Feature - 1st placeNoah Mayse, 4, sits on the ground in protest after getting his stuffed animal cared for during the Teddy Bear Care Fair at the Toledo Zoo. Zoo visitors brought stuffed animals to the Teddy Bear Care Fair to receive 'check ups' and repairs from Zoo volunteers.(Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd placeRosemary Torres dressed in the colors of her Columbian flag does a video and selfie during the snow storm outside Hyatt while taking a break at the Arnold's Sports Festival.(Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd placeBree Saunders of Delaware gives daughter Etta Saunders a push on the zip line in the new children's play area in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Plain City.(Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st placeNorah Gruzs, 7, recently discovered that a friend she went to pre-school with is again battling brain cancer. So to support her friend, Norah and her mom, Molly, got their heads shaved at Easton's Fado Irish Pub to help raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research. Norah, who with her family raised over $12,000, gets emotional during the event. Norah raised $8,900.87 on her own.(Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeCounter-demonstrators and supporters of a pro-Second Amendment rally yell at each other at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd placeVanessa Ngea (left) celebrates with her cousin Sonita Tem after finding out Sonita was accepted into the radiology-diagnostic residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine and internal medicine residency at Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center during the Match Day event in which fourth-year University of Toledo medical students find out their residency placements at the Stranahan Theater and Great Hall.(Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Illustration - 1st placeFort Recovery sprinter Robby LeFevre looks to continue Indians' state track success.(Daniel Melograna / The Daily Standard)
Illustration - 2nd placeCowboy burger at Blarney Stone Tavern in Columbus.(Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd placeNashville Hot Chicken and Waffle at Alqueria Farmhouse Kitchen in Columbus.(Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st placePercy King, a former Ohio State football player, has been commissioned by the Columbus Museum of Art to create four three-dimensional wood portraits of important Columbus African American artists Aminah Robinson, Elijah Pierce, Kojo Kamau and William Hawkins. King poses for a photo in his house in Blacklick.(Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd placeSonali Sharma, 12, presents her invention, "The Handy Dandy Organizer", which allows her to organize hair ties and bracelets during a STEM showcase for middle school-aged students at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd placeMadison County Sheriff James Sabin poses for a portrait at the Madison County Sheriff's Office in London, Ohio. Sheriff Sabin retired after a 37-year career with the sheriff's department.(Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st placeTennessee forward Kyle Alexander (11) shoots as Colgate forward Will Rayman (10) defends during the first half of a NCAA Division I tournament first round game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.(Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd placeCincinnati Bearcats center Nysier Brooks (33) is fouled on a rebound by Houston forward Cedrick Alley Jr. (23) in the first half of a game at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.(Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - 3rd placeToledo Walleye forward Tyler Spezia (7) gets into a fight Kalamazoo defenseman Chase Van Allen (8) during the second period of an ECHL hockey game at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - HMHouston Cougars guard Corey Davis Jr. (5) passes the ball as Cincinnati guard Keith Williams (2) defends in the first half of a game at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.(Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 1st placeDublin Jerome student section cheers after Dublin Jerome's Nick Augenstein scored a goal against Cleveland St. Ignatius during the state hockey championship game at Nationwide Arena.(Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeColumbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner (38) gets high fives from teammates as he skates behind left wing Nick Foligno (71) after scoring his third goal of the night during the third period of their game against the Boston Bruins at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The Blue Jackets won 7-4. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeMaumee Valley's Parker Chatman (right) is consoled by teammate Newt Ziegler after losing to Crestview 49-66 during the Division IV high school regional final at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green.(Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HMNorthview's Tyler Fredrick (left) hugs Yaqub Elorra after winning the district hockey championship 4-2 against St. John's at the Tam-O-Shanter in Sylvania.(Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HMGenoa's Dustin Morgillo (left) celebrates after defeating Ashtabula St. John's Nick Burgard at 145 pounds during the Division III state individual wrestling championship finals at Schottenstein Center in Columbus.(Kurt Steiss / The Blade )
Spot News - 1st placeA teddy bear lies in the middle of the road following a two car accident on Ohio 41 near Ballentine Road in Clark County. Two people suffered serious injuries and needed to be taken by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, there were no children involved in the crash. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd placeAn Ohio Highway Patrol officer looks over the mangled remains of a minivan on state route 235 at the Clark County and Champaign County line after it crashed into the back of a flat bed semi trailer that was stopped for a school bus. The passenger in the van was transported by CareFlight in serious condition and the driver was transported by medic. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd placeA mother and her two children were unharmed when a semitrailer crashed into their house on U.S. 127 near Mendon.(Daniel Melograna / The Daily Standard)
Story - 1st placeNorah Gruzs, 7, recently discovered that a friend she went to pre-school with is again battling brain cancer. So to support her friend, Norah and her mom, Molly, got their heads shaved at Easton's Fado Irish Pub to help raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research. Norah, who with her family raised over $12,000, gets her head shaved. Norah raised $8,900.87 on her own. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd placeGarrett Ford knocks out a round of dumbbell curls while training in his basement gym at his home in Pataskala. Ford, 20, is a person with autism and a Special Olympian who competes in powerlifting, a sport that tests an athlete's ability in three lifts: the deadlift, the bench press and the squat. Garrett trains several days a week, often in his basement but also at two gyms in Licking County.(Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd placeTennessee guard Admiral Schofield (5) defends Iowa forward Ryan Kriener (15) under the basket during the first half of an NCAA tournament second-round game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.(Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
