1st Place, Sports News Story
2023-24, Division 4, News Writing
By Eric Shan
The Crane-Clarion
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
NW-21. Sports News Story
Sports news stories may include general sports news or sports events and are constructed in news style.
Judging Criteria
- Lead features interesting, important angle
- Uses colorful, lively style
- Avoids cliches, editorializing
- Displays knowledge of sports; uses understandable terms
- Shows research/interviewing skills; emphasizes how & why
- Effective use of facts/quotes
- Proper diction/grammar; use of the third person
- Unity/coherence