Class of 2010 alumni captured two first-place and one second-place SPJ Region 1 Mark of Excellence awards today for work they did while students on the NYCity News Service and The Local hyperlocal news site the CUNY J-School produces in collaboration with The New York Times.

“Big Goals For Sled Hockey Team,” a video by Christopher Schuetze and Samantha Stark, received first place honors in the Online Sports Reporting category.

A multimedia report Andrea Swalec produced for The Local, “After Apartment Fire, a Tale of Two Families,” won first place in the Online News Reporting category.

The Spring 2010 Craft II section led by Dody Tsiantar placed second in the same category for the “Industry NYC” project.

“The two first-place winners are eligible for national SPJ awards, so hopefully there will be more good news to come,” News Service Director Jere Hester said.