Feature - 1st place Henrietta Pfeifer has run the Mid Ohio Historical Doll and Toy Museum in Canal Winchester since 1984. The museum features thousands of dolls spanning more than a hundred years. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place Kaleigha Diamond and Alexis Milan? enter the elevator to take the main stage of the Akron Pride Drag Battle & Show at the Akron Civic Theatre. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Feature - 3rd place Lochlan "Lucky" Howard, 13, of New Albany, practices Irish dancing at The Academy in Westerville. Lucky recently returned from Scotland after winning his third world championship for Irish dancing in his age group. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM Roger Clemans, a welding student at the Springfield-Clark CTC, cuts a piece of scrap metal for his team's sculpture during the 6th Annual Welding Rodeo. The Welding Rodeo is a competition amongst the Junior and Senior Welding class. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 1st place Tammy Green wipes tears from her eyes after speaking in Knox County Common Pleas Court. Green was sentenced to jail for her involvement in an Amish buggy crash while intoxicated. (Joshua Morrison / Freelance)
General News - 2nd place Melanie Prechel of Gahanna holds a cross and chain while singing and praying as representatives from 40 different churches gather for their monthly dinner and worship at the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church. The group was preparing for the One Night Columbus all-city worship night at the Ohio Expo Center. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place A prescribed fire was conducted at Wolf Run Regional park. Greg Pifer, a volunteer, walks through the tall grass, setting a back fire. Burns such as this are designed to manage invasive plants and restore nutrients to the soil. A total of 23 acres were burned. (Joshua Morrison / Freelance)
Portrait - 1st place As the CAPA summer film series prepares for its 49th season, we take a look at the Ohio Theatre projectionist, Vince Cirivello, who practices the rapidly disappearing art of dealing with 35mm film reels rather than digital productions. CAPA tries to present as many of its films as possible in 35mm formats. Cirivello is seen between a reel of 35mm film and the heat exhaust on a large projector. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place Opera Columbus production of "Orphée et Eurydice," features performers Siman Chung (portraying Orphée, right) and Marcy Richardson (portraying Amour). (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place James Abrams hammers metal in his forge in Zanesville recently. Abrams creates a variety of metal items and sells them under the name Hillbilly Bling. (Chris Crook / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Sports - 1st place June - 1st place Sports Leah Klafczynski/Akron Beacon Journal Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is fouled by Indiana Pacers center Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The foul was later changed to a flagrant 1. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place Cincinnati Reds right fielder Phillip Ervin (27) is unable to reach a fly ball in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - 3rd place Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Jared Hughes (48) leaps to avoid colliding with catcher Tucker Barnhart (16) after making a catch in foul territory in the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Milwaukee won 6-5. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - HM LIU Brooklyn's Jashaun Agosto grabs a big rebound during the 2nd half of action against Radford in the NCAA First Four game hosted by the University of Dayton. Radford defeated LIU 71-61 (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - 1st place Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (3) is doused by starting pitcher Sal Romano (47) after hitting a two-run, walk-off home run to give the Reds a 9-7 win against the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 2nd place Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno (71) celebrates with Artemi Panarin (9) after Panaarin scored the game winning goal in overtime against Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor and center fielder Rajai Davis celebrate their win after a double-play ended the ninth inning of Opening Day against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Indians won the game 3-2. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Spot News - 1st place Exhausted Lisbon firefighters take a quick break as they talk with Assistant Chief Kurt Gresh about the stubborn fire in the roof. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 2nd place Lynn Palmer and her husband lost another home to fire. A couple who lost their home in January to fire have now lost the barn, which they recently have been living in. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd place College Township firefighter inspects the scene of a car crash in the 19800 block of Coshocton Road. This vehicle was traveling eastbound, when the driver lost control, went off the road, striking an embankment, hitting a tree, a utility pole and another tree before overturning. (Joshua Morrison / Freelance)
Story - 1st place Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) scores a goal on Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) behind defenseman Ryan Murray (27) during the first period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place Notre Dame players celebrate their win on a three-pointer by guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) following the NCAA Women's Final Four championship game against the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs at Nationwide Arena. Notre Dame won 61-58 to claim their second national championship. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place Jenn Kiser and Will Martin console their newborn, Dominic, while he fusses at their home in Akron. The couple was finally able to bring him home from the MICU as he battled withdrawal symptoms from methadone, a clinically administered opioid that eases cravings for heroin, Jenn was prescribed throughout her pregnancy to help her stay clean. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - HM Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno (71) celebrates with Artemi Panarin (9) after Panaarin scored the game winning goal in overtime against Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
