Feature - 1st place(From left) Elizabeth Williams, Angelina Williams and Juliet Haskett draw faces on glass with dry erase crayons in the Making Faces exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art. (Thomas Levinson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd placeThe bright afternoon sun casts shadows of a leafless tree and Adam Lambert, executive chef of Bar Cento, onto a red wall on W. 25th Street in Ohio City. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Feature - 3rd placeStanding on a frozen portion of Mirror Lake, freshmen Luke Kollin, of Cleveland, and Emily George, of Cincinnati, spend time with fellow freshmen Jeremy Devine, of Potomac, Md. and David Edwards, of Novi, Mich. (not pictured). The four live in the same dorm, Drackett Tower, at Ohio State and decided to test the stability of the lake after they were finished with their classes for the day. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMPaul Christopher takes a close look at "Ceremony," sculptures by Kate Clark made from gemsbok hide, antlers, foam, clay pins, thread and rubber eyes. Christopher is trying to determine the sex of the human faces on the animals. The artwork is part of the exhibit, "Animatopoeia, A Most Peculiar (Post Modern) Bestiary," which recently opened at The Galleries at Cleveland State University. (Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer)
General News - 1st placeWhile folks dig through clothing donations, Carmen Allen (right) of IMPACT Community Action stops to pray with Teresa Farmer during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's required yearly Point-in-Time Count at Veterans Memorial. Allen and Farmer have known each other since middle school but haven't seen each other for several years. In addition to taking a count of Columbus' homeless population, the event offered support services from numerous community organizations, like IMPACT, as well as health screenings. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeMembers of the Reynoldsburg United Methodist's Fusion Youth Ministries hold hands during a prayer circle prior to leaving for New Jersey to help the local Habitat for Humanity rebuild homes damaged by hurricane Sandy. (Lorrie Cecil / ThisWeek Newspapers)
General News - 3rd placeOlivia Harkless, 2, has a look around while members of the Ohio Army National Guards 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade attend a call to duty ceremony at the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church. Her father, Staff Sgt Rudy Harkless is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Her shirt reads "My Hero Wears Combat Boots" . (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st placeShadowbox Live founder and president Stev Guyer inside their Brewery District building. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd placePeninsula photography collectors Fred and Laura Bidwell are opening the Transformer Station, a $3 million museum in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art. This building that once powered streetcars on the west side will now power the area's growing arts and culture scene. (This hanging hook and chains are left over from the original transformer station.) (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Portrait - 3rd placeDerek Crocket of Khasmir jazz trio poses for portraits during a performance at The Venue Lounge in Columbus. (Thomas Levinson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HMDzjera Latham poses for a portrait at the VSPOne Columbus Technology Center in Columbus. She was awarded a four-year college scholarship by VSP Vision Care valued at nearly $70,000. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HMUniversity of Akron manager of sustainability Ralph Morrone on the roof of the Lois and Freda Stile Athletic Field House where solar panels will be installed. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 1st placeColumbus Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu (10) celebrates his goal with Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno (71) against Chicago Blackhawks in the first period of their NHL game at Nationwide Arena. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeCentral Catholic girls cheer on a teammate during their duel meet against Perry. (Scott Heckel / The Repository)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeAll wearing warm-up jerseys that say "Thank You Fans," the Columbus Blue Jackets take the ice before the first period of the NHL home opener at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The NHL lockout of the 2012 - 13 season resulted in a short 48 game schedule with 510 regular season games cancelled before the agreement in January. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - HMThe game continues at the other end of the court as injured Nebraska Cornhuskers center Andre Almeida (32) holds his right ankle in pain during the first half of an a men's NCAA basketball game between Ohio State University and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Value City Arena. Almeida left the game after play stopped and didn't return. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st placeOhio Department of Agriculture Veterinarian Ned Cunningham writes the tag numbers of nine dead Jersey calves found at 2429 Sunbury Road. Ned speculates they were dumped there during or before the snow fall. He said they look to be about a month old. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd placeHanover Township firefighter Nate Smith braces himself as a STAT MedEvac helicopter lifts off carrying one of the victims of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 9 to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd placeAshtabula County Sheriff’s Deputies Sgt. James Kemmerle shows a young boy the inside of a sheriff’s cruiser after Kemmerle completed searching a vehicle for drugs and associated paraphernalia in Ashtabula. (William A. West / Freelance)
Sports - 1st placeThe Coventry bench excitedly awaits a pin by Mark Weddell (top) over Revere's Jake Totten in a 220-pound match in the Division II regional team semifinal tournament at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. (Michael Chritton / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd placeColumbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason (1) makes a save with his stick against Chicago Blackhawks in the third period of their NHL game at Nationwide Arena. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd placeWellsville's Blake Johnston wrestles West Geauga's alex Stewart in a 152-pound match at the Buck Bailey Memorial Tournament at Wellsville High School. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - HMHoban's Allie Griffith (right) clotheslines Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's Angelica Owen as she brings the ball down court. (Michael Chritton / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 1st placeColumbus Blue Jackets right wing Jared Boll (40) takes a hit from Nashville Predators right wing Brandon Yip (18) during the 1st period at Bridgestone Arena. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
