Four Patch Editors Win Washington Press Association Awards

Winning coverage included the beginning of legalized gay marriage in Washington state and the military trial of Robert Bales, accused of a nighttime massacre in Afghanistan.

Posted Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 10:15 pm PT|Updated Tue, May 7, 2013 at 3:06 pm PT

Four Patch local editors were recognized Saturday for their work, winning awards in the Washington Press Association’s 2012 Communications Contest.

The winners in the daily newspapers category, honored at a luncheon at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, were:

•Brent Champaco, first place, breaking news, for on Lakewood-JBLM Patch.

•Brent Champaco, first place, sports features, for Curtis Girls' Improbable Run To A State Title on University Place Patch.

•Caitlin Moran, second place, social issues/religion/minority affairs, for First Licenses Issued as Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect on Redmond Patch.

•Caitlin Moran, second place, business/technology, for Businesses Adjust to Enhanced Enforcement of City Sign Code on Redmond Patch.

•April Chan, second place, education, for Industry Experts: Supply Not Meeting Demand for STEM-Educated Workers on Enumclaw Patch.

•Kendall Watson, third place, education, for ‘Emotional' School Board Regroups After Bond Election Failure on Mercer Island Patch.

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