APRIL 2012 SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest Winners:
Spot News:
1st - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Vehicle accident
2nd - David Royal, Monterey County Herald, Firefighter child rescue
3rd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Plane crash in vineyards
General News:
1st - Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, John Luebbers guilty
2nd - David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Embrace with dog
3rd - Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Highway protesters
Feature:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Sand angels
2nd - Gary Reyes, San Jose Mercury News, Operation Prom Dress
3rd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, On the swings
Sports:
1st - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Diving catch
2nd - Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Laney College Men's Baseball celebration
3rd - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Catch over shoulder
Humor:
1st - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Manikin crotch grab
2nd - Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Chihuahua escapes SWAT
3rd - David Royal, Monterey County Herald, Dog with sunglasses
Portrait:
1st - David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Mary Stickle with portrait son
2nd - David Royal, Monterey County Herald, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Leonard P. Murphy
3rd - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Entomologist Matan Shelomi
Picture Story:
1st - Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Cage fights
2nd - David Royal, Monterey County Herald, Fort Ord Warhorse
3rd - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Every 15 Minutes
Judges were the photo staff of The Columbus Dispatch.
David Royal, Monterey County Herald - 80
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 75
Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 75
Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group - 70
Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald - 60
Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee - 45
Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 45
David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 40
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 40
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 35
Elijah Nouvelage, San Francisco State University - 35
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 35
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 30
Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 25
Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 25
Gregory Urquiaga, freelance - 25
Travis Geske, The Salinas Californian - 25
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 20
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 20
Clifford Oto, The (Stockton) Record - 15
Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review - 10
Gary Reyes, San Jose Mercury News - 10
Jane Tyska, Oakland Tribune - 5
Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 5
