Eight Denver Post writers were named among the top 10 nationally in five writing categories Wednesday at the national Associated Press Sports Editors yearly judging in Kissimmee, Fla.
The Post competes in the country’s largest circulation division (175,000 and larger), and this is the most APSE writing awards in one year for The Post sports department.
Online high school editor Ryan Casey, who was honored last year in explanatory writing for his work on concussions in prep sports, was named in the top 10 this year in the investigative reporting category along with Benjamin Hochman and Electa Draper for their work on the . The three-part series delved into the issues of the rise of private-school athletics in Colorado. The investigative category is for all newspapers in the country, regardless of the circulation size.
Hochman also was honored in the breaking-news category for his reporting of . Hochman was the first to report it when the trade became official the day after the NBA All-Star Game.
Broncos writer Mike Klis was honored for his in the beat-writing division, a new category this year for APSE.
Klis, Lindsay H. Jones and columnist Mark Kiszla were named in the top 10 for explanatory writing for their setup coverage of first start last season at Miami.
Mike Chambers and Terry Frei were voted into the top 10 in project reporting for their work on the. They followed the long recovery of injured University of Denver hockey player Jesse Martin, whose neck was broken in a 2010 game at North Dakota.
Earlier this week, won “triple crown” honors for being named in the national top 10 in daily, Sunday and special sections.
The APSE awards, voted on by sports editors from across the nation during four days of judging, honor work published in 2011.
The top five finalists in each writing category will be announced in April, and winners will receive their awards in June at the APSE summer convention in Chicago.
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