Feature - 1st place - Jason Bowe, from Grove City, walks his daughter Sophia Bowe across the wet pumpkin field for the hay ride back to their car at Circle S Farms after collecting their pumpkins for Halloween. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Karin Coyne was doing a Parkour workout in the shade at Tuttle Park while a Praying Mantis sits in the sun. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Brutus Buckeye rallies the crowd as the homecoming parade heads down High St. Columbus. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - An American flag mural seen through a rain soaked windshield during a thunderstorm. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 1st place - Lisa Jo Rice fights back tears as she participates in the Cease the Fire Candlelight Vigil with several hundred other Springfield residents at the intersection of Perrin Avenue and Center Street where Dovon Williams and Aubrie Smith were shot to death a week earlier. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 2nd place - David Pierson holds daughter Amaya Street at Childrens HospitalThe family has recently fallen on hard times. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Bruce Rushton of Reynoldsburg waits to take a picture with his ipad of his wife Fresha at the start of the 2011 Columbus Marathon. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Joseph Kurilec, 93, Kurilec gives his wife of 66 years, Carol, 89, a kiss on the cheek after receiving an award for his service with a pin and certificate by the Hospice of Western Reserve. Kurilec served in the US Army during World War II. (Kyle Lanzer / Sun Newspapers)
Portrait - 2nd place - Franco Boffice is one of the co-owners of D'Agnese's in Broadview Heights. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Portrait - 3rd place - Northridge football coach Tom Roberts has his team off to a 3-0 start this season. ( (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - Columbus Zoo Director Emeritus Jack Hanna after meeting with national media at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Polar Frontier with Alaska Brown Bears Brutus and Buckeye, who came to the Columbus Zoo in 2004 after the orphaned cubs were found in Alaska. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Columbus Firefighters help direct staff and children from the Southside Learning and Development Center at Lincoln Park towards an evacuation from the location at South 19th Street and Markison Avenue where a nearby fire caused heavy smoke. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd place - Springfield police officer Geoffrey Ashworth and the female driver of a Pontiac Sunfire were transported to Springfield Regional Medical Center with injuries after a two-car crash near the intersection of East High Street and Raffensperger Avenue. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - A mother talks to her son on a cel phone as Canton police SWAT members move to take him into custody. Her son, who was armed, refused to exit his residence after a domestic dispute between the man and a pregnant woman. Witnesses said the man was seen outside kicking the woman in the stomach. The standoff eventually ended peacefully with authorities taking the man into custody. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports - 1st place - Nicky Shouvlin of Catholic Central reacts after missing a penalty kick, sealing a 4-3 loss to Miami East in the Division III district championship girls soccer match at Wayne High School. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 2nd place - Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Ryan Shazier (10) blocks a punt by Wisconsin Badgers punter Brad Nortman (98) in the third quarter at Ohio Stadium. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - West Geauga's Nick McDonald mulls over his team's 17-0 impending loss to Chagrin Falls in the final seconds of the fourth quarter at West Geagua High School. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Sports - HM - Alex Wolfe (8) of Catholic Central heads a ball during a game at Northeastern won by Central 3-0. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Story - 1st place - Papa Smurf, aka Joe Stewart of Groveport, gets ready for trick or treaters for Beggar's Night at Groveport. This is Stewart's favorite night of the year, he lives a mile away from all the action on Blacklick Road, so each year he decorates his mother's yard in anticipation for 300 to 400 children to stop by for candy and to enjoy his Halloween decorations. (Neal C. Lauron / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Sher Jan 10 begins to take off his bandages slowly after Dr. Mark Galantowicz encouraged him to do it faster as Sandy-Tabor Gray his host watches at his appointment at Childrens Hospital. Dr. Galantowicz preformed the surgery to correct his heart problem. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Adrianna Williams and her pet "Bentley" dress up as pirates for the 12th Annual HOWLoween Pet Parade at the Easton Town Center, Town Square. (Neal C. Lauron / The Columbus Dispatch)
