Schurz Communications Indiana newspapers won 22 awards in the Associated Press Managing Editors Association annual contest.
Winners were announced at the awards banquet in May.
The Bloomington Herald-Times won 15 awards, including eight firsts, three seconds and four thirds.
The Bedford Times-Mail won one first, one second and two thirds and the South Bend Tribune won one first, one second and one third. All three newspapers competed in different circulation categories.
First place winners were:
--Rebecca Troyer, Herald-Times, editorial writing;
--Lynn Houser, Herald-Times, sports columns.
--Dustin Dopirak, Herald-Times, nondeadline sports reporting;
--Dann Denny, Herald-Times, feature series;
--Chris Fyall, Mike Malik and Bethany Nolan, Herald-Times, nondeadline news reporting;
--Penny Reid, Herald-Times, headline writing;
--Janice Rickert, Penny Reid, Stewart Moon and Steve Snyder, Herald-Times, Page 1 makeup;
--Chris Howell, Herald-Times, sports photography;
--Roger Moon, Times-Mail, general interest columns;
--Tribune sports and news reporters, deadline news reporting.
Second place winners were:
--Dustin Dopirak, Herald-Times, nondeadline sports reporting;
--Steve Snyder, Herald-Times, best use of graphics;
--Jeremy Hogan, Herald-Times, sports photography;
--Pete Schreiner, Times-Mail, sports photography;
--Al Lesar, Tribune, sports columns.
Third place winners were:
--Bill Strother, Herald-Times, editorial writing;
--Laura Lane, Herald-Times, features writing;
--David Snodgress, Herald-Times, video/slide show package;
--Bob Bridge, Times-Mail, general interest columns;
--Bob Bridge, Times-Mail, sports columns;
--Copy Desk, Tribune, headline writing.
