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Perla Trevizo was named ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Journalist of the Year for her work as the Star’s border and immigration reporter, and the Star’s Kelly Presnell was honored as ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Photographer of the Year for the second year in a row.

The awards were announced Sept. 28, with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥paper of the Year honors — calculated from awards won in advertising as well as journalism categories — going to the Navajo Times for non-daily and the Herald/Review for daily.

The Star’s other honors in the ANA’s 2019 Better ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥papers Contest were:

First places, staff:

Reporting and newswriting excellence.

Page design excellence.

Editorial page excellence.

Supplement or magazine.

ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥paper website (ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.com).

First places, individuals:

Best team, sport or sports beat coverage, Norma Gonzalez (Pima football).

Best sports column, Greg Hansen (“ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ superfanâ€�).

Best column, analysis or commentary: David Fitzsimmons (“Monastery-turned-sanctuary truly extraordinary�).

Best column, feature or criticism, David Fitzsimmons (“Y.O.T.O. backs youths’ dreams, despite homelessness�).

Best multimedia storytelling, Perla Trevizo (“Passports to the American Dream,� reported from Guatemala).

Best feature photograph, Mike Christy (“Cloud walk�).

Best feature photo layout or photo story, Kelly Presnell (“New border dynamic presents quandary no wall can solve�).

Second places, individuals:

Best headline, Dave Ord (assorted headlines).

Best news story, Caitlin Schmidt (“4 suspect ID’d here after tests on shelved rape kits.�)

Best team, sport or sports beat coverage, Caitlin Schmidt (“Athletes investigated at the UA�).

Enterprise reporting, Emily Bregel (“Evictions: No roof, no relief�).

Best column, analysis or commentary, Tim Steller (“The Chomsky outrage�).

Best column, feature or criticism, Greg Hansen (“A miracle and a young man named Brian saved my son’s life�).

Online coverage of breaking news, Caitlin Schmidt and Shaq Davis (“Local man indicted in killing of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ girlsâ€�).

Best news photograph, Kelly Presnell (“Vigil for murdered student�).

Best sports photograph, Kelly Presnell (“Looming clouds�).

Best feature photograph, Mamta Popat (“Late snow�).

Third places, individuals:

Best news story, Caitlin Schmidt and Shaq Davis (“Inmate, 36, indicted in deaths of two girls�).

Best feature story, Perla Trevizo (with Fernanda Echavarri of Latino USA), (“30 days to be a family�).

Best column, analysis or commentary, Sarah Garrecht Gassen (“Growing Pima County�).

Best column, feature or criticism, David Fitzsimmons (“What good cops do�).

Best multimedia storytelling, Perla Trevizo (“Shifting trends: How do you secure the border when migrants are just turning themselves in?�).

Best sports photograph, Kelly Presnell (“Timeout!�).

Best feature photograph, Mamta Popat (“Brain surprise�).

Advertising contest

Also, in the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥papers Association’s 2019 Excellence in Advertising Contest, the Star received four awards including first place in general excellence; first place in most effective use of small space, Alexis Walters; first place for best animated online ad, Jay Walsh; and third place for best color ad, Alexis Walters.