First Place, Sports Feature - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Keeping Composure”St. Bernard Titans coach Fred James instructs Dwayne "Pot Pot" Pottinger on how to keep his composure, after Pot Pot was taken out of the game for reacting to a teammate’s error in the third inning against Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard on April 23, 2019.
Second Place, Sports Feature - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, “Teddy Bear Toss”Walleye players celebrate their first goal of the game as stuffed animals are thrown on the ice for the teddy bear toss during an ECHL hockey game against the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Dec. 7, 2019. The stuffed animals thrown on the ice were collected and distributed to area organizations.
Third Place, Sports Feature - Andy Morrison / The Blade, “Bull Rider”Professional Bull Rider Velocity Tour event at the Huntington Center, January 12, 2019.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Throwing a Punch”Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Garrett (50) throws punches as he is held back by a number of Pittsburgh Pirates players as a bench clearing brawl breaks out in the ninth inning at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on July 30, 2019.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch, “Praying”Upper Arlington's Michael Ballenger (26) prays while holding a St. Francis necklace in his mouth before his game against Dublin Coffman at Upper Arlington High School on November 1, 2019.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Brooke LaValley / Freelance, “Kenyon Cheerleaders”Kenyon football cheerleaders Erika Abe (left) and Rhayven White shield their faces from the sun at McBride Field on the Kenyon College campus in Gambier, Ohio on September 28, 2019.
Award of Excellence, Sports Feature - Meagan Deanne / Ohio University, “Water Toss”Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Yhoxian Medina throws water onto Devan Ahart during an American Association baseball game against the St. Paul Saints on June 28, 2019 at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, ND.
