Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsFive-year-olds Sam Campbell (left) of Powell and Charlie Skelton, of Dublin play in a pile of leaves during the Ohio Wildlife Center's Howloween event in Powell.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsHilliard Darby's Casey Maruniak celebrates a two-run double in front of Olentangy Liberty's Josh Stickel during a Division I district final game at Grove City High School. The game was postponed due to inclement weather with Darby leading Liberty, 4-0, in the second inning.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsRyan McCann, 3, of Grove City, peers out a bus window during the South-Western City Schools' First-Time Bus Rider program at Central Crossing High School in Grove City.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsOlentangy's Kimmy Archer reacts to her tee shot during an OCC Buckeye tournament at Westchester Golf Course in Canal Winchester.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsThomas Worthington's Sophia Borghese (facing camera) and Clara Scott celebrate with teammates after a 3-2 overtime win against Watterson in the OHSAA field hockey sate championship game at Thomas Worthington High School in Worthington. Borghese scored the winning goal in overtime.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsChris Deis, chief technology officer, shows off one of the few areas of Grandview Heights High School that isn't being touched during renovations. The ticket booth room outside the gymnasium is covered in students signatures from past years and will remain in tact once renovations are completed.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsJunior Kaitlyn Drake snaps a selfie with her fellow Big Walnut cheerleaders before a game against Hartley at Big Walnut High School in Sunbury.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsMike Haringa, of Pickerington, ducks an incoming tomato as he launches one of his own during the Tomato Wars events at the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival at Huber Park. Haringa's team, the Tomatonators, won the competition for the second year in a row. All proceeds from the event are to be donated to the Mid-Ohio Market at HEART.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsNuvo Church lead pastor Patrick Holden is shown inside one of the children's play areas at the church in Dublin. The building was previously home to La Scala restaurant and is being converted to house the church which is slated to open Easter Sunday.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsDylan Decker, of Pickerington (2), races against Emmy Evans, of Dublin, in the superstock division in the Columbus Soap Box Derby. Winners in each division, stock, superstock and masters, move on to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron on July 23.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsHartley's Aiden King yells out as he struggles to break free from Ashland's Roman Parobek in their 120-pound match during the OHSAA Division II state wrestling tournament at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus..
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsMaurice Alderson, 12, of Grove City, Donivan Robertson, 9, of Hilliard, and Keaton Griffith, 10, of Hilliard leap for the football during the Celebration at the Station in Hilliard.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsOlentangy Berlin's Harrison Brewster takes a shot from Olentangy Orange's Ayden Hanna as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown at Olentangy Berlin High School in Delaware.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsGrove City's Spencer Stoll and Sylvania Northview's Benny Seals check for the umpire’s call during the OHSAA Division I state championship game at Canal Park in Akron. Seals was called safe at second.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsChildren navigate their way through a hay-bale maze during the Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow event at Heritage Park in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsDelaware Hayes' Xavier Weaver blocks an extra-point attempt from Westerville South's Quentin Sheets during a game at Rutherford B. Hayes High School in Delaware.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsMajor Jason Brand, Ohio Army National Guard, salutes as David Lilley, of Westerville, and Melanie Clifford, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., patiently wait for the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley to be removed from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus. Pfc. Lilley, who is David's brother and Melanie's second cousin, was killed during the war on July 20, 1950 and was reported missing in action before his remains were identified Nov. 5, 2021.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsDavid Lilley, of Westerville, and Melanie Clifford, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., share an emotional moment together after receiving the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Pfc. Lilley, who is David's brother and Melanie's second cousin, was killed during the war on July 20, 1950 and was reported missing in action before his remains were identified Nov. 5, 2021.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsMembers of the Ohio Army National Guard Honor Guard Team carry the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley to an awaiting hearse from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsDavid Lilley, of Westerville, and Roberta Fagan, of Westerville, hold hands over the remains of David's brother, Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley, after his arrival from an American Airlines flight from Honolulu at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsAn image of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley is shown while guests pay their respects during a service held at Hill Funeral Home on June 14, 2022, in Westerville. Pfc. Lilley was killed during the war on July 20, 1950 and was reported missing in action. His remains were kept in Honolulu at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl Cemetery, before being identified Nov. 5, 2021 and returned to his family June 10.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsKeith Liptak, Patriot Guard Riders district 5 ride captain, kneels down in prayer in front of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley's remains during a service held at Hill Funeral Home on June 14, 2022, in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsDavid Lilley (center) of Westerville, smiles surrounded by family members (from left) Rachel Forney, Kathy Fagan, Kim Fagan and Mike Fagan during a service fro David's brother, Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley, held at Hill Funeral Home on June 14, 2022, in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsSgt. Brendan Tisher carries the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley with fellow Ohio Army National Guard Honor Guard Team members to a nearby hearse following a service held at Hill Funeral Home on June 14, 2022, in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsAn American flag hangs between Genoa Township and Westerville fire engines as a hearse carrying the remains of Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley passes underneath June 14, 2022, at Northlawn Memory Gardens in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsMajor General James Camp, Ohio Assistant Adjutant General for Air, presents David Lilley, of Westerville, with the American flag that was draped over the casket of his brother, Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley, during a funeral service June 14, 2022, at Northlawn Memory Gardens in Westerville.
Photographer of the Year - Small Market - First Place, Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community NewsWhite roses left by family members line Korean War Army veteran private first class Jack E. Lilley's coffin following a funeral service June 14, 2022, at Northlawn Memory Gardens in Westerville.
