Joe Ginley Wins Two CSC Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest District Awards

5/13/2026 5:35:00 PM | By: Jamie Dailey '22, SID Assistant

Joe Ginley, Sports Information Director At John Carroll, Wins Two CSC Fred Stabley Sr Writing Contest District Awards From 2025 Calendar Year

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – The John Carroll University Sports Information Department have been honored for a few achievements to close out the 2025-2026 year.

A total of four articles written for JCU Athletics have earned recognition from the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Joe Ginley '16, Sports Information Director at John Carroll University has won two CSC Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest awards in District Four, while the other two articles were named District Runner-Up. All four pieces were written by Ginley.

The Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest recognizes top writing and storytelling from current 2025-26 CSC members in seven different categories from the 2025 calendar year across all divisions.

These categories include athlete profile, coach/administrator profile, event coverage, general feature/blog, historical feature, season recap/preview, social justice/diversity & inclusion, and student submissions.

District winners will advance to the national ballot, with national winners in each of the eight categories to be announced later this month. For the second straight year, the contest was split into College and Division I divisions, allowing the recognition of the work done by members from smaller offices without as much time to devote to longer feature writing.

This marks the third straight year that the Sports Information Department at JCU has secured four District accolades.

The first District winner for JCU featured #9 John Carroll Football defeating #2 Mount Union in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Football Playoffs in the event coverage category.

Read the full story here: #9 John Carroll Defeats #2 Mount Union in Colossal Playoff Victory

The second District award was in the Social Justice/Diversity category. A Black History Month Feature, the piece profiled the life of Burrell Shields '52.

Read the full story here: Black History Month Feature: Burrell Shields '52

John Carroll secured a District runner-up in the general feature/blog category, writing about Emily Taylor '15, '20G, who was a standout JCU basketball player and later returned as an academic advisor, while coaching for the Blue Streaks.

Read the full story here: Alumni Athlete Spotlight: Emily Taylor '15, '20G

John Carroll's second District runner-up was in the historical feature category, the full story of how Tony DeCarlo guided the 1975 men's wrestling program to JCU's only national championship squad.

Read the full story here: 50 Years Later: How Cleveland Kids Realized DeCarlo's Dream of a National Championship

This is a tremendous honor and accomplishment for Joe Ginley and the rest of the JCU Sports Information Department, who continue to do a fantastic job at telling the stories of JCU Athletics throughout the year.

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