Feature - 1st place - Adrian Mast rides a 3-year-old Brama bull named Bruce from Sugarcreek to Rural King in New Philadelphia. “He needs to get some work in,” said Adrian. Mast is a professional rodeo bull rider. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - 2nd place - Susan Kheder, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, pets Koda, her 8-month-old Samoyed, during the Toledo Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show at the Lucas County Fairgrounds in Maumee. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Princess Miss Cardinal State Antonia Salas drives a princess carriage during the 113th King Wamba Parade to kick off the 2022 Old West End Festival in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Maurice Alderson, 12, of Grove City, Donivan Robertson, 9, of Hilliard, and Keaton Griffith, 10, of Hilliard leap for the football during the Celebration at the Station in Hilliard. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
General News - 1st place - Carmon Lee (center) and other family members of Horace Lee and Azariah Tucker celebrate as Shawn Allen is sentenced to 63 years to life in prison for the hit-and-run murders of the Akron man and his 21-month-old daughter in the courtroom of Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - 2nd place - David Lilley, of Westerville, and Melanie Clifford, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., share an emotional moment together after receiving the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu on June 10 at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Pfc. Lilley, who is David's brother and Melanie's second cousin, was killed during the war on July 20, 1950 and was reported missing in action before his remains were identified Nov. 5, 2021. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
General News - 3rd place - Former Bowling Green State University student Daylen Dunson speaks in court about his role in the hazing death of Stone Foltz during his sentencing hearing at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. Mr. Dunson was sentenced to 21 days in jail and community control. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - In honor of Flag Day, American Legion Post 286 held their annual flag retirement ceremony, June 14, 2022 in New Carlisle. This year Post 286 burned over 10,000 worn out and faded American flags. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - HM - Nancy Owen, owner of Gryphon Den Creatures of the Night, Inc. in Magnolia, interacts with Kachina, a 7-year-old Barn Owl shortly before a special hands-on event featuring birds of prey at the Tuscarawas County Public Library in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Illustration - 1st place - Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, with lemon. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - 2nd place - The fried green tomato club sandwich is served on griddled sourdough bread and topped with pimento cheese and candied bacon. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Luis Gonzales, 32, is originally from Guatamala and currently living in Dublin. A member of the LGBTQ community, he is seeking asylum in the United States. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Oak Harbor resident Todd Geyer, whose wife dubbed him “Rocket Man,” continues his alias so he doesn’t ruin mojo gathered in districts and regional tournaments before the OHSAA Division II state softball semifinals against Plain City Jonathan Alder at Firestone Stadium in Akron. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - Alexander Goray, 36, holds Daniel Goray, 8, in front of their home in Katiuzhanka, Ukraine on Friday June 3, 2022. The Goray family survived Russian occupation of their community over a number of days, utilizing their garden for a source of food and coordinating with neighbors. (Stephen Zenner / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Haley Alig (left) of Coldwater congratulates Taylor Roth of Minster on winning the Division III 800 meter run during the OHSAA State Track Meet at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Hilliard Darby's Casey Maruniak celebrates a two-run double in front of Olentangy Liberty's Josh Stickel during a Division I district championship game at Grove City High School. The game was postponed due to inclement weather with Darby leading Liberty, 4-0, in the second inning. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Springfield’s Taylee Long (left) jogs off the field as Lakota West celebrates its OHSAA Division I state softball championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - Rob Howard (left) is comforted by his friend Kevin Dancy as they look over the large tree that crushed Howard’s garage in the 2500 block of Mechanicsburg Road near Springfield. An F1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in the area causing extensive damage. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters from the German Township Fire Department rescue one of four people who were trapped in the middle of the Mad River. The people were tubing on the swollen river above Springfield when they got stuck on a tree that had fallen in the river. All four people were rescued safely. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - A police officer carries a young boy to an armored vehicle after he was removed from a house along South Lowry Avenue where a stand-off had been going on for several hours. The boys father, wanted for an outstanding warrant, had armed himself and refused to exit the house or let his son go free. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - Toledo’s Michael Pineda pitches during an International League game against Scranton Wilkes-Barre at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Central Catholic’s Nyla King (right) finishes fourth in the Division II 200 meter dash as Josie Knierim of Morgan falls and breaks her elbow during the OHSAA State Track & Field Meet at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Miriam Peterson (left) of Tuslaw collides with and tags out Rachael Haak, 18, of Miami East at home plate during their Div III state semifinal game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. (Scott Heckel / The Canton Repository)
Story - 1st place - Many of the best golfers in the world descend on Dublin, Ohio every year to make the week-long Memorial Tournament, held at Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club, a fan favorite on the PGA tour. Billy Horschel won the event. Rory McIlroy signs autographs as the leaves the 18th green following a practice round at the tournament on May 31, 2022. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Major Jason Brand, Ohio Army National Guard, salutes as David Lilley, of Westerville, and Melanie Clifford, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., patiently wait for the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley to be removed from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu on June 10 at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Pfc. Lilley, who is David's brother and Melanie's second cousin, was killed during the war on July 20, 1950 and was reported missing in action before his remains were identified Nov. 5, 2021. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
Story - 3rd place - Vitalli Vasylets, 67, of Katiuzhanka, sits in front of his garage in Katiuzhanka, Ukraine on June 3, 2022. Vasylets has been visited by Russians three times, including one time they damaged his car, but sees no point to fleeing his motherland that he loves. (Stephen Zenner / The Blade)
