Feature - 1st place - Kate Williamson, 6, uses a magnifying glass to check out a fuzzy caterpillar munching on a plant in the pollinator garden at the Snyder Park Gardens and Arboretum during the Garden Jubilee. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun) (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 2nd place - Chloe Hereford shoots a basket while Nadia Foulks cheers her on during Family fun day at The Ability Center in Sylvania. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Hadley Hines performs her dance during the River Raisin Centre for the Arts’ open house in Monroe, Michigan. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade) (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - Toni Carter-White and her son carry their belongings in a bag as they are forced to leave the Executive Inn homeless shelter by the Springfield Police Department. The shelter was shut down after the Springfield City Council voted the day before to reject a funding plan for the shelter. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun) (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 2nd place - Loved ones embrace during a vigil held outside city hall for Megan Keleman, the 25-year-old who was shot and killed in a Taco Bell drive-thru in Stow. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal) (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - 3rd place - Fulton Elementary School Principal Deborah Howard celebrates with members of the community during a "Fulton First Day Clap-in" for the students as they arrive at school. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun) (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Portrait - 1st place - Ronald Zak, at his Oregon home, is being honored during a Central Catholic football game for his military service in the Marines. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade) (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Dwayne Collins, 11, smiles while surrounded by bubbles during Family fun day at The Ability Center in Sylvania. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - Norma Thomas-Herr poses for a portrait in her home at her makeshift studio in Wauseon. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Portrait - HM - Sarah Logan, co-owner of Mac & Loaf's Grill food truck, makes vegetable soup using vegetables from the school garden at Hawkins STEMM Academy in Toledo. Once monthly, Hawkins STEMM hosts a Family Garden Club harvesting day, where students are invited to choose and take home all the vegetables and herbs they want. On this harvesting day, students pick the fresh veggies and learn how to prepare vegetable soup. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade) (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - The University of Toledo’s student section celebrates a touchdown during the Rockets’ home opener football game at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade) (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Dayton's Luke Brenner hypes up his team prior to the Flyers first game of the season against St.Francis University. The Flyers defeated St. Francis 18-10 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images) (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Tressel Beach, 12, a Dover High School football fan, awaits the arrival of other student-fans before the first football game of the season against Green at Crater Stadium in Dover. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter) (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports Feature - HM - Dayton's Dillon Fitzpatrick hands out a high five to a lone fan as the team enters Welcome Stadium prior to the start of the season opening game against St. Francis. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images) (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Spot News - 1st place - Emergency personnel on the scene of one of several crashes on the Ohio Turnpike in Swanton Township. Four people were killed in a series of crashes. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade) (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - A Toledo Firefighter exits a home at 1948 Clarenden Drive after extinguishing a small fire. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd place - At least 10 train cars were involved in a derailment in Springfield just west of Bechtle Avenue on the Indiana and Ohio railway. According to the Springfield Police Division, there were no injuries and no hazardous materials were spilled. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun) (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - Findlay’s Ryan Montgomery gets flipped into the air by Central’s Kevin Arnold causing him to leave the game at Central Catholic High School in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade) (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - University of Akron forward Victor Gaulmin keeps his eyes on the ball during the first half of a match against Ohio State in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal) (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (12) takes a hit from Cleveland Browns linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the first half of a preseason game at Cleveland Browns Stadium. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal) (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - HM - Bowling Green State University’s Justin Pegues scores on a 100-yard kick return to start the home opening game against Fordham University at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Dayton's Gavin Lochow gets tackled by St. Francis's Trey Mcleer after running for a first down. Dayton defeated St. Francis 18-10 at welcome stadium in Dayton, Ohio. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images) (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Story - 1st place - York Township farmer Charlie Finton inspects an ear of corn as he talks about relative moisture content guiding the harvest decision during a time of drought. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter) (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Story - 2nd place - Confetti falls after kids set off a confetti popper during the Jeep Fest parade in downtown Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade) (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Story - 3rd place - Megan Golds Berry and Brooklynn Basinger yell and cheer while waiting for Trevor’s race during a watch party for Trevor Bassitt’s 400 meter hurdle semi-final Olympic race at Bluffton High School. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade) (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
