1st Place, Sports Action - Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “LaPorta Flipped”`Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) is upended as he flies into the end zone for a touchdown in the first quarter of game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.
2nd Place, Sports Action - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, “Dive”St. Francis’ Parker Conlan dives to attempt to hit the ball out of St. John’s Kyler Ayers stick during an OHSAA Division II regional boys lacrosse match at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. St. Francis defeated St. John’s, 13-6.
3rd Place, Sports Action - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Shoulder Save”UT’s Kendra Carruthers flips the ball behind her head against Ball State in a women’s college basketball game at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in West Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Sports Action - Frank Bowen IV / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Strike Out”Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) strikes out in the sixth inning of the National League Wild Card Game 2 against the LA Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
