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Idaho Statesman wins six national awards for Sports coverage

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Dec. 7: Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin feels a chill as his Broncos treat him to a Gatorade plunge after a 31-10 win over Hawaii in the Mountain West Conference Championship at Albertsons Stadium in Boise.
Dec. 7: Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin feels a chill as his Broncos treat him to a Gatorade plunge after a 31-10 win over Hawaii in the Mountain West Conference Championship at Albertsons Stadium in Boise. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com

The Idaho Statesman won six national awards for Sports coverage in the Associated Press Sports Editors contest.

▪ Michael Lycklama received a top 10 in our circulation category for his breaking news story on Boise High’s decision to change its Native American-themed nickname.

▪ Rachel Roberts received a top 10 for her game story from a Centennial High softball game during which sisters Gracie and Sophia Diffin each hit home runs in a game honoring their father, a former Centennial coach and teacher who died in 2017.

▪ Chadd Cripe received a top 10 for a selection of four columns about Boise State football, including one on the family of Paul Reyna returning to the blue turf for the 20th anniversary of his death and one on what went wrong in the Las Vegas Bowl.

▪ Darin Oswald made the top 10 in feature photo and action photo. The feature photo captured the ice bath Boise State football coach Bryan Harsin received to celebrate the Mountain West title, and the action photo was from the Snake River Stampede.

▪ Katherine Jones also made the top 10 for action photo. Her shot featured a high school track runner crashing at the finish line.

The final order of the top-10 finishers will be announced at a later date.

The Idaho Statesman received 11 awards in the APSE contest last year and five the previous year.

July 20: Orin Larsen from Manitoba, Canada, gets ejected from a horse named Come Down in the Snake River Stampede bareback bronc riding finals at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
July 20: Orin Larsen from Manitoba, Canada, gets ejected from a horse named Come Down in the Snake River Stampede bareback bronc riding finals at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Skyline’s Connor Maloney skids to a stop — but after crossing the line in a first-place finish in the 4A boys 4 x 100 meter relay at the Idaho state track and field championships at Eagle High School on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Skyline’s Connor Maloney skids to a stop — but after crossing the line in a first-place finish in the 4A boys 4 x 100 meter relay at the Idaho state track and field championships at Eagle High School on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Katherine Jones kjones@idahostatesman.com
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