Feature - 1st place - Patti Tucker holds up her hair she will donate. "Look at it all. That's my whole head," she says, using humor to lighten the pain and gravity of dealing with cancer. (Molly Corfman / The News-Messenger)
NEFeature - 2nd place - Vince Grady, of Pataskala, rides down the Fun Slide with his daughter, McKena, 3, during New Albany's Founders Day festival. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Feature - 3rd place - Volunteer Emily Hoelscher, 11, helps place flags for the ninth annual Field of Heroes at the Westerville Sports Complex. The Field of Heroes is made up of 3,000 8-foot-tall, 3' x 5' American flags. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Boy Scout Josh Burton of Sylvania rests in a hammock as fellow scouts Ben Seal-Roth and Carter Rippel laugh at him during the 100th anniversary celebration at Camp Miakonda in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Feature - HM - Eden Feldstein, who was the last president of the Toledo Jewish Cemetery Association before it was dissolved earlier this year, walks through Anshai Sfard Cemetery in Rossford. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
MTGeneral News - 1st place - Geno Tucker (center left) embraces Solomon Wiley, 15, of Columbus as he becomes emotional after talking about his uncle, Jaron Thomas, as a crowd rallies in front of the Governor's mansion during the March for Justice in Columbus. Tucker is the uncle of Henry Green. Thomas, 36, a North Linden resident, who died days after police responded to his call. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - A man examines fire damage while a memorial grows outside 693 Fultz Street in Akron. A fire broke out at the home on Monday killing five children and 2 adults. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
PAGeneral News - 3rd place - Ahuva Spero, (center) a sophomore at Yeshiva Derech HaTorah school in Cleveland Heights, listens along with classmates during a School Choice Rally at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. About 1,000 students, parents, educators and school choice advocates rallied in support of school choice as lawmakers finalize a two-year state budget that would expand school choice funding. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - Toledo Police Cadet Taylor Dungjen apprehends her son Milan, before the 63rd Toledo Police Academy graduation ceremony at Bowsher High School. Ms. Dungjen is one of 25 new police officers for the city. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Rev. Carol Boyd Senior Minister of Columbus Spiritualist Temple poses for a photo in her Temple in downtown Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Jotrell Henry, 38, of Canal Winchester sits in the room where her 11-year-old daughter, Shakyla, used to live before passing away on Feb 1, 2016 in Canal Winchester. Charles Lipscomb went to prison for seven years after shaking his 2-year-old daughter so severely it left her in a wheelchair and with major injuries. The injuries were so severe that, after Lipscomb served his seven-year-prison sentence and was released, Shakyla died nine years later. Because of a decision by a Coroner, the child's death was ruled natural -- despite comments from hospital workers who insisted it was a "homicide" -- and no autopsy was done. After a panel reviewed the child's death, the case was reopened and the Coroner's Office ruled the case a homicide and a supplemental death certificate was issued. But Lipscomb should be facing homicide charges and a potential sentence of life in prison. The Coroner's office didn't tell police or prosecutors, who could take the case to the grand jury, that the child died. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Howard Pellar sits in a living landscape on his farm in Roseville. The dome-like structure is made of willow, planted and woven together. (Chris Crook / Zanesville Times Reocorder)
Portrait - HM - Eagle Scout Ed Krauel, 99, of Lambertville, Michigan, during the 100th anniversary at Camp Miakonda in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - HM - Maddie Luecke, 9, balances a spinner on her head in her driveway in Copley. Spinners are currently all the rage among kids. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Gahanna Lincoln players celebrate a 6-2 win over Hilliard Bradley in a Division I regional final softball game at Ohio State University's Buckeye Field in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - FC Cincinnati's Goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt thanks the fans in the Bailey for their support after FC Cincinnati defeated AFC Cleveland 1-0 in a U.S Open Cup tournament game. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
SPSports Feature - 3rd place - Westerville North's Vicki Brumfield reacts as Olentangy Orange's Grace Holz steps over her after sliding safely under the tag at second base during a game at Westerville North High School. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Sports Feature - HM - Sylvania Northview sub Joel Winner puts on the "rally cups" against Anthony Wayne during a Division I district baseball semifinal at Carter Park in Bowling Green. Northview fell to Anthony Wayne 12-6. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Jackson third-base coach Ross Vukovich blows a bubble while watching a fly ball hit by Green during the third inning on at Jackson High School. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Spot News - 1st place - Cameron Walker walks through the parking lot at St. Patrick's of Heatherdowns and shields himself from the smoke coming from the fire at the Andover Apartments in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - A employee of Motor Sports of Dayton rides a motorcycle out of their destroyed showroom. The business in Park Layne suffered heavy damage in a tornado. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - A woman sits with a young boy after he was involved in a two car crash on Folk Ream Road in German Township. The boy, who was not in a car seat, suffered a bump on his head and the woman was staying with him to make sure he didn't fall asleep. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - HM - Mark Pease, the general manager of Motor Sports of Dayton, walks away from his smashed showroom after surveying the damage caused by a tornado. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - Firestone's Jasmine Griffin misses a catch in the outfield against Ellet during the third inning of the City Series Softball Championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Toronto FC II's Louis Pereira stretches for a kick over FC Cincy defender Matt Bahner during the first half of action at Nippert Stadium. FC Cincinnati defeated Toronto 1-0 (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
SPSports - 3rd place - Marysville's Kaleb Schultz avoids the tag from Dublin Jerome's Nick Lapham during a tournament game at Marysville High School. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Newspapers)
SSports - HM - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jose Peraza (9) scores on a single by Billy Hamilton in the second inning of a game May 9, 2017, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - HM - Perrysburg's Jake Krueger (left) steals second base as Strongsville second baseman Trevor Denning covers the play during a Division I regional semifinal game at Steller Field in Bowling Green. Strongsville defeated Perrysburg 3-2. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) Blade)
Story - 1st place - Recovering heroin addicts and their friends socialize outside a sober support meeting on a Friday night at Main Street Cafe in Clyde hosted by Fight For Recovery. (Molly Corfman / The News-Messenger)
MT Story - 2nd place - Riders roll out of New Albany for the Honor Ride. The bicycle ride is hosted by Project Hero a non profit dedicated to helping injured vets and first responders in recovery. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - "I saw it on TV and thought, I'm gonna do that one day," said one of four of the Ohio Championship Wrestling's newest pros, Anthony Ely "Electric Jake Ely", 19, of Tallmadge. Ely poses for a promo shoot before his debut show at the OCW Arena in Akron. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
MTStory - HM - A blue ribbon adorns a sign in Kirkersville. The ribbon was placed in remembrance of the victims of the Kirkersville Shooting. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
