Feature - 1st place - A child is reflected in the glass of the new Hippo Cove exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The exhibit includes a 60-foot underwater viewing space behind 4-inch thick glass. (Amanda Rossmann / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Feature - 2nd place - George LeBoutillier, and his wife Stepper, from Lopez Island, Washington, dance in the third floor ballroom as descendants of Edward Ford tour his former mansion. After years of vacancy the grand estate is being restored. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Doug Skove "Sheriff Fowler" prepares to head out on to the midway with some help from Bill Robison who was adjusting a support pole in Doug's outfit. Doug who makes the circuit of fair and festivals was a featured performer on the midway at the Ohio State Fair. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
AGeneral News - 1st place - Donald Trump makes a speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention inside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Fireworks are seen over the city from the Condominiums at North Bank Park on Spring Street during Red, White and Boom in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Wall Off Trump protesters form a human wall along Prospect Ave. on day three of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Lou Pumphrey of Shaker Heights, Cleveland poses for a photo on E. 4th St. on the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Lou was in the Vietnam from 66-68 and was a reporter and editor for the first infantry division newspaper. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Marcos Spence of Dallas, Texas, poses for a portrait at Settlers Landing in Cleveland on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Spence travels around the country to attend Trump events. (Meg Vogel / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Portrait - 3rd place - Kick Lee, music producer and composer, poses for a portrait at Elementz in downtown Cincinnati. Lee attended Elementz classes when he was growing up in the foster care system in Cincinnati, now he teaches audio engineering classes there. "Music is the big connection; it taps into emotion," said Lee, who worked on the sound design team for "X-Men: Apocalypse" and "The Jungle Book." (Meg Vogel / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 1st place - A fan has his ball autographed by Toledo Mud Hens players before the Hens play the Indianapolis Indians during their baseball game at Fifth Third Field. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier (19) jumps into the air to celebrate Thomas Meunier's (12) goal to put Paris Saint-Germain up 2-0 against Real Madrid during the 1st half at Ohio Stadium. This game was the first soccer game at Ohio Stadium since 1999. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
ASports Feature - 3rd place - Vincent Piazza, Mike Piazza's father (left) pumps his fist during induction ceremonies into the National Baseball Hall of Fame at the Clarks Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Spot News - 1st place - Ishori khanal , 24, watches the fire at Brentwood Apartments from a swing. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
ASpot News - 2nd place - A woman is detained by police at the scene of a civil disturbance during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. There was a report of a potential flag burning in the area at the time. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd place - Emergency personel extricate a woman from an SUV after a rollover crash on Interstate 70 in Zanesville. Two people were transported with non-life threatening injuries when a semi-truck drifted into the left lane, forcing the driver of the SUV to swerve and roll the vehicle, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
aSports - 1st place - July - First place Sports Kyle Robertson/The Columbus DispatchOhio Aviators Riekert Hattingh scores the game winning try against Denver Stampede's Chris Baumann to win the final regular season game of the inaugural season of the Professional Rugby Organization in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports - 2nd place - FC Cincinnati forward Sean Okoli (9) goes up for a challenge in the first half during the USL soccer match between Bethlehem Steel FC and FC Cincinnati, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - 3rd place - Real Madrid defender Marcelo (12) knocks the ball away from Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lucas (7) during the 1st half at Ohio Stadium. The game was the first soccer game at Ohio Stadium since 1999. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - Trump support Cheryl Surber from Fort Worth, Texas cheers as she watches Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on day four of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
AStory - 2nd place - Inside the first building he built, Mike Montgomery (right) talks to Roy Miller inside the Dogwood Saloon at Dogwood Pass in Beaver, Ohio. The saloon was originally meant to be Montgomery's man cave, but it inspired the building of an entire Old West town. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Re-enactors present members of the First Tennessee Company B, before The Battle of Ball's Bluff on October 21, 1861 for the Civil War Weekend at Heritage Village Museum in Sharonville. (Meg Vogel / Cincinnati Enquirer)
