Feature - 1st place - A girls walks by as people bow down as they pray during prayer on Eid al-Fitr at the Islamic Society of Northwest Ohio in Holland, Ohio. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Nicoletta Tsaousis, 7, leans against the wall during the raising of the Greek flag to honor Greek Independence Day at the One Government Center in downtown Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz poses for a funny picture with members of the Kid City Council and the new Kid Mayor (at right) Dash Harden,10, at One Government Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - University of Toledo fourth-year medical student Jessica Williams celebrates finding out her residency will be done at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital Rainbow Pediatrics in Cleveland during the annual Match Day celebration at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Tanner DuVall holds up signs and chants during a demonstration against Senate Bill 1/House Bill 6 from the state of Ohio’s legislature at the University of Toledo’s Centennial Mall. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - A North American river otter pup plays with a piece of ice in its enclosure at the Toledo Zoo. Four pups made their public debut today. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - HM - Fifth graders Camden Brown (left) and James Spangler react to missing an answer during a Quiz Bowl match against their teachers at Jackman Road Elementary in Temperance, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz rides a Veo bike during the event kicking off the 2025 Veo bike/scooter season in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Illustration - 1st place - A fig rosemary mocktail, comprised of fig syrup, unsweet tea, and burnt rosemary, is prepared before a special tasting event at Craft Bistro & Lounge in New Philadlephia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Illustration - 2nd place - Lavender mimosa (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - 3rd place - Mushroom Pulled Pork Sandwich (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Toledo's Riley Unroe bites his bat while posing for a photo during Toledo Mud Hens media day at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Former Toledo Fire Chief Brian Byrd, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent treatment, at his home in Holland. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - Dayton's Rylan Lujo sits in the dugout prior to the start of the Flyers game vs Air Force. Lujo earned his 2nd Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week honors for the week of March 24th. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
- St. Francis celebrates their 5-1 win over Northview during the high school hockey regional title game at BGSU’s Slater Family Ice Arena in Bowling Green. St. Francis defeated Northview, 5-1. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Findlay’s Kate Simmons (left) celebrates defeating Loveland’s Elizabeth Madison in the 170-pound weight class during the OHSAA girls wrestling state championship at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Perrysburg’s Alex Denkins celebrates after defeating Elder’s Konner Lambers in the 126-pound weight class during the OHSAA Division I wrestling state semifinals at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - From left, Marie Pattin, Katrina Moore, and a person who declined to give their name at the scene of where the body of 13-year-old Kei’Mani Latigue was found on the 1100th block of Miami Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - New Philadelphia Fire Department firefighters Lucas Hagan, on hose line, and Brandon Winnie, work to extinguish a car fire in the 300 block of Baltzley Valley Rd SE, in Goshen Township. According to officials on scene, the vehicle was heading south on Baltzley Valley Rd, and lost control just after Ridge Rd NE. It then crashed into the tree line on the opposite side of the road. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - 3rd place - Tiara Kasten, mother of missing teen Kei’Mani Latigue, at the scene where her daughter’s body was found inside a house on the 1100th block of Miami Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 1st place - Marquette Golden Eagles guard Tre Norman (5) is fouled by New Mexico Lobos center Nelly Junior Joseph (23) during the first half of an NCAA tournament second round game at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Dayton's Dyrenson Wouters attempts to steal second base, but is tagged out by Air Force second baseman T.J Oster. Air Force defeated Dayton 13-3 at Woerner Field in Dayton. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - 3rd place - Dayton's Enoch Cheeks dives to the floor to steal the ball away from Amari McCottry of Saint Louis. Dayton Defeated Saint Louis 75-67 at UD Arena. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - HM - Rossford’s Noel Reinhart smiles at her coach as she pins Avon Lake’s Mallory Zadel in the 110-pound match during the girls wrestling district tournament at Findlay High School. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - HM - Alabama center Clifford Omoruyi (left) dunks over St. Mary's Gaels center Mitchell Saxen (11) and guard Jordan Ross (2) during the second half of an NCAA tournament second round game at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 1st place - Coverage of a two-alarm fire at the former Ritz Theater, in Newcomerstown, which had been converted into a multi-use structure, with a business and apartments inside. Multiple vehicles were also inside the building, including a Model T Ford. The fire was first called in as a vehicle fire inside a structure, which grew from there, lasting well into the night. No injuries were reported. The fire remains under investigation. A West Lafayette Fire Department firefighter operates the deck gun during a fire at 110 North Bridge Street in Newcomerstown. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Story - 2nd place - Wrestlers participate in the parade of champions on day three of the 2025 OHSAA State Wrestling Championships, at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
