Here are the results of the 2015 NorCal Conference Publications Contests and the On-the-Spot competitions as announced at Nov. 7 in Sacramento.
Publications Contest Results
Editorial Cartoon
1 Chantelle Bogue, Santa Rosa Junior College
2 Joey Fajardo, Los Medanos College
3 Joey Fajardo, Los Medanos College
4 Chantelle Bogue, Santa Rosa Junior College
Front Page Layout (Broadsheet)
HM, The Advocate Staff, Contra Costa College
HM, Joseph Delano, Los Medanos College
Front Page Layout (Tabloid)
1 Editorial Staff, Cosumnes River College
2 The Inquirer Staff, Diablo Valley College
3 Kameron Schmid and Barbara Harvey, American River College
4 Mitchell Walther, Ohlone College
Inside Page Layout (Broadsheet)
HM The Advocate Staff, Contra Costa College
HM Brendan Cross, Los Medanos College
Inside Page Layout (Tabloid)
1 Scott Redmond, Cosumnes River College
2 Nicole Goodie, Cosumnes River College
3 Midori Morita and Megan Maxey, San Joaquin Delta College
4 Shane Louis, Diablo Valley College
Illustration
1 Cody McFarland, Contra Costa College
2 Ethan Powell, Sacramento City College
3 Martin Gomez, Sacramento City College
4 Lorenzo Morotti, Contra Costa College
Informational Graphic
1 Kalama Hines and Angelica Estacio, Las Positas College
2 Cody McFarland, Contra Costa College
3 Chantelle Bogue, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Miguel Norona, San Jose City College
Photo Illustration
1 George Morin, Contra Costa College
2 Brianna Guillory and Angelica Estacio, Las Positas College
3 George Morin, Contra Costa College
4 Gabrielle Smith, Sacramento City College
Student Designed Advertisement
1 San Jose City College Times Staff, San Jose City College
2 Staff, City College of San Francisco
3 Emily K. Rabasto, American River College
4 Brianna Guillory, Las Positas College
Online Photo Story/Essay
1 Sophia Karkazis, Las Positas College
2 Cathie Lawrence, Los Medanos College
3 Cathie Lawrence, Los Medanos College
4 Joseph Barkoff, Santa Rosa Junior College
Video Journalism
1 Tamara Knox, Sacramento City College
2 Suzzanne Sperry, Los Medanos College
3 Catherine Ramirez and Austin Burmester, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Elizabeth Ramirez, Sacramento City College
Webcast/Broadcast News
No Honorable Mention
Column Writing
1 Domanique Crawford, Santa Rosa Junior College
2 Rene Bass, Skyline College
3 Mitchell Walther, Ohlone College
4 Martin Gallegos, Las Positas College
Critical Review
1 Brian Boyle, Contra Costa College
2 Rebecca Pollack, Laney College
3 Lan Nguyen, De Anza College
4 Bobby Bishop, Cosumnes River College
Editorial
1 Nate Voge, Santa Rosa Junior College
2 Jeanita Lyman, Skyline College
3 Nate Voge, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Editorial Staff, Cosumnes River College
Opinion Story
1 Kalama Hines, Las Positas College
2 Nadja Adolf, Ohlone College
3 Chueyee Yang, Fresno City College
4 Linda Huizar, Sacramento City College
Enterprise News Story/Series
1 Staff, Ohlone College
2 Cassie Dickman, Los Medanos College
3 Otto Pippenger, Marco Siler-Gonzales and Patrick Fitzgerald, City College of San Francisco
4 Cody McFarland, Contra Costa College
News Story
1 Lorenzo Morotti, Contra Costa College
2 Kameron Schmid, American River College
3 Mitchell Walther, Ohlone College
4 Laura Cameron, Las Positas College
Feature Story (non profile)
1 David Hiltbrand, Laney College
2 Patrick Forrest, Fresno City College
3 Estefany Gonzalez, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Nicole Goodie, Cosumnes River College
Profile Feature Story
1 Will Tanner, Las Positas College
2 Stacy Kaupanger, Los Medanos College
3 Calindra Revier, City College of San Francisco
4 Kameron Schmid, American River College
Sports Game Story
1 Lorenzo Morotti, Contra Costa College
2 Parker Dangers-Oncken, Santa Rosa Junior College
3 Robert Clinton, Contra Costa College
4 Kristopher Hooks, Sacramento City College
News Photo
1 Qing Huang, Contra Costa College
2 Daniel Kong, Santa Rosa Junior College
3 Khaled Sayed, City College of San Francisco
4 Randy Filio, Laney College
Feature Photo
1 Alena Naiden, De Anza College
2 Adrian Discipulo, De Anza College
3 George Morin, Contra Costa College
4 Alishia Thomas, Laney College
Sports Feature Photo
1 Nathaniel Downes, City College of San Francisco
2 Khaled Sayed, City College of San Francisco
3 Barbara Harvey, American River College
4 Will Nacouz, Skyline College
Photo Story-Essay
1 Qing Huang, Contra Costa College
2 George Morin and Qing Huang, Contra Costa College
3 Cathie Lawrence, Los Medanos College
4 Kameron Schmid, American River College
Sports Action Photo
1 Barbara Harvey, American River College
2 Santiago Mejia, City College of San Francisco
3 Daisy Rodriguez, Fresno City College
4 Alishia Thomas, Laney College
Online General Excellence
1 Stuart Mackay, Laney College
2 saccityexpress.com staff, Sacramento City College
3 Staff, De Anza College
4 The Advocate Staff, Contra Costa College
Newspaper General Excellence
1 The Advocate Staff, Contra Costa College
2 Staff, City College of San Francisco
3 The Oak Leaf Staff, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Connection Staff, Cosumnes River College
2015 NorCal On-the-Spot contest winners
News Writing
1 Faith Gates, Santa Rosa Junior College
2 Barbara Harvey, American River College
3 Jordan Schauberger, American River College
3 Cresencio Rodriguez Delgao, Fresno City College
4 Maci Martell, Santa Rosa Junior College
HM Cassie Dickman, Los Medanos College
HM Rebekah Whitfield, College of the Sequoias
Editorial Cartoon
1 Serina Mercado, City College of San Francisco
2 Shelby Escott, Las Positas College
3 Rebecca Dominguez, Santa Rosa Junior College
4 Joseph Delano, Los Medanos College
HM Jesus Mesina, Las Positas College
Opinion Writing
1 Jasmine Yoro Bowles, Fresno City College
2 John Ferrannini, American River College
3 Emily Lotz, Cosumnes River College
4 Lorenzo Morotti, Contra Costa College
HM Kalama Hines, Las Positas College
News Photo & Caption
1 Fran Smith, City College of San Francisco
2 Kalaisha Totty, Cosumnes River College
3 Cody Casares, Contra Costa College
4 Jordan Sweidan, Skyline College
HM Daniel Kong, Santa Rosa Junior College
HM Jesse Sutterley, Diablo Valley College
Copy Editing
1 Barbara Harvey, American River College
2 Duane Soubirous, De Anza College
3 Kameron Schmid, American River College
3 Patrick Tamayo, City College of San Francisco
HM Jeanita Lyman, Skyline College