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Photography takes top honors at Better Newspapers contest

The California Newspaper Publishers Association's Better Newspapers Contest has honored the Willow Glen Resident and its sister newspapers for outstanding journalism in 2005.

Photographer Vicki Thompson captured first place for her photo essay "Upper Cut," which chronicled the life of professional kickboxer Gary Owens. The newspaper also received a certificate of achievement for the sports feature "An Ace" by staff writer Meghan O'Hare.

According to the newspaper association's website, "The Better Newspapers Contest is an annual newsroom competition that is sponsored by CNPA for the purpose of recognizing the most outstanding journalistic achievements published by daily and weekly California newspapers in one calendar year."

Awards were given out at a luncheon July 15.

Other winners from the Silicon Valley Community Newspapers group were:

Second place, photo essay--"Measuring Up," by Sean Penello, The Campbell Reporter;

Certificate of achievement, editorial--The Campbell Reporter;

First place, photo essay--"Miracle ears," by George Sakkestad, Saratoga News;

First Place, sports story--"Hot Wheels," by Jennifer McLain, Los Gatos Weekly-Times;

First place, feature story--"McHost with the McMost," by Lisa Sibley, Los Gatos Weekly-Times;

First place, page layout and design, The Los Gatos Weekly-Times;

Certificate of achievement, general excellence, The Los Gatos Weekly-Times;

Certificate of achievement, sports story, The Los Gatos Weekly-Times;

Certificate of achievement, sports coverage-- Saratoga News;

Certificate of achievement, editorial pages-- Saratoga News;

First place, page layout and design--Rose Garden Resident;

Second place, investigative/enterprise reporting--Almaden Resident.