Feature - 1st place - Kayana Scannell, of Girl Scout Troop 1714 out of St. Brendan Parish in Hilliard, carries an armful of American flags while checking a row during the installation of the September 11th Flag Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - More than 500 people participate in an hour-long yoga session instructed by The Yoga Bar on the outfield grass at Great American Ball Park for "Sliding Into Om." (Meg Vogel / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Feature - 3rd place - Rhyder West 4 of Grove City takes on the challenge of riding her new micro mini BMX bike on the basketball court at Heer Park. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Hana Abdur-Rahim raises her fist while standing on a desk after protesters interrupted the Columbus City Council meeting. Dozens of demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Tyre King brought the meeting to a halt as they called for an independent investigation. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Terrance Trent looks up while addressing the family members of William Lewis and Stephanie Fibelkorn after they gave impact statements prior to his sentencing for causing the accident that took the lives of Lewis and Fibelkorn. Trent's attorney Steve Dehnart is at left. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Family and friends holds each other during a vigil for 13-year-old Tyre King after he was shot and killed yesterday by Columbus Police. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 1st place - Creamy garlic parmesan dressing is poured onto a fresh summer salad. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
aIllustration - 2nd place - Alex Chien of Blind Lady Tavern recently won a regional bartenders competition with the "Diadem" cocktail that pays homage to his Taiwanese heritage. Chien will compete in London with 9 others for the North American title. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd place - Slices of cucumber wait in jars to be pickled at the FoodWorks Alliance kitchen in South Zanesville. (Chris Crook / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Portrait - 1st place - Gameday+ Meet a Buckeye chat with men's soccer player Danny Jensen. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - James McLean, 54, poses for a portrait in his Golf Manor home. McLean has been unemployed for eleven months and spends hours everyday looking and applying for jobs. (Meg Vogel / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Portrait - 3rd place - Jacque Mazey sits with an afghan she knitted in Cleveland Indians colors at her home in Perrysburg. The 67-year-old diehard Indians fan made and sent 47 of the 7 1/2-foot afghans to every player and coach of the Cleveland Indians. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - The Dublin Scioto football team takes the field for Friday night's home football game against cross-town rival Dublin Coffman. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports Feature - 2nd place - Fans in C-Deck try to stay dry during the third quarter of a football game between Ohio State and Tulsa at Ohio Stadium. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Patrick Henry High School's Kent Peterson (6) and his team celebrate their upset win over third-ranked Liberty Center High School after their game at Patrick Henry High School. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
SSports Feature - HM - Shadows of fans are cast on the net above the home dugout as Columbus Clippers pitcher Adam Plutko (28) prepares to deliver a pitch in the first inning during the first game of the Governors' Cup Playoffs between the Columbus Clippers and the Gwinnett Braves at Huntington Park. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - The driver of a car carrier watches as his load of Jeep Grand Cherokees go up in flames on I-75 north of Monroe, Michigan. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - An unattended semi truck collided with a pair of houses on South State Street in Zanesville. The semi driver exited the vehicle to tend to a problem with the trailer when the semi got away from him. No major injuries were reported. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Spot News - 3rd place - Two men were killed early Thursday after being struck by a Norfolk and Southern train near James Street in East Palestine. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
SPSports - 1st place - Upper Arlington quarterback Sam Sass (14) leaps toward the end zone for a touchdown as Westerville North defensive back Brandon Mitchell (left) tries to defend during the first half at Upper Arlington High School. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community News)
Sports - 2nd place - Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown (80) makes his third touchdown catch against Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Michiah Quick (16) in the second quarter at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - Ohio State running back Curtis Samuel (4) gets tackled by Tulsa defensive tackle Jesse Brubaker (8) in the 3rd quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - Members of the first all-female Honor Flight from Ohio visited Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., on September 10. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Scott Zeron driving Sliding Home gets a head of Jack Vernon driven by Matt Kakaley during the 11th race at the 71st Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Diann Wears shows her dog Cow their new surroundings as they move into an apartment in Toledo. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
