Congratulations!  Lancer Media won the “Sweepstakes Award” for the most winning entries in the annual Frederick News-Post awards program on April 23.

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Lancer Media took a selfie with the FNP's digital editor, Pete McCarthy

Here are the awards Linganore won:

Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing:

• First place: Beth Barnhart and Max Mullen
• Third place: (tie) Andrea Huston

Best Continuing Coverage:

• Third place: Kyle McFadden

Best Feature Story:

• Second place (tie): Kate Mannarino
• Honorable mention (tie): Kelly Angeletti and Erin Formulak

Best Profile Story:

• First place: Marissa de La Viez and Ross Hayek
• Third place: (tie) Olivia Goldstein
• Honorable mention (tie) Izzy Peterson

Best Column on an Education Subject:

• Third place: (tie) Erin Stewart
• Honorable mention (tie):  Hannah Jaffe, Izzy Peterson

Best Column on a State or National Subject:

• First place: Kate Mannarino
• Third place: (tie) Kobi Azoulay
• Honorable mention: Hannah Jaffe

Best Column Writing — Humor:

• Second place: Brennan Nolan
• Third place: Olivia DuBro

Best Review of Music, TV show, or Movie:

• First place: Ryan Stark
• Second place (tie): Jessica Steves
• Second place (tie): Rebecca Downs
• Third place: Erin Formulak & Caitlin Denny

Best Sports Story:

• Third place (tie): Kelly Angeletti
• Honorable mention (tie) Brennan Nolan

Best Sports Feature:

• First place: Angelica Burr
• Second place: Kyle McFadden

Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography:

• Third place: (tie) Julia Peigh

Best Newspaper Design:

• Second place: AmandaTapscott
• Third place: Kaycee Oland

Best Website:

• Third place: Linganore High School

Best Online Storytelling:

• First place: Isabella Marcellino
• Second place: Brennan Nolan, Kobi Azoulay and Ryan Stark

Best Online Blog/Column:

• First place: Olivia Goldstein

Sweepstakes Winner: 

• Linganore High School