14 Colorado Press Association awards, including seven first-place honors, plus the 2026 Damon Runyon Award.
2026 DAMON RUNYON AWARD
The Denver Foundation · May 2026
Awarded through The Denver Press Club's John C. Ensslin and Bruce Goldberg Journalism Scholarship program in recognition of commitment to journalism, quality of reporting, and engagement in the field.
2025 BETTER NEWS MEDIA CONTEST
Colorado Press Association · Awards presented August 2026
11 awards · 5 first-place · 3 second-place · 3 third-place honors
Best Feature Story — 1st Place · Student-Journalists
Officer Underwood Puts Students First
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Column — 1st Place · College
Committed: Kaige Kennedy
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Feature Photograph — 1st Place · College
Two-Step With a Golden
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Photograph — 1st Place · College
Across the Line
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Photograph — 1st Place · Photo & Design
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Feature Story — 2nd Place · Student-Journalists
Meet Your Neighbor: Rosalyn Murillo
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Column — 2nd Place · College
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Photograph — 2nd Place · College
Calm Before the Throw
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Feature Story — 3rd Place · Student-Journalists
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Column — 3rd Place · College
Elise Cranny Joins NHS Hall of Fame
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Photograph — 2nd Place · College
Friday Night Glory
Left Hand Valley Courier
2024 BETTER NEWS MEDIA CONTEST
Colorado Press Association · Awards presented August 2025
3 awards · 2 first-place · 1 second-place
Best News Story — 1st Place · College
Niwot's Alison Steele Tackles the NYC Marathon
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best Sports Column — 1st Place · College
Niwot Cross Country Sweeps Titles at Desert Twilight XC Festival
Left Hand Valley Courier
Best News Story — 2nd Place · College
"Play Misty for Me" - My Blue Sky Debuts Rock & Rails
Left Hand Valley Courier