December 2009 Clip Contest Winners
February 3, 2010
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The December 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Alan Berner/The Seattle Times -- Abayneh winces as the prototype arm is placed on his right stump, the end of which is sensitive because nerve endings extend beyond the bone. The artificial arm will leave a gap or bubble at the end to take care of the problem.
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- Spot News
- 1st
- “AFTER FIRE HUG”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 2nd
- “APARTMENT FIRE”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 3rd
- “Waiting at the ICU”
- Cliff DesPeaux
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- General News
- 1st
- “Did The Right Thing”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “Amanda Knox Guilty On All Counts”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 3rd
- “Fatal Fire Blessing”
- Meegan Reid / The Kitsap Sun
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- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Frosted Marsh”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Rapper On Stage”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “The Perfect Gift”
- Robert Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
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- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “The Gift of an Arm, and Hope”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “Chronic Inebriate Series”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “Protests of COP15”
- Mark Malijan / Mark Malijan Photography
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- Sports
- 1st
- “Ice Halo”
- Robert Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Hanging On For Dear Life”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 3rd
- “State Champ”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
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- Illustration
- 1st
- “Off to See the Wizard”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Bike Lights”
- Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “Ready to Eat”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
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October 2009 Clip Contest Winners
February 3, 2010
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The October 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic -- Eisenhower's Brooke Brown stretches for a dig during the Cadets' 4A district volleyball match against Walla Walla Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.
- Spot News
- 1st
- “FIRE HUG”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 2nd
- “Looking for her child”
- Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World
- 3rd
- “Fire Investigation”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
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- General News
- 1st
- “press conference”
- Janet Jensen / The Tacoma News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Cheers for principal”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 3rd
- “One Man Homeless Protest”
- Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
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- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “PUMPKIN MAN”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 2nd
- “Mud Ball”
- Cliff DesPeaux
- 3rd
- “Dia de Muertos”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
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- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “New Western Washington Wine”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 3rd
- “Dayspring Ministries”
- Paul Erickson / Tri-City Herald
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- Sports
- 1st
- “Volleyball dig”
- Andrew Sawyer / Yakima Herald-Republic
- 2nd
- “Fumble”
- Meegan Reid / The Kitsap Sun
- 3rd
- “Chiawana”
- Richard Dickin / The Tri-City Herald
September 2009 Clip Contest Winners
February 3, 2010
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The September 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Janet Jensen/The News Tribune -- Erika Napier, 6, attends the Citizenship Day Naturalization Ceremony at Fort Lewis, Friday, September 18, 2009. Maricel Napier, Erika's mother, from the Philippines was among the 31 participants from 23 countries who became U.S. citizens.
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- Spot News
- 1st
- “Duplex Fire”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Log fire 1”
- Gordon King / Yakima Herald-Republic
- 3rd
- “Consoled at Car Wreck”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
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- General News
- 1st
- “A scrum pursuing chum”
- Peter Haley / The News Tribune/Tacoma
- 2nd
- “Dove release at 9/11 ceremony”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Fiery Food Festival”
- Paul Erickson / Tri-City Herald
- .
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “citizenship”
- Janet Jensen / The Tacoma News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Round ‘n Round”
- Paul Erickson / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Bulldogs”
- Richard Dickin / The Tri-City Herald
- .
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Sacia’s Promise”
- Mark Mulligan / The Daily Herald
- 2nd
- “Stryker Brigade Homecoming”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “Farewell to Emus”
- Daniel Schreiber / The Chronicle
- .
- Sports
- 1st
- “The Eyes Have It”
- Lui Wong
- 2nd
- “Off to a Fast Start”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “Scoring on the Fly”
- Ric Ernst / The Province
- .
