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Sparty Winner for Feature Coverage: Merin McDivitt Cacaw! Cacaw! Bird calls echo through the packed gymnasium as a muscled woman on wheels sidles up next to the strong Vixen. With a quick movement of her hip, putting her miniskirt in motion, she knocks the skater down to the ground. She falls slowly, as she’s been taught, but the impact as she hits the floor makes her see … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage

Sparty Winner for Entertainment Coverage: Lia Grabowski Taking lives in war and risking your life to save an animal’s. These are on opposite ends of the spectrum, yet Sea Shepherd Matt Smith switched from one to the other in a blink. “I guess it was an epiphany that killing is wrong,” Smith said. “Whatever the reason is—I’m sure there’s a reason out there—it’s wrong. I … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Entertainment Coverage

Sparty Winner for Sports Writing: John Grasty Getting a college scholarship is a dream for many athletes. However, the NCAA reports only 3 percent of the hundreds of thousands of high school basketball players get a scholarship to play college ball. To put themselves into this miniscule minority, a growing number have resorted to Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Sports Writing