “These Violet Delights”

Editorial cartoon or illustration

#1 No Award Given

#2 Kim Rinehart, The Bridge, Portland Community College, “Invading Your Dreams”

#3 Cat Frink, The Torch, Lane Community College, “Liberty and Justice”

Honorable Mention

Coral Nafziger, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “Alternative Facts”

News photo

#1 Alina Moss, The Current, Green River College, “The Faculty… News Photo 1st Place.pdf

#2 Nathan Baird, The Independent, Clark College, “Stop Bigotry” News Photo 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Alex Moreno, The Horizon, Whatcom Community College, “Smoking Shelter” News Photo 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Katja Wahl, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “History in the Making”

Katja Wahl, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Man on Smith Ave…

Feature photo

#1 Hunter Ruland, The Torch, Lane Community College, “Embody the Extra” Feature Photo 1st Place.pdf

#2 Martin Musialczyk, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “All Gender Bathroom” Feature Photo 2nd Place.pdf

#3 Jeffery Osborns, The Torch, Lane Community College, “Spring Break Special” Feature Photo 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable Mentions

Andy Bao, The Independent, Clark College, “Urinetown”

Sports photo

First: Carson McNamera, The Independent, Clark College “Women’s Soccer” Sports Photo 1st Place.pdf

Second: Andy Bao, The Independent, Clark College, “Jordan” Sports Photo 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Katie Hartwig, The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “Men’s Basketball…”

Honorable Mentions Sports Photo 3rd Place.pdf

Katja Agatucci, The Broadside, Central Oregon Community College, “Both Teams Execute…”

Katie Hartwig, The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “Cardinals…”

Portrait photography

First: Preston Hendrickson, The Independent, Clark College, “Cover” Portrait 1st Place.pdf

Second: Katja Wahl, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Shelter” Portrait 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Aaron Meliza, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “Coffee”, Portrait 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mention

Adeena Rose Wade, The Independent, Clark College, “Birth of a Nation”

Photo essay

First: Katie Hartwig,The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “Sentinel Staff Members” Photo Essay 1st Place.pdf

Second: Andy Bao, The Independent, Clark College, “San Francisco” Photo Essay 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Ivan Sitohang and Michael Drake, The Buccaneer, Peninsula College, “Pitch Perfect” Photo Essay.pdf

Honorable mentions

Katie Hartwig, The Sentinel, North Idaho College, “”Welcome Back”

Katja Wahl and Brooke Robinson, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Studio Art Major”

Terry Binando, The Buccaneer, Peninsula College, “Estate Sale”

Photo, illustration and/or graphics

First: Monica Aguilera, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “Prince Memorial” Photo Illustration and Graphics 1st Place.pdf

Second: Aart Boer, The Current, Green River College, “Cover” Photo Illustration and Graphics 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Thomas Shevlin, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “War of the Worlds” Photo Illustration and Graphics 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mentions

Randy Hatfield, The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College, “One Presidential”

Megan Quint, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Trump Effect”

Amber Smith, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Many Iconic Celebrities”

Marina Chetverikov, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “In-House Ad”

Headlines

First: Tara Pegasus, The Triton Review, Edmonds Community College, “Community Honey Creates a Buzz” Headlines 1st Place.pdf

Second: Illyana Zeski, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom,, “Crappy Situation Cold Cost Pierce $1million” Headlines 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Hunter Ruland, The Torch, Lane Community College, “A Farewell to Claws” Headlines 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mentions:

Preston Hendrickson, The Independent, Clark College, “Beyond the Start; A Cosmic Collaboration”

Megan Quint, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “Trump Effect: Atmosphere of Fear”

Page design

First: Diana Aristizabel, The Independent, Clark College, “Former Football” Page Design 1st Place.pdf

Second: Jeffery Osborns, The Torch, Lane Community College, “The Thin Green Line” Page Design 2nd Place.pdf

Third: Melanie Bell, The Current, Green River College, “Page 2” Page Design 3rd Place.pdf

Honorable mentions

Cat Frink, The Torch, Lane Community College, “Spring Break Guide”

Katja Wahl, The Clipper, Everett Community College, “History in the Making”

Staff, The Current, Green River College, 6-7 Double Truck

Best use of multimedia storytelling

First: The Independent Clark College, “Sports Talk”

Second: The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, “HH on Clowns Sightings”

Third: The Clipper, Everett Community College, News April 14

Best Website Content

First: The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup

Second: The Clipper, Everett Community College

Third: The Independent, Clark College

General Excellence (print)

First: The Independent, Clark College

Second: (Tied) The Current, Green River College, AND The Puyallup Post, Pierce College Puyallup

Third: The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

Individuals sweeps

First: Caleb Hensin, The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

Second: Katie Hartwig, The Sentinel, North Idaho College

Third: Hunter Ruland, The Torch, Lane Community College AND Tara Pegasus, The Triton Review, Edmonds Community College

Honorable mention: Andy Bao, The Independent, Clark College

Publications sweeps

First: The Independent, Clark College

Second: The Ebbtide, Shoreline Community College

Third: The Pioneer, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom