First Place, Sports Feature - Tim Harrison / FreelanceStow's Geoffery Quinn is comforted through the fence by his grandmother Charlotte Hubbard, of Akron, after the 800 meter run, May 28, 2005 at the Division 1 regional track meet at Austintown-Fitch High School. Quinn ran the the 800 in a personal-best 1.56 flat, but still came in 5th place, ending his season at regionals.
Second Place, Sports Feature - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchOhio School for the Deaf Spartans head coach Bill Estes shows the kind of intensity he wants out of player Donald Garber (right) as he sends Garber in to play. Coach Estes, who is also deaf, has to communicate with his players through sign language and the intensity of his expressions. In 2005, the Ohio School for the Deaf fielded a football team for the first time in 44 years.
Third Place, Sports Feature - Andy Wrobel / Medina GazetteMedina High School's cross country team reacts after hearing, over the loudspeaker, the news that the team finished third in the regional meet at Boardman High School on Oct. 29, 2005, and would qualify for the state tournament in Columbus. From left are Chrissy Vorst, Colleen Kelly, Kelly Pickering and Mikaela Foreit.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Andy Wrobel / Medina GazetteCleveland Cavaliers' star LeBron James shows off his muscles as he goofs around with his reflection in the stainless steal elevator doors in the Quicken Loans Arena during the team's media day on October 3, 2005.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Mark Duncan / Associated PressTampa Bay Devil Rays first base coach Billy Hatcher has his bubble burst in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians, Aug. 12, 2005, in Cleveland.
