Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”While the game unfolds on the field, the sidelines are filled with quieter moments of anticipation, hope, and recovery for high school football teams and their supporters. Keegan Short of St. Johns celebrates his high school football team’s win against St. Francis at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”University of Toledo band member and second year education student, Caleb Hendricks, is reflected in a bass drum during their home opener college football game against Western Kentucky at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”Ross’s Isaiah Reed and Aiden Scasny kneel to pray before a high school football game against Perrysburg at Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”Amanda Davis has blue eyeliner applied by her daughter, Aaliyah, before University of Toledo’s home opener college football game against Western Kentucky at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”A young girl lies down for a mid-game nap during a high school football match between St. Francis and St. Johns at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”A St. Johns player sits out after being injured during a high school football match against St. Francis at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”University of Toledo’s Jeremiah Peters prays against the goal post before their home opener college football game against Western Kentucky at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”A young water boy looks up into the chanting crowd during a high school football match between St. Francis and St. John’s at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”St. Johns players replenish with water mid-game during a high school football match against St. Francis at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”St. Francis dance team members cheer before their high school football match against St. Johns at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”Children lean over the railing and smile in awe as they watch a high school football game between St. Francis and St. Johns at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Addison Annis / The Blade, “Sidelines”A sunset falls over the bleachers during a high school football game between Scott and Bowsher at Scott High School in Toledo on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
