Feature - 1st place - Lola Lugo, 3, of Clintonville looks up to admire her princess crown while playing at Selby Park in Columbus. "She insists on wearing it everyday," laughed her mom, Katie. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - First-year Ph. D. student Kathryn Lawson of New York relaxes between classes in a hammock in a stand of evergreen trees in the South Oval of Ohio State University. Lawson bought the hammock in Ecuador on a trip following the completion of her undergraduate degree in May. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Brody Eckelbarger, 8, of Sunbury is buried by his sister, Liberty, in a giant pile of LEGOs at the LEGO® Creativity Tour at The Greater Columbus Convention Center. The sold-out tour allowed boys and girls of all ages the opportunity to build, create and enjoy a unique LEGO experience through engaging play areas, construction zones, family-oriented activities and more. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Lynda Hamilton from Toronto Canada picks out jewelry to go with her ballroom dance outfit at the Columbus Convention Center. Columbus is hosting the Ohio Star Ballroom Championships. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - OSU students Sarah Laborie (left) gets splashed by friend Miranda Wagner at Mirror Lake in the annual pre Michigan jump. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
AGeneral News - 1st place - Widow Amal Mohamed holds her daughters Laila and Sureya, as Crimestoppers announces a $10,000 reward for information about the Oct. 23 killing of her husband Shueyb Abukar outside the Golden Corral during a press conference with Abukar's family at the Columbus Police Academy. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
AGeneral News - 2nd place - Funeral attendees listen during the memorial service for Holocaust survivor Murray Ebner at the Congregation Torat Emet in Bexley. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
aGeneral News - 3rd place - Trevor Teets wipes away tears after listening to a 911 call in testimony during his trial in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court. Teets is on trial for shooting his 19-year-old girlfriend to death in the parking lot of their Circleville apartment in February. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - Dominique Double, 13, and her sister Darian Double, 16, join others during a candlelight vigil at Wakefield Park in Morenci, Michigan, for the five-year anniversary of the disappearance of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton. Dominique was a classmate of Andrew Skelton. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Olentangy Liberty High School senior basketball player Alexa Fisher poses for a portrait in the gym in Powell. Fisher is on the comeback trail from knee reconstruction surgery and foot surgery and is awaiting to be cleared to play. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Tricia Lawton-Cumer at her Westerville home with a portrait and a tattoo memorializing her son Todd Cumer who committed suicide. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - The band FACE poses for a portrait in Columbus. From left: Brian Moore, Dinah Gerken Babcanec, Brian Freshour and Dan Gerken. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports Feature - 1st place - Cincinnati Bengals outside linebacker Vontaze Burfict (55) and free safety Reggie Nelson (20) crash into a broadcast camera, knocking it to the ground in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
aSports Feature - 2nd place - Ohio State seniors wait to be called onto the field for senior day before their game against Michigan State Spartans at Ohio Stadium. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports Feature - 3rd place - Xavier Musketeers forward Jalen Reynolds (1) cheers as the Musketeers take procession with a wide lead in the second half against the Miami Redhawks. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - Ohio State's Danny Jensen runs toward the OSU fan section after scoring the equalizer goal late in the 2nd half of their NCAA tournament match against Dayton. Jensen is chased by fellow team mate Marcus McCreary. The Buckeyes advanced to the NCAA sweet 16 after defeating Dayton by way of Penalty kicks (4-3). (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
SSports Feature - HM - Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry (95) celebrates after sacking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the fourth quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
ASpot News - 1st place - Crews from multiple agencies, including the Ohio EPA work to contain a hazardous material spill after a tractor trailer rolled off the side of Cherry Valley Road, near Reddington Road in Newark. The driver, a 52-year-old male, was life flighted to The Ohio State University Medical Center. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters battle a house fire at 15645 W. True Road in Graytown. (Molly Corfman / The News-Messenger)
Spot News - 3rd place - Miraculously, no one was injured in this accident on state Route 172 in Hanover Township. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
SSports - 1st place - Ohio State wide receiver Michael Thomas (3) catches a pass behind Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis (26) during the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Brandon Saad (20) and center Ryan Johansen (19) celebrate the 5th goal in the third period in their win over the Arizona Cardinals. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports - 3rd place - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones (82) leaps over St. Louis Rams cornerback Marcus Roberson (47) on a catch and run in the second quarter Nov. 29 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Story - 1st place - The Knights of Columbus line up outside before the dedication and consecration of the newly built Sacred Hearts Church in Cardington on Thanksgiving day. The old Sacred Hearts Church was destroyed in a fire on Thanksgiving day in 2013 and to celebrate the brand new building, the first mass was led by Bishop Frederick Campbell of Columbus. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Presidential candidate Donald Trump enters the room during his first Ohio visit at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
sStory - 3rd place - Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes wait to take the field before their game against Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Arbor, Michigan. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