- Illustration
- 1st
- “Manscaping: Hair removal for guys is becoming trendy”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Athlete of the Year”
- Philip Dwyer / Bellingham Herald
- 3rd
- “Twin Peaks Tradition”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
August 2009 Clip Contest Winners
February 3, 2010
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The August 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Kai-Huei Yau/Tri-City Herald -- Mike Iverson of Pasco holds the hand of a trapped 15-year-old girl Tuesday at the scene of a rollover accident on westbound Highway 240 near the Columbia Center Boulevard exit. The girl's aunt, Irene Castro, was driving and was also trapped. Both suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. "That's a good example of why you wear your seatbelts," said Washington State Patrol Sgt. Roger Wilbur. Iverson was one of several passersby who stopped when they saw the accident.
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- Spot News
- 1st
- “Helping Hand”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “A mother’s grief”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “A Little Help”
- Brandon Swanson / The Chronicle
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- General News
- 1st
- “Town Hall Meeting”
- Robin Loznak / The News-Review
- 2nd
- “The Kiss”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “The run of Humpbacks begins”
- Peter Haley / The News Tribune/Tacoma
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- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “SUNSET CAR WASH”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- 2nd
- “Hair-Raising Experience”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 3rd
- “Tattoo Self-Portrait”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- .
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “In The Garage”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “A Day To Run”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “Relocating Newtok”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
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- Sports
- 1st
- “Rough Ride”
- Paul Erickson / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Heals over head”
- Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World
- 3rd
- “In the Rough”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
July 2009 Clip Contest Winners
February 3, 2010
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The July 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Anne Raup / Anchorage Daily News -- Subsistence fishermen use dipnets to pull red salmon out of the Kenai River Tuesday July 14, 2009. Dozens of dipnetters found a healthy slug of fish beginning their journey up the river to spawn. In the distance, Redoubt Volcano continues to steam, although the eruption level has been downgraded.
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- Spot News
- 1st
- “Historic Store Burns”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Wildfire”
- Anne Raup / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “FIRE RUBLE”
- Larry Steagall / The Sun
- .
- General News
- 1st
- “Tree Sitter”
- Robin Loznak / The News-Review
- 2nd
- “One Last Go Round”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 3rd
- “Praying For Dad”
- Lui Wong
- .
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Water explosion”
- Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World
- 2nd
- “Dog Slide”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Passes Slick Test”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- .
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Summer of Abundance”
- Anne Raup / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “A smashing good time”
- Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World
- 3rd
- “New Citizens Born On The 4th of July”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- .
- Sports
- 1st
- “Ear Pull”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 2nd
- “Oh No!”
- Lui Wong
- 3rd
- “Rolling Throw”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
June 2009 Clip Contest Winners
September 3, 2009
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The June 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Alan Berner/The Seattle Times: Street performer Bruce Holton spends more time and effort moving his piano than playing. The arrow points the way to the Pike Place Market as Bruce Holton moves his 475-pound upright to the elevator for another one-hour gig in front of the original Starbucks.
- Spot News
- 1st
- “Rollover rescue”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Water main floods homes”
- Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 3rd
- “Homeowner Battles Blaze”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- General News
- 1st
- “Destroyed career”
- Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 2nd
- “Last day group hug”
- Drew Perine
- 3rd
- “Final test”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Adaptability”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “Reggae Dancer”
- Robin Loznak / The News-Review
- 3rd
- “Musical notes”
- Katie Barnes
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Piano Man’s Moving Experience”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 2nd
- “Northern Edge”
- Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “Celebrating Laura Baron’s Life”
- Lui Wong
- Sports
- 1st
- “Perilous Course”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 2nd
- “Down and dirty”
- Jenna Hauck / The Chilliwack Progress
- 3rd
- “Leaping finish”
- Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Illustration
- 1st
- “grains and beans”
- Janet Jensen / The Tacoma News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Dual Violinists”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Sinatra tribute”
- Philip Dwyer / Bellingham Herald
May 2009 Clip Contest Winners
September 3, 2009
Filed under Competitions, Featured Stories, Monthly Clip Contest
The May 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.

