FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis earned second place honors in the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards.

The story took second in the sports feature’s digital division.

Writing for EDPSoccer.com, Lewis wrote about Real Jersey goalkeeper Aaron Lefkowitz’s not for profit organization to help seniors – Real Jersey Goalkeeper Creates Not-For-Profit as Boost to Senior Community.

Here is a link to the story:

https://www.edpsoccer.com/post/real-jersey-goalkeeper-creates-not-for-profit-as-boost-to-senior-community

Kimberlee Bongard of Patch.com earned first-place honors for her story “Central Regional Wrestler Continues Family Legacy At Lakewood HS.”

Award ceremonies were held at the Bernard Kilgore Center in Princeton, N.J. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.