Spot News - 1st place - The driver of a car traveling north on South Charleston Pike was transported by CareFlight after he crashed into a dump truck traveling south. The crash occurred in a construction area, where the road was closed down to one lane and flaggers were in place to control traffic. According to members of the construction crew, the truck was given the right-of-way and the car failed to stop. The driver of the dump truck was not injured. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 1st place - Briella Setzer looked like a hot hotdog as she uses a handheld fan to keep cool in her hotdog costume. Briella was dressed like a hotdog to attract business to her family's hotdog cart called Briella's Hotdogs which was parked in a parking lot along North Bechtle Avenue. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 2nd place - A man trudges through the pouring rain on Adams St. in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - A swimmer slides down one of the twisty water slides at Splash Zone water park. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 1st place - Tony Rieker extinguishes extinguishes a small grass fire after helping light thousands of American flags during the annual flag retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 286 in New Carlisle. The American Legiion receives thousands of faded and worn out flags from all over the country to officially retire. This year they retired between 8,000 - 10,000 flags. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 2nd place - Men stand in a ray of sunlight as they pray together during a prayer service for Eid al-Adha at the Masjid Saad Foundation Mosque in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - David Guran of Akron, (left) and Betta Deblasio of Tallmadge light paper lanterns during a memorial for Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by Akron Police two years ago. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Illustration - 1st place - Roasted Squash Salad with Crumpled Bleu Cheese. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - 2nd place - The French chic, a deep friend chicken breast, with lettuce, tomato, pickle, red onion on a croissant, from The Eye Opener, in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Illustration - 3rd place - Cockeye Creamery’s “Wired” a coffee ice cream made with grounds from Third Day Coffee Roasters in Stow. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 1st place - Hayden Freeland, a junior at Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten, is an avid gamer who maintains three separate gaming stations in a dedicated room at his home in Rush Township, where he lives with his parents, Steve and Jennifer. The home is situated in a rural area previously devoid of stable internet connectivity, until Spectrum began offering broadband not long ago. Since almost all of Hayden's school work is done through a Chromebook, the recent improvement has also vastly improved his schooling experience. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Portrait - 2nd place - Kyra Cunningham, daughter of Steve and Sandy, is seen reflected in her father's motorcycle from the Cunningham's home in Dundee. The couple recently passed away within a day of one another. Kyra has just begun the complicated process of assessing her parent’s possessions. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Portrait - 3rd place - Joe Walter, President of the Toledo Firefighters Museum and retired assistant chief at the Toledo Firefighters Museum. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - St. John’s Quinn Wiklendt (1) and St. Francis’ John Kraker hug at the conclusion of the Division II high school boys lacrosse state title game between St. John’s Jesuit and Columbus St. Francis DeSales at Crew Stadium in Columbus. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Anthony Wayne’s Kat Meyers reacts to being the final out of the game against Watkins Memorial during the Division I semifinal softball game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Anthony Wayne fell to Watkins Memorial, 2-0. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Whiteford’s Mason VanBrandt loses his helmet as he dives back to first base to avoid the tag during the MHSAA Division 3 regional baseball semifinal at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich. Whiteford defeated Onsted, 5-1. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place - Indian Creek shortstop Gavin Pownall (top) makes a leaping catch for a throw from home as West Branch baserunner Hunter Shields steals second during the first inning of the Division II state semifinal game at Canal Park, in Akron, Ohio. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Whiteford’s Koralynn Billau gets tagged out by Algonac’s Ava Murray during the state quarterfinal game at Wayne State in Detroit, Michigan. Whiteford defeated Algonac, 2-0. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Cleveland Guardians shortstop Daniel Schneemann (10) barely misses a home run ball hit by Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford (3) during the third inning of agame at Progressive Field, in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
