The winners in each category for 2008 were:

General Excellence: 1^st place, Dave Lafortune and Justine Masse, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 2^nd place, the staff, The Warrior Call, Nokomis Regional High School; 3^rd place, Lydia McOscar, Jennifer Tsang and Morgan Herrell, RamPage, Bangor High School; Honorable Mentions, the staff, Houlton High Times, Houlton High School, and Ramblings, Deering High School.

Feature Writing: 1^st place, Julia Butler and Richie Kennedy, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 2^nd place, Riley Brayley, Eagle Times, Bonny Eagle High School; 3^rd place, Min Hwang, RamPage, Bangor High School.

Editorial and Opinion Writing: 1^st place, Kira Pilot, RamPage, Bangor High School; 2^nd place, Taylor Gould, The Warrior Call, Nokomis High School, and Chelsea Paul, The Inside, Orono High School; Honorable Mention, Max Rush, Houlton High Times, Houlton High School.

Arts Reviews: 1^st place, Taylor Gould, The Warrior Call, Nokomis Regional High School; 2^nd place, Kira Pilot, RamPage, Bangor High School, and Anders Nielsen, Ramblings, Deering High School; Honorable Mention, Marielle Fava, WoRD/Times Record, Morse High School.

Layout & Design: 1^st place, Jiyeon Kim and Megan Hedrich, Ramblings, Deering High School; 2^nd place, The Staff, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 3^rd place, The Staff, The Warrior Call, Nokomis Regional High School; Honorable Mention, Lydia McOscar, Jennifer Tsang and Thomas McOscar, RamPage, Bangor High School.

News Writing: 1^st place, Maureen Quinn, Ramblings, Deering High School; 2^nd place, Kellie Fisher, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 3^rd place, Ben Austin and Mandi Bubar, Houlton High Times, Houlton High School; Honorable Mention, Hanna Cyrus, The Inside, Orono High School.

Photography: 1^st place, Taylar Donaldson, The Warrior Call, Nokomis Regional High School; 2^nd place, Mindy Charest and Richie Kennedy, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 3^rd place, Steven Lee, Ramblings, Deering High School, and Sarah Nichols, RamPage, Bangor High School.

Sports Writing: 1^st place, Nick Devlin, Ramblings, Deering High School; 2^nd place, Nathan Valliere, The Roar, Biddeford High School; 3^rd place, Chelsea Allen, WoRD/Times Record, Ararat High School; Honorable Mention, Ben Austin, Houlton High Times, Houlton High School.

Editorial Cartoon: 1^st place, Jayson Chandler, The Warrior Call, Nokomis Regional High School; 2^nd place, Mike Howatt, RamPage, Bangor High School, and Abe Carmichael, Houlton High Times, Houlton High School.