Feature - 1st place - Jackie Ansara sits in a beam of sunlight during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Ducks and Geese congregate in the remaining unfrozen portion of the pond at Tuscora Park, in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - 3rd place - A man walks back to his vehicle, with his dog a few steps behind after playing in the snow near the hill on the campus of Bowling Green State University. (J.D. Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune )
General News - 1st place - Abby Minardi, 7, winces as she gets her vaccine at the Lucas County Recreation Center in Maumee. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Celestine Oquendo plays the flute during the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at The Pinnacle in Maumee. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - Workers from Seagate Roofing and Foundation Services begin to install a new roof for a U.S. Air Force veteran Donald Bylow as part of the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project in Perrysburg. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Stuart James, Executive Director of the Ability Center, inside a Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity constructed home at 1272 Ogontz Avenue in Toledo. The home incorporates universal design features to make it accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability, or other factors. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Body Rock Studio owner Freya Canty poses for a portrait inside her hip hop fitness cycling studio in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 3rd place - Gerald Riley, Jr., owner of Mud Made clothing in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Findlay’s Luke Montgomery walks onto the floor in a game against Southview during the Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase at Rossford High School. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Northview’s Kasey Hunt celebrates a three during game against Perrysburg at Northview High School in Sylvania. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8) scatters the pucks onto the ice for warm-ups prior to a NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - A woman reacts to being involved in a two car accident at the intersection of Monroe Street and 14th Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - The driver of a vehicle involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash, in red, is embraced as occupants of the other vehicle are extricated by New Philadelphia Fire Department personnel in front of Cricket Wireless on West High Ave. in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - 3rd place - A firefighter aims and sprays a hose while battling a fire at an apartment on Brownstone Boulevard in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (90) saves a shot from Ottawa Senators center Adam Gaudette (17) during the first period of their NHL game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Cleveland Browns cornerback M.J. Stewart (36) dives on an onside kick against Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Michael Thomas (31) during the fourth quarter of an NFL game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Dayton's Daron Holmes II and VCU’s Mikael Brown-Jones wrestle for a loose ball during the 2nd half of action at UD Arena. VCU defeated Dayton 53-52. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Story - 1st place - Ohio State place kicker Noah Ruggles (95) waves to fans as he leaves the field following the team’s 48-45 win over Utah in the Rose Bowl. Ruggles kicked the game-winning field goal. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
