Feature - 1st place - Dahlia Sissom, 5, of Sylvania plays during a Foam Party on at Spin & Splat Art Studio in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - James Williams cleans his 1981 Delta 88 Oldsmobile as his kid and nephews, Dashawn Jones, 11, Ki’saun Louis, 10, and Kavion Williams, 8, sit inside at Glass City Car Wash in Toledo. (Addison Annis / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Caleb Graham, 11, makes bubbles at the Imagination Station booth during Party in the Parking Lot at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Kennedy Little, of Wellington and a member of Helping Hands 4H, reacts after her pack goat, Cannoil, bit her on the hand during the Lorain County Fair. Both Little and Cannoil were fine and did not sustain any injuries. (Thomaas Fetcenko / The Chronicle Telegram)
General News - 1st place - Adam Cassi, Executive Director of Keep Lucas County Toledo Beautiful, looks at the newly unveiled pickleball sculpture along the Glass City Riverwalk in Toledo. The sculpture is believed to potentially be the largest pickleball in the world. The project is part of local artist Dean Davis’ 100 Works of Art initiative, an effort to bring 100 works of public art throughout the Greater Toledo area and create an open-air art experience for residents and visitors. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Jeremy Hopkins fires a rubber duck to the crowd during the Jeep Fest Parade in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - Sara Beck and her daughter Carmen, 7, listen during a brief prayer service at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist Church before volunteering at the Victory Center in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - Partial demolition work of the Roche de Boeuf Bridge moves ahead viewed from Farnsworth Metropark in Waterville. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Adina Smith, a Saxon House apartments tenant of two years, stands outside of the building complex where she says living conditions have declined. (Addison Annis / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - From left, Nikki King, RN, founder of A Queen Empowering Queenz Inc., feels Taleah Woodard’s baby bump at the Toledo Botanical Gardens in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - Kelly Chalfant, a local photographer, stands in Side Cut Metropark, one of her favorite places to photograph, in Perrysburg. Chalfant will be showcasing her work at the Hearts the Arts art fair in downtown Perrysburg. (Addison Annis / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Anthony Wayne’s marching band takes a break before the start of a high school football game at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Coco Gauff kisses the Rookwood Cup after defeating Jessica Pegula 6–2, 6–4 to win the women’s singles title at the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. (Joshua Swinford / Nine & Plum)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Central Catholic’s Antonio Elizondo celebrates recovering a fumble during a high school football game at Central Catholic High School in Toledo. Central Catholic defeated Portage Central, 24-14. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Arthur Fils celebrates after winning match point against Frances Tiafoe in the men’s singles final of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. (Joshua Swinford / Nine & Plum)
Spot News - 1st place - Family members of a missing person console one another as firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries on South Avenue in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Gage Larvadain (left tries to catch the ball while safety, Donovan McMillon tries to break up the play during practice in Berea. (Thomas Fetcenko / The Chronicle Telegram)
Sports - 2nd place - Arthur Fils returns a serve from Frances Tiafoe during the men’s singles final of Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. (Joshua Swinford / Nine & Plum)
Sports - 3rd place - Toledo’s Justice Bigbie makes contact with the ball as a piece of his batt splits off during an International League game against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Addison Annis / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - Lucas VanOrden uses his tuba as a recliner at the end of St. Francis marching band practice at St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo. (Addison Annis / The Blade)
