January - General News - 2nd place - Celestine Oquendo plays the flute during the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at The Pinnacle in Maumee. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Portrait - 1st place - Stuart James, Executive Director of the Ability Center, inside a Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity constructed home at 1272 Ogontz Avenue in Toledo. The home incorporates universal design features to make it accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability, or other factors. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Portrait - 3rd place - Gerald Riley, Jr., owner of Mud Made clothing in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Spot News - 1st place - A woman reacts to being involved in a two car accident at the intersection of Monroe Street and 14th Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
February - Feature - 1st place - Mary Myers of South Creek Clydesdales gives rides during a President's Day celebration at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont. Visitors got free admission, took self-guided tours of the museum, and participated in crafts. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
February - Portrait - 1st place - Imam Ibrahim Abdulrahim at the Toledo Correctional Institute in Toledo has served as a chaplain for Ohio state prisons for three decades. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
February - Story - 1st place - Shiel Malik, 86, takes the Oath of Citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. Malik is originally from India. Twenty two people from 14 countries are sworn in as U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony presided over by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary who welcomed them in each of their native languages. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
February - Story - 2nd place - Jazz singer Ramona Collins performs at the Ella P. Stewart Academy in Toledo. The event was sponsored by the Buffalo Soldiers. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Feature - 1st place - Lukas Grothaus, 6, looks for birds while on a nature walk during a Spring Sprouts Mini-Camp at Wildwood Metropark in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - General News - 1st place - Mohammad Pourshams (right)noriginally from Iran plays with his son Daniel, 3, after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony at St. Rose School in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Illustration - 1st place - Espresso Mascarpone Grilled Cheese Sandwich. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Illustration - 2nd place - Mike’s Southwestern Chimichanga at Loma Linda Restaurant in Swanton. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Illustration - 3rd place - Feta and Mushroom Chicken Breasts for Two. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Spot News - 2nd place - Toledo Firefighters give oxygen to a dog who was affected by smoke inhalation during a fire at 966 Gordon Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - General News - 1st place - Veteran Glenn Walker stood in his front yard and watched as a roofing crew layered rows of new brown asphalt shingles on top of his 124-year-old North Toledo home."I'm feeling good, I'm feeling good," said Mr. Walker, 69, the remnants of the old roof strewn around him. "You know how long it's taken me to get this. ... It's a blessing." Mr. Walker and his wife, Sheila, struggled a long time to figure out how to get a new roof. They dreaded big rainstorms, which would often trigger multiple leaks inside their small yellow home on St. John Avenue. Mr. Walker got his new roof installed with aid of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Portrait - 1st place - Matt Markoff worked behind the scenes on "Bath Salts," which is nominated for best rap song at the Grammy Awards. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Sports Feature - 1st place - Jerzee Metzler, 3, of Northwood puts her nose the glass as the Toledo Walleye take on Kalamazoo during the first period of an ECHL hockey game at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Story - HM - Fifty-nine people from 27 countries become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the University of Findlay's Koehler Complex in Findlay. Alfredo Blank, originally from Mexico, hugs his wife Cinthya Blank after becoming a U.S. citizen during the ceremony at the University of Findlay's Koehler Complex in Findlay. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
May - General News - 2nd place - Olatunji Muyideen Yusuff, originally from Nigeria, kisses his son Wareez, 4, after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Civic Center Mall in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth - The Blade)
May - General News - 3rd place - Mitch Kaiser along with wife Cambra Kaiser and son Eijah, 4, head to their car in the pouring rain after voting Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Old Orchard Elementary School in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth - The Blade)
May - Portrait - 1st place - Kurt Krahnke plays the upright bass during the Salvation Army Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at The Venues. (Jeremy Wadsworth - The Blade)
May - Sports Feature - 1st place - Springfield head coach Rob Gwozdz and his granddaughter Hallee Hall, 4, are doused with water after the Blue Devils defeated Anthony Wayne, 5-4, during an OHSAA Division I regional semifinal softball game at Gibsonburg High School in Gibsonburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth - The Blade)
May - Sports Feature - HM - Strongsville Aidan Cunningham (left) celebrates at second base as Wadsworth’s Skyler Kries hangs his head during the seventh inning of a Division I district championship game at Strongsville High School. (Jeff Lange - Akron Beacon Journal)
May - Story - 2nd place - Twenty people take the oath of citizenship during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Civic Center Mall in Toledo.Olatunji Muyideen Yusuff, originally from Nigeria, kisses his son Wareez, 4, after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Civic Center Mall in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth - The Blade)
June - General News - 3rd place - Former Bowling Green State University student Daylen Dunson speaks in court about his role in the hazing death of Stone Foltz during his sentencing hearing at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. Mr. Dunson was sentenced to 21 days in jail and community control. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Illustration - 1st place - Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, with lemon. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Sports Feature - 1st place - Haley Alig (left) of Coldwater congratulates Taylor Roth of Minster on winning the Division III 800 meter run during the OHSAA State Track Meet at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Sports - 2nd place - Central Catholic’s Nyla King (right) finishes fourth in the Division II 200 meter dash as Josie Knierim of Morgan falls and breaks her elbow during the OHSAA State Track & Field Meet at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Feature - HM - Matt Shultz of Toledo helps his son Mathias (2) race his car at Pearson Metropark in Oregon.
