2023 SCSPA Spring Broadcast, Online and Print Individual Competition Awards

March 31, 2023

S.C. Journalist of the Year

Nicole Breen, Legend, Wando HS

S.C. Journalist of the Year Runner-Up

Hannah Webster, Cat’s Paw, Lexington HS

Broadcast Individual Competition

Anchor

First Place – Lillian Mirosavich, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Christian Armstrong, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Feature Story

First Place – Erin Peters & Annabelle Jones, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Dillon Rosario, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – Jayden Marquez, Saylor Iacino, James Thompson & Christian Armstrong, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Graphics

First Place – Evan Cano, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Jack Stevens, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Third Place – Isaac Cinnamon & Solomon Melott, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS

Man-on-the-street

First Place – Evan Cano & Asia Walkes, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Solomon Mellott, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – James Thompson, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

News Story

First Place – La’Deja Williams & Zoe Becraft, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Carley Barnes & Lucy Conrey, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Third Place – Maddison Rhodes, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Personality Profile/Human Interest

First Place – La’Deja Williams & Zoe Becraft, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Saylor Iacino, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS
Third Place – Chana Driggers, Dillon Rosario, Isaac Cinnamon, Abby Litz, Bray Buckner, Kenzi Faircloth & Jaclyn Holt, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS

Public Service Announcement

First Place – Evan Cano, Elizabeth Martinez-Pacheco, Asia Walkes & Romelo Burns, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Chana Driggers & Dillon Rosario, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – Jayden Marquez, James Thompson, Saylor Iacino & Christian Armstrong, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Reporter

First Place – Evan Cano, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Maddison Rhodes, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Short Film

First Place – Patrick Bailey & Isaac Cinnamon, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Second Place – Romelo Burns, Asia Walkes, Evan Cano & Elizabeth Martinez Pacheco, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS

Sports Story

First Place – Everette Joyner & Laila Price, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Saylor Iacino, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Videography

First Place – Annabelle Jones, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Isaac Cinnamon & Dillon Rosario, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – Christian Armstrong, Jayden Marquez & James Thompson, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

SPRING ONLINE VISUAL CATEGORIES

Photo gallery

First place – Autumn Johnson, Lars Harris, Amarinthia Curtis & Stevi Sandor, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
Second place – Lea McCaw, CSPN Eagles, Chapin HS

Social media

First place – Ansley Dantin, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
Second place – Merritt Rast, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

SPRING PHOTO CATEGORIES

Environmental portrait

First place: Scarlett Lewis, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Lars Harris, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

News feature photo

First place: Merritt Rast, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Sabrina Randolph, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Third place: Symir Nelson, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Sports action photo

First place: Hayden Blevins, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Sara Pipa, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Third place: Amarinthia Curtis, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Sports feature photo

First place: Sara Pipa, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Autumn Johnson, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

SPRING PRINT VISUAL CATEGORIES

Advertising

First place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Centerspread

First place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Inna Voloshchuk, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Digital art

First place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Editorial cartoon

First place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Front-page design

First place: Aseel Ibrahim, Emory Robinson & Livi Ralston, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Sara Pipa, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Infographics

First place: Rian Donahue, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Emory Robinson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Single-page design

First place: MC Warner, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Connor Ford, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

SPRING WRITING CATEGORIES

Bylined editorial

First place: Will Eaton, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
Second place: Mackenzie Creasman, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Column

First place: Lillie Peterson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Second place: Emily Cacciatore, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third place: Matthew Beyer, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Feature

First place: Aseel Ibrahim, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Second place: Sara Pipa, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third place: Foster Neely, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

News

First place: Hayden Blevins, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Second place: Kalli Desai, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third place: Lars Harris, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

News feature

First place: Connor Ford, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Second place: Aseel Ibrahim & Eleanor Yarbrough, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Third place: Ellie Schafer, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Review

First place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Second place: Amaris Arroyave, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third place: George Proctor, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Sports

First place: Connor Fowler, Liam Quinn & Connor Ford, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Second place: Morgan Cook, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Third place: Eliza Phillips, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Staff editorial