Feature - 1st placeSteve Carter (left) and Josh Long ride through Ohio State's campus popping wheelies and ramping across stone walkways. Long is a professional BMX rider, and Carter is a guitarist in a band. They frequently ride indoors at The Flow Skatepark during the winter, but when the weather warms up, they take to the streets. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd placeNoelle Boyages (left) and Megan Webb (front center) perform in the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet rehearsal for the world premiere of Tom Gold's Joplin Jamboree at the Nan Klinger Excellence in Dance studio. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Feature - 3rd placeSnow collects inside the tiny, spidery branches of a Queen Anne's Lace plant inside Rocky River Reservation. According to the National Weather Service, more snow, 1-2 inches, is expected for the area. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
General News - 1st placeAttorney Rick Pitinii (left) comforts his client Michael Marteney after he agreed to a plea deal in Stark County Common Pleas Court in the death of Antoine Hodge, whom his stabbed 20 times. Marteney claimed self defense and was given 10 years. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
General News - 2nd placeFormer Ohio State football player James Cotton, who later went on to play for Atlanta, Chicago and Buffalo, arm wrestles 12 year-old Andrew Taylor, a sixth grader at Willow School in Slavic Village. Cotton, with help from the American Lung Association, taught students about the dangers of tobacco use. He expanded his message by giving examples of people making the right choices in life, and contrasted that by telling them about people in his life who have made the wrong decisions and the price they had to pay. (Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer)
General News - 3rd placeOhio Governor John Kasich listens to business leaders opinions during a "Tax Cut Town Hall" held at Crimson Cup Coffee and Tea in Columbus. The forum followed the introduction of the governor's new tax plan. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st placeMike Wilson and his fiancé Emma Rousculp are going to move into the Davis home, where Rachel Barezinsky was shot in 2006 while doing a Halloween prank. The house was bought by Emma's parents and the remodeling process has already started. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd placeOhio State student Tori Boggs is a world record holder in speed jumping and will be competing in the Arnold Sports Festival. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd placeLexi Kaufman, a student at Columbus State Community College, is a professional fitness bikini bodybuilder who will compete in the Bikini International event at the Arnold Sports Festival. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st placeBishop Hartley's Ronnie Bolden reacts after his third-place performance during the 100-yard butterfly during the OSHAA Division II swimming finals at C.T. Branin Natatatorium in Canton. Bolden held the lead for much of the race, falling behind in the final length. (Joshua A. Bickel / )
Sports Feature - 2nd placeHoover's Stephen Watson (left) is congratulated by head coach Matt Johnsen on the pool deck after Watson took first place in the 50 yard freestyle during the Division I district swim meet at Cleveland State University. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeIndiana Hoosiers guard Kevin Ferrell (11) protests a foul call in front of teammate Indiana Hoosiers forward Christian Watford (2) and Ohio Stateguard Aaron Craft (4) and guard Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (32) during a game at Value City Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st placeAkron Firefighter Paramedics help a shooting victim to a stretcher at the scene of a fatal shooting on Madison Ave. in Akron. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 2nd placeA late afternoon fire at the Garfield Road home of Dean and Leann Fain claimed the life of the family’s dog, although firefighters were able to save the family’s cat. After helping to revive the cat, Springfield firefighter ChrisWilson carries it to a friend’s car for transport it to the Darlington, Pa., Veterinary Clinic. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd placeMembers of the Springfield Fire Division extinguish the smoldering three alarm fire that destroyed the Carter Building on North Fountain Avenue in downtown Springfield. When the fire was extinguished the only thing left of the building owned by the Turner Foundation was the brick front wall along the sidewalk and it was demolished with a excavator for safety reasons. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st placeKent State's Stevie Mitcheff (left) on his way to a 3-2 win over Oklahoma State's Eddie Kilmara in a 125 pound match at the M.A.C. Center in Kent. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd placeColumbus Blue Jackets center Derek MacKenzie (24) and center Mark Letestu (10) celebrate MacKenzie's goal past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32), defenseman Rob Scuderi (7) and left wing Kyle Clifford (13) during the first period of their NHL game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd placePickerington North's Clay White enters the water on a dive in round two of the 2013 Division I state diving competition at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. White placed ninth. (Lorrie Cecil / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 1st placeSwimmers cheer on the racers in the girls 50 Yard Freestyle race during the OHSAA Division I swimming championships at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd placeKim Wilson checks her hair in the mirror as her mom Alice helps her get ready for the Access to Recreation Valentine's Day Dance at the Westerville Community Center. Kim and her boyfriend Lucas Kwarteng double dated with Ty Jackson and her boyfriend Sean O'Malley. Access to Recreation is a Westerville Parks and Recreation program that offers events for those with disabilities. (Lorrie Cecil / ThisWeek Newspapers)
