And the winners are ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staffers took home the most awards in several years in the Milwaukee Press Club's annual contest. In all, 19 Journal Sentinel newsroom employees shared seven first-place and five second-place awards, including two staffers who won two awards each. The figures include a current employee who won for work at her last newspaper and a former part-timer who won for his work at a student paper.

For the second time in three years, the Guild paid entry fees for members who requested it, in the wake of the company's decision to stop competing in this statewide contest. This year, we paid for 14 entries by 15 Guild members, and most of them won something. Other staffers entered at their own expense.

Here's a list of the Press Club awards won by Journal Sentinel staffers:

NEWSPAPERS

Newspapers Category 2
Best Overall Design

· 1st
Katherine Bryja, Christine Taylor, Kristian Rodriguez
MKE
Milwaukee's Other Brew

Newspapers Category 9
Best Photo Essay or Series

· 1st
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
The Post-Crescent
Tribe in Transition

Newspaper Category 11
Best Series News Reporting

· 2nd
Greg J. Borowski
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pabst City: A Deal Undone

Newspapers Category 12
Best Beat Coverage

· 2nd
Tom Heinen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Religion Beat Coverage

Newpapers Category 13
Best Single Feature Story 750 Words or More

· 2nd
Nicole Sweeney
MKE
Renato Umali: A Calculated Look At Life

Newspapers Category 16
Best Sports Story

· 1st
Cliff Christl
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gym Dandies: All-Time Wisconsin Basketball Team

Newspapers Category 20
Best Single Business Story

· 1st
Jennie Tunkieicz, Alice Chang, Sheila Lalwani, Megan Twohey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Racine County Bureau
Death By A Thousand Cuts: Racine Struggles to Build Foundation

Newspapers Category 21
Best Business Series

· 1st
Michele Derus, Gina Barton
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Traitor in their Midst

Newspapers Category 22
Best Investigative Story or Series

· 2nd
John Diedrich, Gina Barton
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Beating of Frank Jude

Newspapers Category 23
Best Public Service/Public Education Feature Story

· 2nd
Steve Massie, Steve Wideman, Kristyna Wentz-Graff, Jamie Mara
The Post-Crescent

WEB

Web Category 2
Best Feature Story Originally Published on a Website

· 1st
Heather Gergen, Mary Louise Schumacher, Brett Longdin
JS Online
Gallery Night & Day Coverage

COLLEGIATE  
   
Collegiate Category 5
Print: Best Editorial or Commentary

· 1st
Adam Bergstrom         
The Leader (UW-Milwaukee)
The Law and Terri Schiavo