Feature - 1st place - (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Amy LeMonds, wildlife rehabilitation coordinator at the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, puts a wayward white pelican back in a cage after a stretching and feeding session. (Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer)
Feature - 3rd place - OSU student Yuri Broze, of St. Louis was playing with a large hula hoop on the plaza at the Wexner Center. Broze is a music major studying "Cognitive and Systematic Musicology". He was encouraging passers by to try out the six-foot-diameter hoop. (Jeff Hinckley / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Lisbon spelling bee champion Chandler Harris gets a hug from runner-up Lindsey Haynes during the official winners group photo. (Patricia Shaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
General News - 2nd place - Sisters Nora, (left) and Lily greet their dad Michael Carden II of Westerville during a Welcome Home Ceremony for the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment at Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Franklin County Sheriff Deputies (from left) Mark Green, Dave Bryant and Charlie Macioci guard attorney Robert M. Sanders and Gianna Cochran, as Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David E. Cain reads off numerous guilty verdicts during a bench trial. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Barcelona chefs Aaron White (left) and Paul Yow with some of the tools and ingredients they will be using to compete in the Chef Chili Challenge taking place during the Fiery Foods Festival at the North Market. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Grant Beam ( left) and his brother Tyler after basketball practice at Big Walnut High School. Grant was expected to be a three sport star by injuries have kept him on the sidelines. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Beth Mooney has gotten used to the "first woman" distinction that has marked her career, but she said she never thought of herself as different. "I just found a career that plays to my strengths and passions." (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Spot News - 1st place - Springfield firefighter Ralph Harrod looks over the smoldering remains of his house. Harrod got the call that his Mad River Township house was on fire while he was at work at the Springfield Fire Division. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters from several Clark County departments battle a fire as it consumes a house in Mad River Township. There were no injuries in the blaze but the house was completely destroyed. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - The State Highway Patrol investigates a fatal head-on collision between a north-bound semi truck and a south-bound GMC pickup truck on St. Rt. 68 just south of Urbana. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - (Neal C. Lauron / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Ohio State Buckeyes guard Jon Diebler (33) gets fouled by Michigan State Spartans center Garrick Sherman (41) in second half action at the Value City Arena. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - Grandview's Karen Daniel-Hamberg, and Jordan Fitzgerald put their arms around each other as teammates Kelly O'Harra and Danielle Clark hug as they celebrate their 37-35 tournament game win over Madison Plains at Granville. (Lorrie Cecil / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 1st place - Granville's Sydney King (left) celebrates with teammate Alex Untied, after finishing in second place in the 400 yard freestyle relay and clinching second place overall in the 2011 Division II Ohio State High School Swimming Championship at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Opponents of Senate Bill 5 assemble in the atrium to listen to the proceedings over the speaker system at the Statehouse. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - (Neal C. Lauron / The Columbus Dispatch)
