Feature - 1st place - A commuter makes her way to the Capital Plaza parking garage via an elevated walkway at sunset. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Tammy Myers and Mary Guinn bear the brunt of the wind and low temperatures while crossing S. High St. in Columbus. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Pastor Grant Eckhart places ashes on Marilyn Elliott's forehead during drive-up Ash Wednesday at Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Michael Copella delivers a hot meal for Lois Hamon who suffers from multiple sclerosis and is confined to her bed. The volunteer work done he does for Life Care Alliance is vital for Mrs. Hamon's well being. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
General News - 2nd place - Nancy McDermott, 84, center, keeps her hand over her heart as she and other mourners watch the funeral processional for Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins pass by Wixey Bakery in South Toledo. After winding its way through the city, the processional ended at Toledo's Rosary Cathedral for a funeral Mass. (Katie Rausch / The (Toledo) Blade)
General News - 3rd place - Far right Jeff Dempsey, president and COO of St. Charles, leads a tour of the new Mercy Behavioral Health Institute at St. Charles Hospital in Oregon, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Artist Aminah Robinson in her studio called the Sanctuary at her house in Columbus. Aminah was celebrating her 75th birthday with a exhibit celebrating her story telling art work. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Tierna Oxenreider, 10, of Reynoldsburg will be fencing at the Arnold Sports Festival and will helping out at the Kids Expo. Oxenreider poses for a photo at the Royal Arts Fencing Academy in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Lee McPhail a 5th generation farmer who is upset his farm taxes have doubled. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - A young fan takes delight in a fight as Toledo Walleye player Shane Sims (24) goes down after being punched by Wheeling Nailers player Patrick McGrath (13) during the second period of their hockey game at the Huntington Center. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - The Westerville South bench reacts during a game against Dublin Jerome in Westerville. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Kaylea Dillion fences while Alex Hill and Sarah Davis watch at the Royal Arts Fencing Academy in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Kelly Felicijan and Jake Williams comfort each other near the smoking remains of barn where Felicijan's five horse, a goat and a cat were killed at Morgan Valley Sport Horses in Rock Creek. (William A. West / AshtabulaCurrent.com)
Spot News - 2nd place - No one was apparently home when a fire of undetermined origin destroyed a home in Elkrun Township. A passing motorist reported at 2:29 a.m. the one-story wood-frame home was fully engulfed in flames. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd place - Firefighters try to control a blaze in the 700 block of West Main Street in Louisville at the Time Out Bar. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports - 1st place - Toledo Walleye player Tyler Barnes (7) gets twisted up making a play on the puck against Wheeling Nailers player David Makowski (9) during the first period of their hockey game at the Huntington Center. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - The Miami Redhawks react after hearing the outcome of the referee's call during the first half against Kent State. Kent State would edge the Redhawks for a 61-60 win. (Jenna Watson / Kentwired.com)
Sports - 3rd place - Sheridan's Connor Dupler and West Muskingum's Caleb Dupler fall to the court for a loose ball during a game at West Muskingum High School. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Story - 1st place - Robin Sylvester (Ophelia Burn), left, and Kerstin Kitner (Sybil Disturbance) of the Chemical Valley Rollergirls, let out a cheer after the National Anthem is played as they ready to take on the Glass City Rollers at the International Boxing Club in Oregon. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Mayor Michael Coleman in his dressing room drinking Red Bull before his final State of the City speech at the Palace Theatre . The mayor commented the only time he drinks Red Bull is for State of the City speech. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Attendees stand as the casket containing Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins is brought into Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
