The Lincoln Journal Star earned 14 top-10 marks and the coveted triple crown award in the Associated Press Sports Editors' annual national contest for work its staff did in 2022.
The Journal Star's 14 top-10s were the most for any newspaper competing within the same size division, and was one of four papers in its division to win the triple crown award.
To win the triple crown, a newspaper must be judged as top 10 in its circulation category in three of the four categories: digital, print portfolio, event coverage and projects.
The last time the Journal Star won a traditional triple crown award was in 2016, back when the categories were daily sections, Sunday sections and special sections.