Last week, Youngstown State University‘s student-run newspaper, The Jambar, won a very prestigious award.  The Ohio Newspaper Association awarded the staff with the award of Best Sports Coverage.  This staff has done an outstanding job, shown up for anything and everything, and have been extremely creative and insightful in offering strong photography and writing.

The judges report made the following comment about the YSU paper’s sports coverage in their report:

“This is what a college sports section should look like.  Tremendous package on a rugby story with art, layout, and the best lead of any sports piece in the contest.  Penguin Spotlight is an excellent idea.  Breakout boxes of polls and schedules gives the reader lots of entry points into stories and enhances context.  Refer to online video was the only one of that type noted among the entries.  Many of the principles here should be emulated in other sports departments.”

These students work long and thankless hours to put out a publication that will hold the students interest, and they do a great job with the finished product.  Congratulations to everyone who puts in those tireless hours at The Jambar, and keep up the great work!

Left to right: Joe Catullo Jr. (sports editor), Kacy Standohar (features editor), Jordan D. Uhl (news editor; last year’s sports editor), Josh Stipanovich (editor-in-chief), Marissa McIntyre (assistant news editor), Chelsea Telega (arts and entertainment editor).