The Petoskey News-Review won 10 awards, including six firsts, in the 2010 Michigan Associated Press Editorial Association contest.
     The awards will be presented at the annual banquet May 7 in Lansing.
     Sports Editor Andy Sneddon was the pacesetter for the News-Review, sweeping all three awards in the Sports Writing category and taking a second in Sports Enterprise.
     Another major winner was Photographer G. Randall Goss who won the coveted Photo Sweepstakes award with his “Laughing Horse” entry.
     The News-Review winners were:
      First – Sports, “Quarter heartbreak.” Sneddon; Public Service, “Mineral rights leases.” Rachel Broughman; Informational Graphics, “The long walk.” Renee Tanner; Feature Pictures, “Laughing Horse.” Goss; Sports Picture, “Fly By.” Chris Leese; Photo Sweepstakes, “Laughing Horse.” Goss.
     Second -- Sports. “Top of the heap.” Sneddon; Sports Enterprise, “High hurdles.” Sneddon.
     Third – Sports, “Instant classic.” Sneddon; Breaking News, “Conway landmark destroyed by fire.” Steve Zucker, Christiana Rohn.