Feature - 1st place Addie Medina (right) gains the upper hand against her twin brother Easton Medina in a lightsaber duel as Keegan Martin (far left) looks to make the save during Star Wars night at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place Bill Neely winces as he bites into a lemon to raise awareness for leukemia at Santa Day in Medina. Around 65 Santas came out to Medina Square and took part in the lemon challenge. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
Feature - 3rd place Anima Budhathoki waits for customers behind a display of wooden masks from Nepal at the booth for Sanùs Nepali Bazaar at the temporarily relocated Pearl Market on the Statehouse grounds. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM Racers from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center paddle down the Scioto River while competing during the Columbus Asian Festival Dragon Boat Races at West Bank Park in Columbus. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place Carla Riffle (center) of Circleville, relaxes as Dr. Kenneth J. Laux, (second from right) removes needles from her ear at the end of an acupuncture treatment at Pickaway Area Recovery Services in Circleville. With the help of grant money, Dr. Laux began using acupuncture as a way to help treat people recovering from opioid disorder. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place Upper Arlington High School students throw their caps up into the air at the end of the Upper Arlington High School Commencement at Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place Sgt. Maj. Shawn Hayslett (right) salutes the flags while the Ohio National Guard Color Guard holds the flag during the playing of the National Anthem before the Memorial Honoree Ceremony at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM1 Students cheer for "Mr. Bob" as janitor Bob Cook is presented the award for Janitor of the Year at Sands Montessori in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
General News - HM2 Members of the Genoa Church Choir sing praises to God during the National Day of Prayer event at the Ohio Statehouse. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place Jo Budd, 91, looks down at the ceramic poppies that she had just finished planting at the Field of Heroes in Westerville. The Westerville Sunrise Rotary plants 3,000 American flags and creates memorials for foreign wars in honor of veterans who served in the military. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place Cooper Durst of Olentangy Orange, a lacrosse player, is our Going to School subject. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place Sharon Sprowl sits for a portrait in the DODD Administrative offices in Columbus. Sprowl has two sons, one of whom, Jacob Sprowles, 19, has severe autism and is unable to live at home. Sharon drives from the Dayton area five days a week to visit her son in Columbus because she is unable to find him the care he needs closer to her home. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st place Columbus Clippers center fielder Brandon Barnes (9) and left fielder Melky Cabrera (24) collide and drop a fly ball against Gwinnett Braves during their game at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place FC Cincinnati midfielder Kenney Walker (6) clears the ball with a scissor kick in the first half during the USL soccer game against Atlanta United 2 at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - 3rd place Toledo's Jim Adduci (23) misses a catch in the outfield during a game between the Toledo Mud Hens and the Columbus Clippers at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - HM1 Massillon's Jaylen Leedy slides to make the catch on a ball hit by Fitch's Kole Klasic during the third inning of their Division I district semifinal game at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton. (Scott Heckel / The Canton Repository)
Sports - HM2 Columbus Clippers center fielder Brandon Barnes steals second during the sixth inning of a game against the Gwinnett Stripers at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place Madeira Mustangs' Sam Wirsing (left) and Tyler Sullivan (11) hug in the dugout as they pack up for the final time of the season after the Div. III state semifinal baseball game between against South Range at Huntington Park in Columbus. Canfield South Range advanced to the championship game with a 7-0 win over Madeira. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 2nd place New Albany's Spencer Tammaro (19) is tossed into the air after his game winning hit to beat Olentangy during the Division I regional semifinal game at Dublin Coffman High School. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place Chicago Cubs left fielder Ben Zobrist (18) first bumps with young fans behind the plate before the first inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, May 18, 2018. After three innings the Cubs led 4-0. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM1 Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) walks to the on-deck circle before his at bat in the third inning against the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM2 Normally reclusive Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) jokes with the bat boy by handing him more bubble gum than he can handle with one hand in the sixth inning during a game against the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Spot News - 1st place Tina Stanton holds her dog Bella as she is comforted by neighbors after fire swept through the Stanton home. (Chris Crook / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Spot News - 2nd place Firefighters from the Rosewood Fire Department battle a house fire on North Heck Hill Road in Champaign County. The elderly couple that lived in the house escaped the fire without injury but the house was a total loss. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place A firefighter battles a blaze at 2263 Parkwood Avenue in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Story - 1st place Ryan Kress of Loveland, adjusts his cap as he walks toward French Field House before the start of Ohio State University's 418th Commencement at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Kress graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place Kelly Griesmer of Gahanna laughs while talking to friends during Franklin Park Conservatory's 18th annual Hat Day luncheon. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place Amira Webb leans on her mother Kelley Webb during the Groomed for Greatness Mother/Daughter High Tea event at the Park Inn in Toledo. Mothers and daughters gathered together for tea, music, and good company during the Groomed for Greatness Mother/Daughter High Tea event celebrating Mother's Day. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
