Feature - 1st place - Henry Boachi (left) a graduate student from Ghana, makes a funny face for Annika Braimah, 7 months, as she is held by her mother Shannon Braimah at the International Student Picnic held at Richland Avenue Park in Athens. (Isaac Hale / Ohio University)
Feature - 2nd place - Professional wrestling fan and honorary official, Dorothy Brown, was ring side again this year at the Champaign County Fair's professional wrestling show keeping the wrestlers in check. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 3rd place - Members of the New Albany High School marching band and color guard hold up their instruments together before taking the field for the halftime show during their football opener in Reynoldsburg. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Brooke Egbert, 13, of Botkins sheds tears as she rests her head on her reserve champion market steer, realizing that she is moments away from selling him to the highest bidder at the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Matthew Sawchuk, 7, embraces his mother Jennifer, just after she finished the Pelotonia 100-mile ride for cancer awareness, in Columbus. Jennifer rode for Matthew's brother, Nicholas Sawchuk, 13, who is a two-and-a-half year survivor of brain cancer. Nicholas and his twin brother Benjamin were present at the race as well. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Kathy Wielfaert, (left) of West Toledo, walks away with two two gallon jugs of water in her arms at Central Catholic High School in Toledo. (Isaac Hale / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Deonna Jones, 19, poses for a photograph with her 4-month-old daughter Deonesty at the home of Jones' cousin Kirsten Turner where she is staying. Jones has been staying with different family and friends as she works to make a way for herself and her daughter. Monday was her first day at there new call center position in Hilliard. She is not considered homeless but could be under the new definition of homelessness proposed in a federal bill. Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Steve Stivers are sponsoring. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Reenactor Vincent Baird, of Level Green, poses for a portrait after the re-enactment of the Bushy Run Battle in Harrison City, PA. The battle was fought between the forces of King George III and a confederation of Native Americans. (Daniel Kubus / Ohio University)
Portrait - 3rd place - Middle West Spirits co-owners Ryan Lang (left) and Brady Konya made by accident a Honey Vanilla Bean Vodka that has been popular in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Tommy Smith, 19, of Johnstown, stands on his derby car during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the demolition derby at the Hartford Fair in Licking County. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community News)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Spectators watch from outside of Huntington Park as the Columbus Clippers take on the Indianapolis Indians in Columbus. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Darr Smith of Atlanta, Georgia pumps his fist crossing the finish line in celebration of a bronze medal 3rd place finish at the Junior Elite National Championships in West Chester, Ohio. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - HM - Columbus Clippers pitcher Danny Salazar delivers to the plate as a rainbow appears during the game between the Clippers and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Huntington Park. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Family members console Sanceia Jenkins as she's told the body of her nine-year-old son, Collin, has been recovered from Buck Creek. Collin vanished while swimming with his brothers and uncle in the creek. The Clark County water recovery team was called to the scene to search for the boy. Collin's body was found after more than an hour of searching. Collin is the third person to drown in Buck Creek in the past 10 years. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - Columbus police and firefighters respond to a lift truck that had tipped over on East Chittendon Avenue near Ohio State's campus. The truck was delivering shingles to the roof of an apartment building when it fell on its side. No one was hurt in the accident, but the apartment suffered significant exterior damage. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd place - Tristan Francis (left) hands belongings to Phillip Grimm that were salvaged from Francis' house in Canton. The residence caught fire the night before. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports - 1st place - Competitors battle for their line just after the start of the USA Triathlon Junior Elite National Championships at Voice of America park in West Chester, Ohio. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - 2nd place - Columbus Clippers left fielder Elliot Johnson (8) leaps but can't hang on to a home run by Toledo's Jordan Lennerton (12) as his glove comes off at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - Matt Williams of Troy soars over 120 ft during a training session at a private dirt track in Brookville, Ohio. Williams uses the track which is owned by a friend to hone his motorcross skills. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Story - 1st place - Just for today. That is the mantra helping Michele (left and front) through her recovery. Michele and her friend Angie (top right) began using methamphetamine together when Michele's son, Syncere, was a month old. Her brother Carl also began using when he moved in with Michele. Angie had moved in with the other two saying, "we started this together, now we're gonna finish it together. " (Jessica Phelps / Newark Advocate)
Story - 2nd place - Ohio State wide receiver Michael Thomas (3) scores a touchdown after a catch against Navy in the 4th quarter of their game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
