The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has announced its annual writing contest award winners and the Times Free Press was well represented. Sports Editor Stephen Hargis was named the state’s Best Prep Writer and also took first place for Best Event Writer as well as third place for Best Columnist.
The judges noted on the Best Prep Writer award that, “The first-place winner was clear-cut. He picked great subjects, such as the lack of African-American high school baseball players, as well as the struggles of a high school football program that barely stayed alive because of a lack of players. Well-written and tightly edited.”
The TFP sports department’s 72-page high school football preview also won a second-place award for Best Special Section, with judges noting, “These are some of the finest special sections we’ve ever judged, especially the preseason football special section.”
