Feature - 1st place - Koda Himes, 2, of Sylvania plays under a parachute during a dance party for kids ages 2-5 at the King Road Library in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Aaron Hoegner, University of Toledo freshman, walks through steam and 24 degree weather past the Ottawa House West residence hall at the University of Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Evening light pours through the atrium of the Fine & Performing Arts Center at Owens Community College in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Norma Bonvechio laughs as she reminisces about the family's trusty 1998 Chrysler Towne & Country LXI, affectionately dubbed, "The Nana Van" in New Philadelphia. She said, "it's like we lost the family dog!" (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
General News - 1st place - Thousands of Michigan students and Ann Arbor residents hold a candle light vigil for the Michigan State University students that were killed shooting, at the Diag at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Tracey Conley, the mother of Isabell Conley, 12, grieves as the man who hit and killed her daughter is sentenced to six months in jail. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 3rd place - Violet Marks, 10, prays during an Ash Wednesday service at Blessed Sacrament in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Father Steven Paliwoda poses for a portrait before Saturday evening liturgy at St Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Rossford. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Sharon Maish of Maish Meadow Farm & Preserve holds one of her Speckled Sussex Chickens in the barn where they are kept. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Norwalk players celebrate their 40-30 victory as Rogers’ Amare Rayford (35) and Savana Uzoigwe (15) exit the court following their regional semifinal game at Mansfield High School. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Students from Hathaway Brown cheer on their classmates during the Division II state swimming tournament in Canton. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Fans go wild behind Toledo Walleye forward Riley McCourt (left) and forward Brett McKenzie as they celebrate a goal in an ECHL hockey game against the Iowa Heartlanders at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - A Garaway boys basketball fan is ejected from the Division III sectional final game against Coshocton after heckling referees in Sugarcreek. According to Garaway's Athletic Director, one of the two men standing at left, stepped onto the court during play. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - 1st place - New Philadelphia Fire Department Captain Steve Wright establishes incident command at the scene of a mobile home fire on 11th Street NW, in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports - 1st place - Toledo’s Setric Millner, Jr., gets fouled by Akron’s Trendon Hankerson during a game at UT’s Savage Arena in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Toledo Walleye forward Trenton Bliss (18) breaks his stick while trying to make a shot against the Wheeling Nailers in an ECHL hockey game at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Toledo’s Quinesha Lockett drives to the basket despite her hair in her face as Buffalo’s Zakiyah Winfield trails on defense during a game at UT’s Savage Arena in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - HM - Napoleon Wildcats’ Jacob Aguilar tries to gain an advantage against Perrysburg Yellowjackets’ Wynston Denkins in the 150-pound championship match during the Northern Lakes League wrestling tournament at Northview High School in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - A tear falls down a girls face during a candle light vigil for students that were killed in a shooting, at the Diag at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Scenes from the Night to Shine prom at the Laurencevlle Church of God. Night to Shine is a complimentary event for people with special needs hosted by local churches around the world. The event is open to anyone living with disabilities, ages 14 and older. The evening event included a red carpet entrance, limousine rides, dancing, karaoke, a catered dinner, a crowning ceremony where every honored guest will receive a crown or tiara, and more. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
