Feature - 1st place - Chase Darrington, who is celebrating his 7th birthday (left) DeMarco Carter, 11, (center) and Kavet Johnson, 12, fish together at Glass City Metropark in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Children brace for a surge of bubbles during Freedom Fest at Boettler Park in Green. Gary Pearlman, better known at "Dr. U.R. Awesome," provided the bubbles for the event. (Scott Heckel / The Canton Repository)
Feature - 3rd place - Tessa Schelkun, 7. of Liberty Township inspects a Brood X Cicada. This summer much of the Cincinnati area was swarmed with the generational insects that only emerge every 17 years. (Erik Schelkun / /Elsestar Images)
Feature - HM - Ronald Munn, 12, jumps in the water at the Savage Park Splash Pad in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - Volunteer Skyler Minkler, with Millwright Local 1090 (center) pours and mixes concrete as he and others work on Perrysburg Inclusive Playground presented by Mercy Health at Rotary Community Park in Perrysburg. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - An Ohio Army National Guard Honor Guard carries a casket containing the remains of Pfc. James Wilmer White which had been flown to John Glenn Columbus International Airport. White was killed in action in World War II. A funeral is scheduled on June 12 for White, and he will be buried with full military honors. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Rashad Mathis smiles as he meets his newborn daughter Avaya Mathis, 2 weeks, as her mother Delisha Starks holds her in Judge Dean Mandros’ courtroom at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. Judge Dean Mandros allowed Rashad Mathis to meet his newborn daughter before his sentencing next week. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Illustration - 1st place - Canned Biscuit Doughnuts in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - 2nd place - The Curry Bowl at Addella's on Oak. Opening a new restaurant during the pandemic has been a struggle for owner Karrio Ballard. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd place - The Hopper drink at Lewis Center Kitchen and Bar in Polaris Parkway in Columbus.(Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Miguel Angel Jimenez puffs on a cigar in between holes during the Bridgestone Senior Players Pro-Am at Firestone Country Club in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 2nd place - Marysville musician Ryan Horns spent his pandemic time writing songs about people who inspire him. One of those was Olivia Midnight, a Thomas Worthington student who died at 17 in 2018. The song is a surprise for her family, and will raise money for her scholarship. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - 2021 scholar athlete Josh Qian of Westerville Central High School poses for a portrait at Lakes Golf & Country Club in Westerville. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - 2021 Scholar-Athlete Award winner Reece Yakubov from St. Charles High School poses for a photo. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Bowling Green’s Michael Becker (center) cheers with his teammates before the Division I baseball regional semifinal against St. John’s at BGSU’s Warren Steller Field. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Whiteford players pour water on coach Terry Pant as he speaks to BCSN after their 9-2 victory in the MHSAA Division IV regional semifinal game against Plymouth Christian at Whiteford High School in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - New Albany players celebrate after winning the OHSAA Division I state championship with a 6-5 victory against Cincinnati Elder at Canal Park in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
- Jimmy Walker (left center) walks up to the 11th hole after raining in the morning during Round 1 of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Alfred Johnson is taken into custody on a felony warrant by Toledo Police on Nebraska Avenue near Junction Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - Fire Chief Brian Byrd takes a photo of the scene where a vehicle rests after it crashed into a fire truck and utility pole at Auburn Avenue and Monroe Street in Toledo. A passenger was injured and the driver died as a result of the incident. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd place - A firefighter walks in front of a blaze as firefighters battle it at a scrapyard on East Laskey Road in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place - Toledo’s Nathan Masters (center) hits a header during a Toledo Villa FC game against South Bend Lions FC in USL League Two competition at the University of Toledo’s Paul Hotmer Field. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Galion’s Samantha Comer tumbles to the track as she trips over a hurdle in the 100 meter hurdles event during the Division II OHSAA State Track and Field Meet at Pickerington High School North. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Lancaster's Tony Falvo tags out Grove City's Grady Speegle at second base during a Division I district final at Grove City High School. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
Sports - HM - Central Catholic’s Bishop Vargas (left) tries to jump over Oberlin Firelands’ catcher Corey Ransom at home plate during the Div II regional semifinal at Carter Park in Bowling Green. Central Catholic fell to Oberlin Firelands, 5-4. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - HM - Gold Team wide receiver Brandon Taylor (Archbold), left, scores a touchdown against the Black Team during the Northwest Ohio Regional All-Star Football Game at Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - The Navy Funeral Honor Guard carries the casket of SF3c Robert E. Bailey to his final resting place beside his brother and parents at Swamp College Cemetary in Celina. Bailey died in 1941 while serving aboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. (Daniel Melograna / The Daily Standard)
Story - 2nd place - Dutch Thobe helps with the cleanup at Dave and Marie Link's hog farm in Fort Recovery after a tornado inflicted extensive damage to the farm. (Daniel Melograna / The Daily Standard)
