3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsOVERVIEW: A two-day reenactment festival of early America holds an "Education Day," on the Friday before the Labor Day weekend festival for area students to attend. CAPTION: Parents and children watch a cannon firing demonstration during Education Day at the Fair at New Boston, which was held Friday, Aug. 29 at George Rogers Clark Park in Springfield. Students from area schools, as well as homeschooled students, attended the precursor to the weekend festival, which is a reenactment of the 1780-1810 time period.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsSidney High School seniors toss their caps into the air at the end of school's 154th annual commencement on Saturday, May 17 at Sidney Memorial Stadium. A total of 284 students were presented with diplomas in windy conditions.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsSt. Henry senior quarterback Charlie Werling runs ahead of Marion Local defenders during a 45-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of the Division VII, Region 28 championship game on Friday, Nov. 21 at Mercy Health/Wapak VFW Field in Wapakoneta. Werling scored four TDs and finished with about 140 rushing yards to help the Redskins win 24-7 and snap a 76-game winning streak by their rival Flyers.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsCicadas emerged in a small portion of the Miami Valley in late May, including Caesar Creek State Park and parts of Warren County. On Wednesday, May 28, the insects were emerging from the ground, shedding their exoskeletons crawling up trees. In cold and rainy weather, the insects were subdued. They typically take cover in rainy weather.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsA man waits for help after driving into high water on Eldean Road just off of North County Road 25A on Saturday, April 5. Miami County Sheriff’s deputies and Troy EMS responded. A Troy firefighter brought him a lifejacket, and helped him walk safely out of the high water.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsA snow storm moved through the region on Monday, Dec. 1 and blanketed area Christmas tree displays, including Troy. Miami County is expected to see between three and five inches; all of the area is expected to see at least two inches.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsWright State sophomore forward Andrea Holden, a Hamilton alum, dunks in the first half of a season opener against Franklin College on Monday, Nov. 3 at Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn. Holden scored eight points and had six rebounds and a team-high two blocks in an 86-37 victory in the squad's season opener.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsStebbins high school graduates react while walking backing to their seats after being awarded with diplomas during the school's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 15 at Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsA reenactor tosses a ring while playing "flying graces," during Education Day at the Fair at New Boston on Friday, Aug. 29 at George Rogers Clark Park in Springfield. Students from area schools, as well as homeschooled students, attended the precursor to the weekend festival, which is a reenactment of the 1780-1810 time period.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West senior outfielder Isaiah Meade-Moss races home as teammates in the dugout cheer during the second inning of a Division I regional final against Cincinnati Moeller on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West sophomore Parker Isaacs bunts during the second inning of a Division I regional final against Cincinnati Moeller on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium. Isaacs drove in a run with the bunt.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - / Lakota West senior LJ Green (bottom) slides home as junior Noah Bramble (top) motions safe in the second inning of a Division I regional final against Cincinnati Moeller on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West senior catcher Braydon Johnson celebrates after a triple in the fifth inning of a Division I regional final against Cincinnati Moeller on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Lakota West senior pitcher Adrian Smith celebrates after a 3-2 win over Cincinnati Moeller in a Division I regional final on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium. Smith threw a complete game and gave up two hits while striking out nine batters. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West players celebrate after defeating Cincinnati Moeller 3-2 in a Division I regional final on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium. The win earned the program its first state berth since 2017.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West junior Kameron Gaalaas celebrates with senior pitcher Adrian Smith after a 3-2 win over Cincinnati Moeller in a Division I regional final on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsLakota West senior Landon Holt (left) and junior Braydon Johnson hoist a regional championship trophy after defeating Cincinnati Moeller 3-2 on Wednesday at Wright State University's Nischwitz Stadium.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsGahn-Maria Favors (left) throws water from a cup on to Nor'ryan Shropshire at the splash pad at RiverScape Metropark on Tuesday, June 24. The splash pad was full of families on Tuesday evening, with the area still under a heat advisory. The heat advisory is scheduled to last until Wednesday evening.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsWright State senior guard Claire Henson signs autographs for Springfield Shawnee Middle Schools students as Phillip Reveal (left) reacts after Henson signed his shirt following a game against Bellarmine on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Nutter Center in Fairborn. Over 30 schools attended the program's annual Education Day game. The attendance was over 6,000, a program record.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsOlivia Richardson (center), of Centerville, holds Addie Shafovaloff, of Centerville, while they and a group try to catch an incoming football before a fireworks display on Thursday, July 3 at Centerville Stadium. The display is organized by the Americana Festival, which offered tickets for groups to watch from picnic tables on the stadium's track. Tickets also included access to the stadium's field before and after the display, and children took advantage with various games and sports.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsDoug Picard adjusts a 3D printing machine's base at Greene County Career Center on Friday, Sept. 19. Picard has been named a (publication name redacted) Community Gem for his work at the center, where he is an instructor. His class is working on a project retrofitting kid cars for hospitalized children.
3rd Place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Bryant Billing / Dayton Daily NewsJerry Ferris, the Ohio Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, salutes Korean War veteran Leroy Campbell during a program on Tuesday at Victory Ridge on the campus of Dayton VA Medical Center. Ferris received three purple hearts while serving during the Vietnam War. Work is in progress for Campbell to receive a Purple Heart, but Ferris decided to give Campbell one of his medals.
