Feature - 1st placeTom Deckelman ducks as a Canada goose attacks him while he jogs in the rain at Olander Park, in Sylvania. Deckelman was out for a run when the goose went after him defending the nearby nest its' mate was building. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Feature - 2nd placeLincoln impersonator Rick Miller (right) of Cranberry Township, Pa. takes a photo of himself with a bust of Lincoln while Steve Wood (left) of Claremont NH. looks on in the Governors ceremonial office at the Statehouse. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd placeOlentangy Orange senior Scott Fulton catches some air as he flies a massive kite on the hill at the Alum Creek Below Dam Area. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMPerforming aerial arts on an aerial silk at Goodale Park Emily Standfield's dog Junebug looks on with some concern as she uses her upper body strength to hang, twist, tumble and float through the air. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
General News - 1st placeDr. Joan Nerderman conducts an eye exam on WIlliam Cameron, at the Faith Mission Outreach Eye Clinic. Cameron has been homeless for several years and relies on the free clinic for assistance with his glaucoma. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeDavid Jackson (left), with Smoot Construction, backs his truck to load a Tyrannosaurus behind the Manatee Coast at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd placeDaila Wilson waves goodbye as she and Acaria Watkins other best friends Raeven Johnson (right) and Dyesha Banks say their final farewells to Watkins during the funeral for the 16-year-old at Diehl-Whittaker Funeral Service. Also pictured is Watkins' cousin Calvinity Jones, pink jacket at far right. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HMMariah Jones, 4, looks up to Reverend Lee Anne Reat as she breaks bread for communion during the Easter Sunday service at the corner of Central and Broad Street in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. The service, hosted by the St. Johns Episcopal Church, invites anyone who would like to attend and is held outdoors in an empty lot. Reverend Lee Anne Reat, the vicar of St. Johns, hosts the service every Sunday at the same corner. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st placeGahanna track athletes Sara Richards, Daniella Johnson and Sami Shaw pose for a portrait at Gahanna Lincoln High School. The three are returners on the relay team. Last October, the fourth member of the relay team, senior Dominae Gaston, was shot and killed. Now, the runners touch a picture of Dominae that hangs in the locker room before heading out to the track. "I always think it's nice to see her face around," Shaw said. "You have to do your best because you never know when it's going to be your last race." (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Portrait - 2nd placeEight-year-old chess player Christopher Shen of Powell is preparing to compete in the upcoming chess Supernationals in Tennessee. Though only having played the past two years, Shen is one of the top players in his age group. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd placeBob Hart, 88, and Lona Sager, 79, pose for a photograph near the piano where they first met at their retirement community Sunrise Living Center in Gahanna. The pair met recently when Bob was drawn to Lona's piano playing and since then they have been inseparable around the community. Although mostly platonic since both have memory issues, their relationship revolves around eating together, singing together and laughing all day. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st placeCleveland Indians Nick Swisher funnels through a wave of high-fives after being introduced on Opening Day at Progressive Field before the game against the New York Yankees. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeColumbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson (7), Brandon Dubinsky (17) and Artem Anisimov (42) celebrate Johnson's third period goal during a NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators at Nationwide Arena. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeThe Ohio State University tennis team poses for a victory photo taken by friends and family after their home win over Wisconsin. The win is the team's 164th home victory and is the longest active among all Division I sports. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Sports Feature - HMColumbus Clippers radio broadcast team of Ryan Mitchell (left) and Scott Leo, look at the local radar while letting listeners know that the game was postponed due to inclement weather at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st placeHome owner Tim Neal, 65, watches and records footage with a video camera from his front door as Lorain police investigate the scene of a crash the occurred in his front yard at 328 8th Street in Lorain. Witnesses stated that a car chase resulted in the crash before one man was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Neal's Toyota RAV4 and his wife's motorized wheelchair in its trunk were damaged when it was struck by the Chrysler Sebring. (Sam Greene / The (Lorain) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 2nd placeYvonne Mayfield, 58, is lifted from a boat by Akron Firefighters rescued her from her North Valley Street home after a water main break flooded the area near North Street in Akron. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 1st placeField High School first baseman Macklin Coleman goes into the fence trying unsuccessfully to catch a foul ball hit by Manchester's Jacob Baumgarner in the first inning of a game in New Franklin. (Michael Chritton / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd placeRyan Prendergast (6) of Springfield loses his sunglasses as he dives to catch a ball in the outfield during a game at Centerville. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 3rd placeClippers pitcher David Huff (15) throws a pitch in the top of the seventh inning of the minor league baseball game at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HMColumbiana’s Navi Kaur is safe at home as she collides with Sebring catcher, Kelsie Settle. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Story - 1st placeA Lincoln impersonator and Mary Lincoln impersonator head into the Ohio Statehouse for a tour. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd placeWorld War II Army veteran Chuck Gaiser, of Radcliffe, Ohio, stands at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Gaiser came with more than 70 veterans and their guardians to see the memorial with Honor Flight Columbus. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 3rd placeSteve Meyer hangs onto sister Susan Meyer, both of Cincinnati, as they swing . (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
