Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterTressel Beach, 12, a Dover High School football middle school student, awaits the arrival of fellow student-fans before the first football game of the season against Green, Friday, Aug. 23 at Crater Stadium in Dover.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterSouth Range student-fans do push-ups to celebrate runs scored during an OHSAA DIII State Softball championship game against Liberty Union, Saturday, June, 1 at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterSandy Valley softball players join hands for the playing of The National Anthem before the game against Garaway, Monday, April 29 at Sandy Valley Local Schools.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterDover High School football student-fans toss baby powder into the air as The Tornadoes take to the field for their season opening game against Green High School, Friday, Aug. 23 at Crater Stadium in Dover.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterMansfield Christian's Riley Patrick, left, embraces a teammate during the 2024 DIII girls’ OHSAA Cross Country State Championship race, Saturday, Nov. 2, at Fortress Obetz, in Obetz.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterDover football head coach Dan Ifft paces the sideline as the sun sets behind him during a game against Indian Valley, Friday, Sept. 15 at Crater Stadium, in Dover. Ifft was coaching in his 30th consecutive season of high school football.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterOHSAA State Baseball: a ball and a stickEvery year high school baseball teams converge upon Akron, Ohio, for three days, cautious to not break traditions, superstitions, and routines they have followed all season long, and perhaps long before even thinking about state-level play where just one team from each division earns the honor of a championship title. These are the photos that reveal the experience of this level of play in a game that essentially comes down to two fundamental objects: a ball and a stick.—
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterOHSAA State Baseball: a ball and a stickEvery year high school baseball teams converge upon Akron, Ohio, for three days, cautious to not break traditions, superstitions, and routines they have followed all season long, and perhaps long before even thinking about state-level play where just one team from each division earns the honor of a championship title. These are the photos that reveal the experience of this level of play in a game that essentially comes down to two fundamental objects: a ball and a stick.—Badin baseball's mental performance coach Eric Cole grounds himself by feeling the grass on his bare feet before an OHSAA State Baseball DII Championship game against West Branch, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron. Coach Eric also teaches psychology at the high school.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterOlentangy Berlin varsity baseball players begin their warm up routines before an OHSAA DI State Baseball Semifinal game against Twinsburg, Friday, June 7, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterWaynedale's catcher Tristan Franks stretches during an OHSAA DIII State Baseball Semifinal game against Heath, Saturday, June 8, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterBadin baseball's mental performance coach Eric Cole, far left, leads players in pre-game juggling exercises before an OHSAA State Baseball DII Championship game against West Branch, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron. Pictured is Tyler Burden, top, Cooper Ollis, right, and Carson Niehaus, bottom. Coach Eric, who also teaches psychology at the high school, helps the student-athletes with focus by engaging in sport-specific pregame routines.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterHiland varsity baseball awaits the beginning of an OHSAA DIV State Baseball Championship game against Fort Recovery, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterHiland's Keith Hershberger and Colin Coblentz pray during an OHSAA DIV State Baseball Championship game against Fort Recovery, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterBadin's Chandler Taylor winces in pain after apparently injuring his foot on a slide at second base in the 5th inning during an OHSAA DII State Baseball Semifinal game against Padua, Friday, June 7, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterWest Branch's student-fan section holds a sign intended for Badin's starting pitcher, Beau Chaney, during an OHSAA State Baseball DII Championship game, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterHIllsdale's catcher Braylen Jarvis applies a tag to a Fort Recovery's Sage Wendel during an OHSAA DIV State Baseball Semifinal game, Saturday, June 8, at Canal Park in Akron. The runner was called safe.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterFort Recovery celebrates a run during an OHSAA DIV State Baseball Semifinal game against Hillsdale, Saturday, June 8, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterMason's Jake Hanley reacts celebrates being driven in after his RBI double in the sixth inning during an OHSAA DI State Baseball Championship game, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterMason varsity baseball celebrates their OHSAA DI State Baseball Championship game win over Twinsburg, 8-1, Sunday, June 9, at Canal Park in Akron.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterOHSAA State Wrestling: highs and lowsTens of thousands of wrestlers at the high school level train year-round, and compete for just one season with the hopes of making it to the zenith of competition in Ohio: The OHSAA State Tournament held at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, where no matter what each wrestling is feeling or experiencing during those three days of competition, winning still comes down to whether or not an athlete can out-wrestle their opponent. These are the photos that explore and exemplify the highs and lows during the pursuit of a podium position. —
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterOHSAA State Wrestling: highs and lowsTens of thousands of wrestlers at the high school level train year-round, and compete for just one season with the hopes of making it to the zenith of competition in Ohio: The OHSAA State Tournament held at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, where no matter what each wrestling is feeling or experiencing during those three days of competition, winning still comes down to whether or not an athlete can out-wrestle their opponent. These are the photos that explore and exemplify the highs and lows during the pursuit of a podium position. —Indian Valley's Leroy Steagall, bottom, wrestles St. Mary's Memorial's Tate Hisey during championship finals on day three of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterEaton's Maycee Adams, bottom, takes down Minerva's Bridget Hilliard during day two of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 9 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterWatterson's Michael Boyle, right, reacts to his defeat of Clear Fork's Luke Schlosser during day two of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 9 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus. Boyle had to take three timeouts for his persistent nose bleed.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterDoyelstown Chippewa's Gabi Gartin adjusts her head gear while in between periods during a match against Newark Licking Balley's Adison Justice on day one of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterRocky Dusenberry officiates during the championship finals round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus. Dusenberry is a former wrestler, New Philadelphia Police Department Captain, and a team leader of the SWAT team in Tuscarawas County.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterTuslaw's Kaden Lawson celebrates his win over Lake Catholic's Tommy Slack during day three of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterPaul Basinger flashes a smile during day two of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 9 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterUnited's Auston Brown celebrates her win over Chippewa's Gabi Gartin during day three of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterBuckey's Kaden King reacts to his defeat over Clyde's Lance Overmyer during championship finals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterAyersville's Abe DeLano celebrates his win on day three championship finals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Sunday, March 10 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
Second Place, Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year - Andrew Dolph / The Times ReporterA wrestler is consoled during day two of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 State Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 9 at The Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, in Columbus.
