Two Globe reporters win top honors in Associated Press Sports Editors contest
Two Boston Globe sports reporters finished first in their categories in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors’ sports journalism contest, the organization announced recently.
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Adam Himmelsbach was the winner in the Local Beat Writing category for his coverage of the Boston Celtics. It is the second year in a row Himmelsbach was named the top beat writer in Category A, the highest division of the contest. His portfolio included the breaking news of the Celtics sale, his report from the game in which Jayson Tatum was injured, a feature on coach Joe Mazzulla, and a feature on all the memories of one of the team’s longest-tenured employees.
Matt Porter took first in the High School Beat Writing division, a new category for the highest level of the contest this year. Porter’s entry included news of an altercation following a state championship soccer game, game coverage of the Sharon High football team’s return to the field after a player suffered a major injury, an enterprise project on the state of high school hockey, and an appreciation following the death of a star high school athlete.
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Overall, the Globe placed in the Top 10 in 14 categories of the APSE contest, which is divided into two parts — writing and photography and digital and print portfolios.
Also, two other Globe sports journalists will be recognized this summer with major awards. Bruins reporter and columnist Kevin Paul Dupont was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association and will be honored at a ceremony in June, and columnist Dan Shaughnessy will receive the APSE’s Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement at the organization’s conference in July.
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