First Place
Patrick Smith, freelance for The Baltimore Sun
Hellish Ending: Zach Gascho (1005) of Catoctin looks down at his teammate Garrett Buckley (1002) after he and other runners collapsed after finishing the Boys’ Class 2A Maryland MPSSAA Cross Country State Championships at Hereford High School on Nov. 10, 2012, in Parkton, Md. Buckley finished the race in 33rd place, while their team went on to finish in 26th overall.
Second Place
John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Game Tied: Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin celebrates his game tying 3rd period goal during the Boston Bruins defeat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime in game 6 of the first round of the NHL playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington.
Third Place
John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Scored: McLean’s Joey Sullivan celebrates after scoring the winning run as McLean defeats Madison 1-0 in 14 innings at McLean High School in McLean, Va.
Award of Excellence
John W. Poole, National Public Radio
Libya Golf: Kids participate in a golf tournament at a golf course in Juliana, a neighborhood in Benghazi, Libya. Mohammed Nagi, 13, hits a shot from the fairway – from a piece of astroturf he carries around with him. Most Libyans are under 25, and they will continue to experience the effects of the revolution.
Award of Excellence
Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Near Miss: First lady Michelle Obama recoils from an errant swing of a boy as they play mini-tennis during a “Let’s Move! event at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Feb. 11, 2012.
Award of Excellence
Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images
We Were Penn State: A man stares at the site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood after it was removed 6 months after his death by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.