Rob Kerr/The Bulletin: Bend High reacts to Lava Bear sophmore Chris Zelmer's walk-off grand slam against Hillsboro in the second round of the Class 5A state baseball playoffs. Bend won 9-8.
- Spot News
- 1st
- “Body Recovery”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Log Home Burns”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “After the Fire”
- Sam Harrel / Fairbanks Daily News-miner
- General News
- 1st
- “Police Officer Memorial”
- Tony Overman / The Olympian
- 2nd
- “Tribes Say Too Many Horses”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 3rd
- “OMG, its Dad!”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Training wheels”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Cheering On Grandpa”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- 3rd
- “Deep In A Hole”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Opening Day for Copper River Salmon Fishery”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Tulip Time!”
- Brandon Swanson / The Chronicle
- 3rd
- “Creek study”
- Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World
- Sports
- 1st
- “Grand Slam!”
- Rob Kerr / The Bulletin
- 2nd
- “Freestyle Flip”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “Ouccccch”
- Lui Wong
April 2009 Clip Contest Winners
September 3, 2009
Filed under Competitions, Monthly Clip Contest
The April 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.
- Spot News
- 1st
- “Car Into House”
- Tony Overman / The Olympian
- 2nd
- “Vehicle on Bike Trail”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “House catches fire in Chehalis”
- Jesse Smith
- General News
- 1st
- “Mug Shot”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Soft Skins”
- Amanda Smith / Amanda L Smith Photography
- 3rd
- “Sentence: Prison”
- Dan Bates / The Herald (Everett)
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Robin gets parental instruction”
- Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 2nd
- “Canine Eye”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “Sepentine River”
- Robert Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Bringing Evan Home”
- Sara Gettys / Yakima Herald Republic
- 2nd
- “Honoring A Leader”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 3rd
- “Last Day At Lynn’s Barber Shop”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
- Sports
- 1st
- “Nice Try”
- Kai-Huei Yau / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Right on the Nose”
- Ric Ernst / The Province
- 3rd
- “High Hurdlers”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
March 2009 Clip Contest Winners
September 3, 2009
Filed under Competitions, Monthly Clip Contest
The March 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.
Currently only two categories have been judged for Region 11 in March. National knows of the problem and said it will be taken care of.
- General News
- 1st
- “Angry Wood Bison”
- Erik Hill / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “City eviction to tent”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Compassion at all grade levels.”
- Dan Bates / The Herald (Everett)
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “Aerial Alaska”
- Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News
- 2nd
- “Diva Drag Show”
- Robert Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “Crocodile Cafe Reopens”
- Alan Berner / Seattle Times
February 2009 Clip Contest Winners
September 3, 2009
Filed under Monthly Clip Contest, News Clip Contest
The February 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below.
- Spot News
- 1st
- “JC Penney’s suspect search”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- 2nd
- “Off-duty Assault”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- 3rd
- “Injury rollover”
- Robert Brawdy / Tri-City Herald
- General News
- 1st
- “Moment of reflection”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- 2nd
- “Conscience Awakened”
- Dan Bates / The Herald (Everett)
- 3rd
- “Mark this spot”
- Drew Perine / The News Tribune
- Feature/Single Picture
- 1st
- “Tea Party”
- Robin Loznak / The News-Review
- 2nd
- “A History of Gold”
- Dan Bates / The Herald (Everett)
- 3rd
- “Icy Silhouette”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- Feature/Multiple Picture
- 1st
- “1,000 Miles On The Yukon Quest”
- Eric Engman / The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 2nd
- “Girls Wrestling”
- Tony Overman / The Olympian
- 3rd
- “Past Present”
- Damian Mulinix / The Chinook Observer
- Sports
- 1st
- “Oh Baby!”
- John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- 2nd
- “Hockey Goalie”
- Robert Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
- 3rd
- “All Tongue”
- Lui Wong

