Feature - 1st place Jacolby Wilson a junior at Ohio Dominican University stretches yarn through the Unity project on the center of campus September 21, 2018. A participant in the project stretches yarn between 32 poles that are different indentifiers such as, I am a student, I am a survivor, I believe in a higher power. The project creates a web to call attention to diversity and promotes unity on campus. They have had over 200 participants so far.[Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place Hal Walker of Worthington enjoys the final days of summer sun on a day off. Hal was also swimming at Alum Creek State Park Beach in Lewis Center September 19, 2018.[Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM People check out one of the inflatable humanoid Fantastic Planet pieces during the Momentum Festival at Promenade Park in Toledo on Friday, September 14, 2018. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - 1st place After sharing her story of sexual assault, Briana Sivy, a junior from Columbus, right, hugs Kaleigh Scott, a sophomore from Grove City, following a rally for Ohio University students to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus on the school's College Green on Sept. 27, 2018. Sivy told the crowd of nearly 1,000 students about how she is attempting to turn her assault into a positive message for others on campus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place Elayne Gross of Central Ohio's AmeriCorps (Ohio Reading Corps and Ohio Math Corps) places American Flags next to headstones as other members of AmeriCorps cleans headstones in Section 71 of Green Lawn Cemetery on September 11, 2018. The headstones were mostly of WWI veterans and some Spanish American war veterans. Gross was a 9/11 survivor. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place With a police escort, hundreds of Ohio University students march down Court Street in Athens, Ohio in an effort to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus prior to a rally on the College Green on Sept. 27, 2018. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM Nolan Schoonover 8 of Westerville (center) tries to grab a tower before it topples that he built onto to while his mom Karie Schoonover watches September 21, 2018. The base shakes to test the stability of the building. The Legoland Discovery Center is set to open September 28. The center is located in Easton Station. [Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 1st place Robin Myers pours a flat white with a tulip design at Pistacia Vera in German Village on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 2nd place Downtown Sampler with Pulled Pork, Beef Brisk, House Mac and Cheese, House Baked Beans and House Collar Greens at Pecan Penny's in downtown Columbus on June 26, 2018. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd place Royale Cigar Lounge was recently opened by Ammar Karmi on the West side near Hollywood Casino in Columbus on August 17, 2018. [Kyle Robertson/Dispatch] (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place Ohio State's Caleb Ramirez hits out of a bunker at Ohio State golf course on September 11, 2018. Caleb is the Gameday+ Meet a Buckeye. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place Schroder High School senior Mohammed Bah watches over practice as he poses for a portrait at Schroder High School in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. The senior kicker will miss the remainder of his senior season after breaking his shoulder on a special teams play. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Portrait - 3rd place Sam Bennett is reflected in a Coal Miners Memorial Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Bennett raised $60,000 to have the memorial installed on the lawn of Coshocton County Courthouse in 2013. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place Louisville's Max Hartline (5) is brought down by Hoover's Elliot Tornow (21) and Chase Columber (50) on fourth down during the second quarter of their game at Hoover on Friday, August 31, 2018. (Scott Heckel / The Canton Repository)
Sports - 2nd place Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver K.J. Hill Jr. (14) high steps into the endzone for a 24-yard go-ahead touchdown during the fourth quarter of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Sept. 29, 2018. The Buckeyes won 27-26. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Nick Vigil (59) is stiff-armed by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) in the fourth quarter during a Week 3 NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Carolina won 31-21. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - HM1 Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Tate Martell (18) scores on a 47 yard touchdown run during the fourth quarter of the NCAA football game between Ohio State and Rutgers at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, September 8, 2018. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM2 Springfield's Larry Stephens breaks up a pass in the end zone meant for Centerville's JR Melzer. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports Feature - 1st place Injured running back Joe Mixon runs down the sideline and tackles wide receiver A.J. Green (18) after he catches the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 4 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 2nd place September - 2nd place sports feature & 3rd place story Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch Judy Murray walks This Is The Plan into the stable after grazing outside on grass at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. This Is The Plan is in the running for the Little Brown Jug, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place Horses line Michael Kirby's tent as the 9th race starts at the 73rd Little Brown Jug at Delaware County Fairground on September 20, 2018. Kirby bought the tent over 10 years ago and his family has been coming to the Little Brown Jug for over 50 years. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - HM Hilliard Davidson Wildcat lineman Chase Miles (75) and Cal Ryan (73) prepare to take the field before an OHSAA high school football game between the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats and the Hilliard Bradley Jaguars on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Hilliard Davidson High School in Hilliard, Ohio. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place A woman, whose father was killed in a deadly shooting at Fountain Square, is comforted by authorities stationed outside the University of Cincinnati Medical Center's Emergency room following a mass shooting in downtown Cincinnati that left at least four dead and several injured, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Spot News - 2nd place Kenneth Boyce, 11, plays on a tree that was knocked down by a tornado early Wednesday morning on South Hampton Road in Columbus. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd place A traffic stop at the Duke and Duchess Station on Coshocton Avenue Friday resulted in the arrest of Brian Rose by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Wayne Noggle escorts Rose to a cruiser. Rose was booked into the Knox County Jail under a charge of aggravated possession of drugs. (Joshua Morrison / Mount Vernon News)
Story - 1st place Marco Ranalli, 4, was born without muscles in his arms due to an unexplained event that happened in utero. With help of his parents, two older brothers, teachers and therapists, Marco overcomes many obstacles with creativity, persistence and patience. Here, he kicks the ball at his first soccer practice on April 11, 2018. He wears a helmet when he his outside of his home to protect his face and mouth since he cannot break his fall. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune gets ready for the day, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at his home in Green Township, Ohio. "I don't think of myself as disabled, so I'm certainly not going to become disabled," Portune said. "I don't have in-home healthcare or anything like that, and I could probably get it if I asked for it, but I don't want to ask for things I don't need." (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Story - 3rd place Horses line Michael Kirby's tent as the 9th race starts at the 73rd Little Brown Jug at Delaware County Fairground on September 20, 2018. Kirby bought the tent over 10 years ago and his family has been coming to the Little Brown Jug for over 50 years. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
![Jacolby Wilson a junior at Ohio Dominican University stretches yarn through the Unity project on the center of campus September 21, 2018. A participant in the project stretches yarn between 32 poles that are different indentifiers such as, I am a student, I am a survivor, I believe in a higher power. The project creates a web to call attention to diversity and promotes unity on campus. They have had over 200 participants so far.[Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)](images/Feature - 1st place.jpg "Feature - 1st place")
![Hal Walker of Worthington enjoys the final days of summer sun on a day off. Hal was also swimming at Alum Creek State Park Beach in Lewis Center September 19, 2018.[Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)](images/Feature - 2nd place.jpg "Feature - 2nd place")
![Nolan Schoonover 8 of Westerville (center) tries to grab a tower before it topples that he built onto to while his mom Karie Schoonover watches September 21, 2018. The base shakes to test the stability of the building. The Legoland Discovery Center is set to open September 28. The center is located in Easton Station. [Eric Albrecht/Dispatch] (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)](images/General News - HM.jpg "General News - HM")
![Royale Cigar Lounge was recently opened by Ammar Karmi on the West side near Hollywood Casino in Columbus on August 17, 2018. [Kyle Robertson/Dispatch] (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)](images/Illustration - 3rd place.jpg "Illustration - 3rd place")
