Feature - 1st place - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade, “Splash”Feature - 1st place - Brenna Koback of Holland raises her arms as she runs into the pond during the Springfield Splash at Community Homecoming Park in Holland. Several dozen people celebrated the new year by taking a cold water dip. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade, “Mardi Gras”Feature - 2nd place - Lyric Baughman is assisted by her dad, Aaron, in putting on a Mardi Gras mask during a Mardi Gras on Ice event at Ottawa Park Ice Rink in Toledo. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade, “Ice Fishing”Feature - 3rd place - Greg Freyer of Martin drills a hole for ice fishing at East Harbor State Park in Lakeside Marblehead. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter, “Wolf Moon”Feature - HM - A 99.8% full Wolf Moon rises over New Philadelphia – the first full moon of 2025. According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, "It’s thought that January’s full Moon came to be known as the Wolf Moon because wolves were more likely to be heard howling at this time." (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
General News - 1st place - Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter, “Crew Talk”General News - 1st place - Arabella Clark, a sixth grade student in Mrs. Elizabeth Barrow's classroom at Claymont Middle School in Uhrichsville, watches and listens as astronauts Don Pettit and Barry "Butch" Wilmore aboard the International Space Station answer questions live during NASA Space Station Crew Talk. Students from around the nation submitted pre-recorded questions. Two students from Claymont Middle School were selected to be answered. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
General News - 2nd place - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, “Polar Bear Plunge”General News - 2nd place - Mary Shinavar, board president of the Bulldog Foundation, jumps into the frigid water during the Bulldog Foundation’s Polar Bear Plunge at the pond behind Carpenters Local 351 Union Hall in Rossford. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade, “Skate”General News - 3rd place - Grace Charles, 16, who attends Toledo Early College, falls on the ice while skating with her colleagues in the SMARTS (Students Making Achievements Right This Second) program at the Glass City Metropark in Toledo. Toledo Public Schools leadership established the Students Making Achievements Right This Second or “SMARTS” program as a way to engage high school students by empowering students to identify and improve their schools and communities. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, “Training”General News - HM - Officer Adam Hartford fires a shotgun during firearms training at the Oregon Police Training Center in Oregon, Ohio. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade, “Leroy Bates”Portrait - 1st place - Former Libbey High School basketball coach Leroy Bates of Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter, “Cy Young Home”Portrait - 2nd place - Tom Radca, 73, has lived on the same Perry Township property for 45 years, and is currently entertaining purchase offers from the right buyer for his Tuscarawas County home. Radca is pictured sitting in the original 1835-era log cabin portion of the main house where he says that baseball legend Cy Young was born. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Portrait - 3rd place - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, “Art Tatum”Portrait - 3rd place - Silas Stephens portrays a young Art Tatum during a dress rehearsal of “Art Tatum: The Musical” at Kent Branch Library in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images, “Buzzer Beater”Sports Feature - 1st place - The Dayton Flyers celebrate a last second buzzer beater by Ameal L'Etang to beat Loyola Chicago 83-81. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, “Distraction”Sports Feature - 2nd place - Whitmer’s student section tries to distract Perrysburg’s Braylon Foster as he shoots a free throw during Northern Lakes League Buckeyegame at Perrysburg High School. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images, “Red Scare”Sports Feature - 3rd place - Dayton's Student section, The Red Scare, participates in the pregame light show before the start of the Dayton Flyers vs George Mason Mens Basketball game at UD Arena in Dayton. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - HM - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, “Celebration”Sports Feature - HM - Toledo’s Nan Garcia celebrates a 3-pointer during a MAC basketball game the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena. Toledo defeated Bowling Green, 80-68. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter, “Rescued Cat”Spot News - 1st place - Dover firefighter Nick Stelzer returns a rescued cat to the owner during a house fire at 212 5th St. NW, in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports - 1st place - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “Takedown”Sports - 1st place - Josiah Wright of Barberton is slammed to the mat by Boden Ballinger of Wadsworth during their 190-pound championship match at the Suburban League wrestling tournament in Medina. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “Choke”Sports - 2nd place - Tyler Grant of Green tries to break free from Kasey Pruitt of Mogadore during their 144 pound match in the second consolation round of the Bill Dies Memorial wrestling tournament at Firestone High School in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “Ball Fight”Sports - 3rd place - University of Akron forward James Okonkwo (32) and Kent State forward VonCameron Davis (1) fight for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on in Kent. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - HM - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “American Wrestling”Sports - HM - Bodey Gibbs of Columbia and Blackburn Savage of Cincinnati Moeller wrestle under the Stars and Stripes during their 106-pound championship match in the Grizzly Invitational Tournament in Wadsworth.. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - HM - Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter, “Wrestling”Sports Feature - HM - Claymont’s Daniel McGarr offers his hand to Garaway’s Parker Miller after pinning him at Claymont High School in Uhrichsville. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
