Practices, games and tournaments from across the sporting spectrum.
Rick pulls a boof stroke while dropping over the Ohiopyle Falls on the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania.
Fly angler Jessica Suvak casts into the Yoghiogheny River while targeting brown trout.
After dropping over Ohiopyle Falls, Noah works on his stern squirts in his kayak on the Youghiogheny River.
As the sun breaks out of the flurries, John Stauffer steers an ice boat back toward the Sandusky Sailing Club after exploring a frozen Sandusky Bay on New Year's Day.
Clyde's Parker Reese trips over Bellevue's catcher Ben Smith to make a run at Heidelberg University's Peaceful Valley Complex in Tiffin during the Division II district semifinal on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The last inning of the game was a wild ride with a Redmen rally to tie after a seven point deficit; however, the Fliers recovered with a walk-off 12-11 win to continue to the district championship.
Sandusky's Vinny D'Amico defends a shot from Norwalk's Ethan Hernandez in the special lighting of the 2017 Odyssey matchup at Sandusky High School on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The Blue Streaks toped Norwalk 52-21 for the meet. Best Sports Photo, first place, 2017 Ohio AP Media Editors Awards.
Dennis Capek, of Rocky River, waves the green flag to start the modified 35-lap feature race at Sandusky Speedway's Hy-Miler Nationals on Saturday. Capek was chosen to be the race marshal after regularly attending events at the speedway. "It felt great waving that damn thing," he said, noting it was his first time in the infield. "My heart is still going like crazy."
Two boats race hull-to-hull in the Sandusky Islands Race/Stein Hospice Cup on Saturday, July 8, 2017.
Moments from all walks of life frozen in time to create a single snapshot of a larger story.
Smoky Mountains Hiking Club member Franklin "Ox" Lafond walks past a white blaze, the official marker of the Appalachian Trail, during an assessment walk through of an approximate 8 mile section of the trail on Weds., March 2, 2016 near Fontana Dam, North Carolina. Lafond was looking for trees blocking the trail and other work that needed to be done on the trail in preparation for a trail maintenance work day for the hiking club.
Wilderness Voyageurs guide Tyler Thornton teaches a scout how to throw a rope bag during a whitewater merit badge class on the Lower Yough in Ohiopyle, PA.
Workers from Barnes Nursery and the city of Sandusky move a tree donated by Perkins Township resident Mary Karcher to Schade-Mylander Plaza on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. The blue spruce stood as Sandusky's Christmas tree for the season.
Two demonstrators stand together in an alley off of East 4th Street in Cleveland on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 during the Republican National Convention.
Summer camp participants paddle off into East Sandusky Bay during a program put on by the Sandusky Recreation Department and Erie MetroParks on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Big Island Preserve's canoe launch area in Sandusky, Ohio.
The moon starts to move across the path of the sun during the partial solar eclipse in Huron at 1:36 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017.
The storytelling faces of the people that have impacted my life and work.
The Sandusky Choral Society's new director Heather Carmon performs during the society's practice on Monday for the upcoming Spring Concert.
Long-time community gardener Shoko Igarashi waves goodbye to friends while wheeling her bike from her plot at the West Side Community Gardens in Athens, Ohio.
Chelsea Hindenach, owner and founder of Chelsea's Real Food Truck, poses for a portrait at the Athens Farmers Market on Weds, October 9, 2015. Hindenach's food truck focuses on serving people with specific dietary needs using fresh, local food purchased at the Farmers Market.
Derrick's Diner owner Derrick Moore received a grant in November from the city of Sandusky to help fund a move to a larger facility at 1109 Warren St. (U.S. 6), inside the building once housing All-Ways Pizza.
Local high school football standouts pose for a photo on Strobel Field in Sandusky.
Almost complete, cosplayer Lindsay Siesel daps on the final touches of lip color for her Belle costume at Kalahari Resorts during ColossalCon on Friday, June 2, 2017. "Every girl grew up wanting a princess dress so getting to do this is really great," she said.
Sandusky resident Ben Widman smiles as Meals on Wheels volunteer Dan McLaughlin and officer Chris Rankins delivers food during the program's March For Meals celebrity ride-alongs on Monday, March 12, 2018.
Patrick Baker Jr. looks out the door of his home in Clyde on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Baker says he is not the same person after spending 16 months in jail from a conviction that was later thrown out by an appellate court.
The landscapes that have captured my imagination.
West Side Community Gardens, Athens, Ohio
Wheeler Peak Trail, Taos, New Mexico
Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, Ohio
Photographs from adventures in the wilds.
A visual exploration of Madison Brenton’s story being a young mother with a terminal illness, until she got the call for her new lungs. Best Photo Story, first place, 2017 Ohio AP Media Editors Awards.
While her family prepares for dinner in the kitchen, Madison changes out the tubing to her hypertension medication. She only has mere minutes to replace her medication before it completely leaves her system, which causes an extreme form of withdrawal that could lead to her death.
Through years of medical tests, incorrect diagnoses and nearly fatal infections, Madison Brenton still approaches life with strength and positivity. Madison give credit to her faith and support system for keeping her positive outlook.
As her oxygen line snakes down the stairs, Madison does her hair in the mirror of the entryway of her parent's home in Perkins Township on Wednesday morning. Madison says that walking up stairs makes it feel like she's suffocating, so she's confined to the downstairs where she has a makeshift bedroom in the den of the house.
The tubing of Madison's hypertension medication enters her chest, moves up over her collar bone and through one of her veins to her heart. Last September, the site got infected and caused a sepsis infection that nearly killed her.
Preparing for her mom to bring her children back from preschool, Madison Brenton checks on dinner on Thursday night. Everywhere she goes, Madison has to wear a pack that holds her hypertension medication.
Matt Brenton, Madison's father, says a prayer before family dinner on Thursday, March 30, 2017
Finally able to run errands herself after a double lung transplant, Madison puts away groceries after a trip to the store with a friend.
Madison kisses her son, Brenton, goodnight in their new home on Thursday.
Before tucking in her eldest in to bed, Madison Brenton, 23, reads to her son Brenton on Thursday, July 14, 2017. Madison and her children recently moved into their own house after she had a lifesaving double-lung transplant.
