Feature - 1st placeEmoni Austin, 11, passes the River East Building on her way home from school in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade)
Feature - 2nd placeDeb Amey, of Hilliard, shares a laugh with her granddaughter, Claire Capehart, 7, during a visit to Graeter's Ice Cream's new facility at 2136 Bethel Road in Columbus. (Shane Flanigan/ThisWeek Community News)
Feature - 3rd placeTaNeisha "Mammas" Wilson, 6, laughs as she swings at Ottawa Park in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
Feature - HMNoah Bellville (left) Alexander Weiss (center) and Benjamin Weiss, 12, use a AMA flight simulator during the 65th annual The Toledo Show: R/C Model Expo at the SeaGate Convention Centre. (Amy E. Voigt/The Blade)
Feature - HMBetty Cordle and her dog Bella enjoy a sunset cruise on their trike bike as they head back to their home in Lilly Chapel after taking a ride around town. Betty said she often takes a ride around town with Bella or sometimes takes the bike path that cuts through town to enjoy the evening. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st placeColumbus police officer Joshua Good drops off a birthday cake, flowers and gifts to Margaret Belcher at her house in Columbus. Belcher had her home broken into twice in two days last week. Belcher's birthday is tomorrow but officer Joshua Good has the day off. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placePrivate Sean Beavers sits with his daughter Elise Beavers during The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department Awards & Recognition Ceremony at St. Clements Hall in Toledo. Mr. Beavers was honored along with others in his unit with the Distinguished Unit Citation for actions at a structure fire at 3950 Airport Highway in February of last year. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade)
General News - 3rd placeAngie Darnell wipes a tear of joy after a plaque in memory of her late husband Captain Jack Darnell was hung during an open house for the refurbished Massillon Fire Station #3. The station will go back into service after being closed since May of 2012. Jack Darnell investigated the LaCusina Fire. (Scott Heckel/The Canton Repository)
Portrait - 1st placeAt age 74, graduating CCAD student Susanne Dotson poses for a photo in front of her art work at CCAD Beeler Gallery in Columbus. Susanne will graduate with a Masters of Fine Arts from CCAD in May, and this month, her quilt-like paintings that are meant to mix farm and fashion are on exhibit at Beeler Gallery. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd placeLindsey Bolar of Bond Hill stands in front of a projected 1958 photo of Reading Road in Avondale at the Enquirer studio in Cincinnati. Bolar ran the streets growing up, escaping an abusive stepfather and falling into a life of crime and nearly 40 years of heroin addiction, before "clarity came" while he served prison time in California. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Portrait - 3rd placeBrewmaster Colin Vent poses for a photo at Seventh Son Brewing Co. in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st placeSean Clawson (broom) and friend Seth Deere celebrates a sweep as Blue Jackets win against the Tampa Bay Lightning while watching it the R Bar in the Arena District. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeShakeela Fowler (center) helps motivate the rest of her Dayton Flyer teammates moments before the start of their game against the Saint Louis. (Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeDayton's Trey Landers is stunned after the Dayton Flyers lose 70-72 in overtime to the Rhode Island Rams at UD Arena. (Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - HMCincinnati Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig (66) returns to the dugout after lining out in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. After a long rain delay, the Reds held on to win 4-2. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HMColumbus Blue Jackets center Matt Duchene (95) celebrates scoring the game-winner with left wing Nick Foligno (71) during the second overtime of Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in Boston. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st placeA member of the Springfield Fire Division sifts through the smoldering remains of a 1981 Corvette that was destroyed in a detached garage fire on Snyder Street. (Bill Lackey/Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd placeWorkers look down a sinkhole that has closed North Detroit Avenue at Fernwood Avenue in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd placeGreg Noll carries a sandbag to help seal off doorways to prevent flooding at the Mercer Health's Doctors' Urgent Care in Celina. (Daniel Melograna/The Daily Standard)
Sports - 1st placeThe ball comes loose as Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez (7) attempts to tag out Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain (6) stealing the eighth inning at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - 2nd placeDeSales' Thomas Sauer fields a ground ball during a game against Watterson at St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus. (Shane Flanigan/ThisWeek Community News)
Sports - 3rd placeWorthington Kilbourne's Ava Hayes (16) attempts to catch a hit by Thomas Worthington but slams into the wall as the ball goes over the fence. (Alex Conrath/ThisWeek Newspapers)
Sports - HMCincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) is tagged out at the home plate by Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro in the first inning at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - HMSt. Francis DeSales' Kaitlyn Murray (15) watches her teammate swing in the top of the ninth inning against Bishop Watterson at Ridgeview Middle School. (Alex Conrath/ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 1st placeJenella Hodel carries a drip torch through part of the dune during a prescribed fire at Wildwood Preserve Metropark in Toledo. MetroParks Toledo staff set the controlled burn on a dune near the Manor House and two smaller areas. These burns are conducted every two years in prairie and savanna areas to eliminate evasive plants. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
Story - 2nd placeFamily members of Ruben Herrera a local activist gather at a make shift memorial at the statehouse during a Celebration of Life Service that begun at the statehouse April 13. Family and friends held a rally then marched to the Broad Street United Methodist Church as part of his memorial service. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd placeZac Powhida lays on the ground after 'dying' during a mock drunk driving crash at Springfield High School. The mock car crash is to scare students from driving distracted or drunk ahead of prom and graduation season. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
