The New Zealand Sports Journalists Association Inc has announced the finalists for the 2009 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards sponsored by SPARC.

More than 220 entries were received across the 13 categories. One of the category winners will go on to take the Supreme SPARC Sports Journalist of the Year title plus a cash prize of $2,000.

The winners will be announced at the TP McLean Awards Dinner at the Spencer on Byron Hotel in Auckland on Friday, December 04.

Four previous supreme award winners are among this year's finalists - Dylan Cleaver (Herald on Sunday), Andrew Cornaga (Photosport), Wynne Gray (New Zealand Herald), Marc Hinton (Fairfax Media) and Phil Reid (Dominion Post).

A new category introduced for the first time in 2009 is the SPARC/NZSJA Sports Journalism Scholarship which provides two young journalists a $1,000 cash prize plus a week in Wellington and Auckland, spending time with key sports leaders and organisations to gain a wider understanding of sports governance in New Zealand.

The finalists for the 2009 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards are:

The Golf House Award for Sports News Print Wynne Gray New Zealand Herald Geoff Longley The Press Jonathan Millmow Dominion Post Gregor Paul Herald on Sunday

The Golf House Award for Sports News Broadcast Hamish McKay TV3 Michelle Pickles TV3 Craig Stanaway TVNZ

Wilson Award for Sports Radio Matt Gunn Radio Sport, Auckland Willie Lose Newstalk ZB, Auckland Nigel Yalden Newstalk ZB, Hamilton

Telecom Award for Sports Television Michael Holland TVNZ Hamish McKay TV3 Michelle Pickles TV3 Craig Stanaway TVNZ

Millennium Hotels Award for Sports Column/Opinion Michael Burgess TVNZ Michele Hewitson New Zealand Herald Martin Tasker TVNZ

Steinlager Award for Sports Feature Writing - Magazines Marc Hinton Fairfax Media Gregor Paul Herald on Sunday Robert Tighe Freelance Auckland

Steinlager Award for Sports Feature Writing - Newspapers Dylan Cleaver Herald on Sunday Tracey Cooper Waikato Times Greg Ford Sunday Star-Times

New Zealand Herald DJ Cameron Young Writer Award Simon Plumb North Shore Times Simon Walster Truth Weekender Sam Worthington Dominion Post

SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Reporting Pete Cronshaw TVNZ 20/20 Michael Holland TVNZ Jamie Troughton Bay of Plenty Times

SPARC Award for Sports Photography Portfolio Andrew Cornaga Photosport Auckland Dave Lintott Freelance Wellington Phil Walter Getty Images Auckland

SPARC Award for Sports Photography - Best Single Photo Andrew Cornaga Photosport Auckland Phil Walter Getty Images Auckland

SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Photography Peter Drury Waikato Times Brett Phibbs New Zealand Herald Phil Reid Dominion Post

SPARC/NZSJA Sports Journalism Scholarship Aaron Lawton Sunday News Dana Johannsen New Zealand Herald Sam Worthington Dominion Post Penny Ydgren TV3