The Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star newspapers each came away with several awards at the recent Associated Press Sports Editors' (APSE) writing and section contests.
The World-Herald, Nebraska's largest newspaper, competed in the 100,000-250,000 circulation division. The Journal Star slotted into the 40,000-100,000 division.
The Journal Star won for its daily sports section and special sports section, while its Sunday sports section garnered honorable mention.
The World-Herald garnered honorable mentions for its Sunday section and for its special sports section, as well as a win in the investigative category (for newspapers of all sizes) for an entry by Rob White, Henry Cordes and Matthew Hanson.
Two other winners with ties to Nebraska are former Nebraska Sports Magazine editor Kalani Simpson, who is now a sports columnist for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Simpson won for sports column. And former Omaha World-Herald sportswriter Elizabeth Merrill won for feature story. She now writes for the Kansas City Star.
The winners will receive their awards in June at the APSE convention in St. Louis.
