facebook-pixel

Tribune sports staff earns national APSE honors

The Trib won seven Top-10 awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors contest

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The Salt Lake Tribune

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The Salt Lake Tribune

By https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/sltrib/d23c9c3d-6a35-4583-8f7c-a59ca4e57a79.png The Salt Lake Tribune
 | March 1, 2022, 7:27 a.m.

The Salt Lake Tribune sports staff has claimed seven top-10 awards in the Associated Press Sports Editor Awards contest.

The Tribune earned top-10 honors for its Sunday sports sections’ reporting, photography and design, as well as individual awards for breaking news, explanatory journalism and feature writing.

Explanatory • Outdoors and Olympics reporter Julie Jag placed in the top 10 for her reporting on backcountry skiing safety concerns in the wake of a fatal avalanche.

Long Feature Writing • Tribune columnist Gordon Monson’s shared the story of Loa native Porter Ellett, who became a key member of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl coaching staff after losing his right arm in a childhood accident.

Long Feature Writing • Utah Jazz beat writer Eric Walden detailed Quin Snyder’s coaching odyssey.

Short Feature Writing • Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen was honored for his story on rookie guard Jared Butler’s heart condition and activism.

Breaking News • Larsen and Walden earned a top-10 award for their reporting regarding the Jazz’s front-office shakeup.

Breaking News • Sports editor Aaron Falk reported on the story of a group of ultrarunners who got hit by a sudden Utah snowstorm.

The APSE awards are national recognition for work Tribune staffers did in 2021. The Tribune competes in the organization’s second-largest classification, which includes the IndyStar, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Charlotte Observer, Tennessean and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Support free news for Utah

sltrib.com is now free to access — no subscription required. We made this decision because we believe access to trustworthy, independent news shouldn’t depend on what you can afford — especially as misinformation and AI-generated content continue to rise.

Free to read doesn’t mean free to produce. Our reporters show up every day to ask hard questions and hold powerful institutions to account. That work takes resources. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on support from people who believe it matters. Make a donation today to fund local news that serves Utah communities.

You can help us bring more local news to more communities today.

$15$25$35

MOST VIEWED