July - Portrait - 2nd place - Jake Gust, owner of Gust Flower & Produce Farm in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Spot News - 1st place - Stephanie Hehl reacts as her apartment at Hunt Club Apartments burns down in Sylvania. Hehl said “My whole life is crumbling apart.” (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters rescue Ava Kaplan’s dog Spud from a burning apartment at Hunt Club Apartments in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
August - Feature - 1st place - From left Tatum Weakly, 16, of Monroe escalates a water gun fight with a bucket of water along with her friends Elizabeth Gomez, 15, of Huron and Ethan Layton, 16, of Dundee at the Monroe County Fair in Monroe, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
August - Story - 1st place - Julianna Stratton, 18, of Dearborn, Michigan, rides her quarter horse “Jettin2Vegas” at the Monroe County Fair in Monroe, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
August - Story - 3rd place - Bill Czinski, bottom left, of Tecumseh, Mich., looks inside of a Boeing B-29 Superfortess during the Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour Friday, August 19, 2022, at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in Swanton. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Feature - 1st place - Tommie Harris, 75, gets help from her great-granddaughter D'nyiah Nelson, 10, using the tablet she was provided by the Area Office on Aging in Northwestern Ohio in Toledo. Tommie uses it for personal business and to communicate with grandchildren and other relatives around the country via Zoom calls and the Duo app. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - General News - 1st place - Komako Goolsby, the first African-American woman to be promoted to the Rank of Captain in the Toledo Fire Department, is pinned by family members at One Government Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Portrait - 2nd place - Robin Ballmer, director of Main Art-ery which curates the exhibition, stands next to “Blue Dogs”, a sculpture by Mark Chatterley at Woodlands Park in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Spot News - 3rd place - Police respond to an active shooter call at Scott High School in Toledo. The call turned out to be a hoax. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Story - 2nd place - A re-enactor wanders the 49th Annual Roche de Boeuf Festival in Waterville. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Portrait - 2nd place - Kengo Kato, owner of Kengo Sushi &Yakitori as well as Kato Ramen in Toledo. Kengo's Sushi has had three stellar health inspections this year. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Sports - 3rd place - Anthony Wayne’s Kiana Harsh (left) battles St. Ursula’s Emma Helminski for the ball during a Division I district semifinal game at Springfield High School in Holland. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Feature - 2nd place - Rymers Cemetery in Elmore. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - General News - 1st place - Ta’Ron Williams, an eighth grader at Sherman Elementary School, does pulls ups at the Marines exhibit during Toledo Public Schools’ annual Career Connect Expo at the Glass City Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - General News - 2nd place - Maxine Berry, 5, yawns as her mother Kim Berry votes at Fassett Junior High School in Oregon. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - General News - HM - Inmate Jorge Reyesavila celebrates earning his Intensive Outpatient certificate during an Education Recognition Ceremony at Toledo Correctional Institution. The ceremony is for incarcerated adults that have successfully completed programs. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Portrait - 3rd place - Perrysburg senior Connor Walendzak photographed at Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg is the 2022 All-Blade player of the year . (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Portrait - HM - Judy Trautman, who founded the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio, is retiring. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Story - 1st place - Inmate Daquan Brown hugs a family member after being awarded aa Business Operations Certificate during an Education Recognition Ceremony at Toledo Correctional Institution. The ceremony is for incarcerated adults that have successfully completed programs. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - General News - 3rd place - Children take cover as 23,000 bouncy balls are dropped at 2:23 pm during the New Year’s Eve EVE Bouncy Ball Drop at Imagination Station in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Sports Feature - HM - University of Toledo cheerleaders perform during a pep rally for the Boca Raton Bowl at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida. (Jeremy Wadsweorth / The Blade)
