The Regis Jesuit sophomore standout posted the second top-seven place of her career in as many state tournaments as she finished tied for seventh in the Class 5A girls state golf tournament, which finished up Tuesday at Tiara Rado Golf Course.

Gillespie — who tied for 5th in the 4A state tournament last season — carded the best round of any of the seven Aurora players over two days — a 4-over-par 76 — in the final round to finish with a total of 157. Grandview freshman Morgan Sahm finished one stroke behind Gillespie for top honors among city players.

Freshman Mary Weinstein and senior Sofia Vigil combined with Gillespie to give Regis Jesuit a team score of 486, good enough for third in the 14-team field behind winner Cherry Creek and runner-up Arapahoe.

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2013 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT

Team scores (two rounds): Cherry Creek 470, Arapahoe 475; REGIS JESUIT 486, Legacy 502, Highlands Ranch 510, Fairview 515, Heritage 518, Rock Canyon 529, Dakota Ridge 527, Loveland 532, Columbine 543, Fossil Ridge 549, Grand Junction Central 559, Grand Junction 592.

Aurora individuals (par 72): T7. Sydney Gillespie (Regis Jesuit) 81-76 — 157; T9. Morgan Sahm (Grandview) 79-79 — 158; T16. Mary Weinstein (Regis Jesuit) 82-81 — 163; T19. Jamie Griffin (Eaglecrest) 81-83 — 164; T23. Sofia Vigil (Regis Jesuit) 82-84 — 166; 54. Julia Kim (Rangeview) 93-101 — 194; 82. Jasmine Trevizo (Rangeview) 139-137 — 276

Top 10 individuals (par 72): 1. Calli Ringsby (Cherry Creek) 73-73 — 146; 2. Jenni Chun (Highlands Ranch) 75-78 — 153; T3. Sarah Hankins (Legacy) 79-76 — 155; T3. Sydney Merchant (Dakota Ridge) 76-79 — 155; T3. Hannah Wood (Arapahoe) 80-75 — 155; 6. Claudia Davis (Arapahoe) 75-81 — 156; T7. SYDNEY GILLESPIE (REGIS JESUIT) 81-76 — 157; T7. Michelle Romano (Rock Canyon) 75-82 — 157; T9. MORGAN SAHM (GRANDVIEW) 79-79 — 158; T9. Gillian Vance (Dakota Ridge) 77-81 — 158

2013 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

GIRLS GOLF

1. Calli Ringsby (Cherry Creek) 73-73 — 146

2. Jenni Chun (Highlands Ranch) 75-78 — 153

T3. Sarah Hankins (Legacy) 79-76 — 155

T3. Sydney Merchant (Dakota Ridge) 76-79 — 155

T3. Hannah Wood (Arapahoe) 80-75 — 155

6. Claudia Davis (Arapahoe) 75-81 — 156

T7. SYDNEY GILLESPIE (REGIS JESUIT) 81-76 — 157

T7. Michelle Romano (Rock Canyon) 75-82 — 157

T9. MORGAN SAHM (GRANDVIEW) 79-79 — 158

T9. Gillian Vance (Dakota Ridge) 77-81 — 158

11. Samantha Barker (Highlands Ranch) 81-78 — 159

12. Jenn Kempton (Heritage) 80-80 — 160

13. Kelly Moran (Fairview) 80-81 — 161

T14. Rachel Sweeney (Mountain Vista) 81-81 — 162

T14. Dani Urman (Cherry Creek) 82-80 — 162

T16. MARY WEINSTEIN (REGIS JESUIT) 82-81 — 163

T16. Mackenzie Cohen (Cherry Creek) 82-81 — 163

T16. Margot Leibold (Cherry Creek) 81-82 — 163

T19. JAMIE GRIFFIN (EAGLECREST) 81-83 — 164

T19. Delaney Elliott (Monarch) 78-86 — 164

T19. Heather Kroll (Horizon) 80-84 — 164

T19. Holly Schaefer (Arapahoe) 84-80 — 164

T23. SOFIA VIGIL (REGIS JESUIT) 82-84 — 166

T23. Megan McCambridge (Fairview) 86-80 — 166

T25. Zarena Brown (Pomona) 86-81 — 167

T25. Adara Pauluhn (Skyline) 83-84 — 167

T27. Jennifer Hankins (Legacy) 88-80 — 168

T27. Mary Kate Nelson (Pine Creek) 79-89 — 168

29. Raquell Castillo (Loveland) 87-83 — 170

T30. Katie Larson (Fossil Ridge) 90-82 — 172

T30. Jaylee Tait (Columbine) 87-85 — 172

T32. Haylee Hornick (Rock Canyon) 95-80 — 175

T32. Nicole Thompson (Fossil Ridge) 89-86 — 175

T34. Samantha Medina (Central G.C.) 93-83 — 176

T34. Ali Peper (Arvada West) 87-89 — 176

T34. Ashley Kirschner (Ralston Valley) 85-91 — 176

37. Kelsey Peterson (Loveland) 85-92 — 177

38. Delaney Benson (Heritage) 91-87 — 178

T39. Anna Kennedy (Legend) 89-90 — 179

T39. Lisa From (Legacy) 88-91 — 179

41. Joanna Kempton (Heritage) 92-90 — 182

42. Nikki Backman (Arapahoe) 89-94 — 183

T43. Aubrey Doran (Loveland) 93-92 — 185

T43. Jordyn Wilkins (Prairie View) 91-94 — 185

T45. Aly Beeman (Boulder) 94-92 — 186

T45. Kaycee Villanueba (Heritage) 90-96 — 186

T47. Maya Freismuth (Grand Junction) 94-94 — 188

T47. Jordan Sunset (Fairview) 98-90 — 188

49. Jordan Eller (Central G.J.) 89-101 — 190

50. Morgan Hoos (Legacy) 91-100 — 191

T51. Elise Hayashi (Poudre) 98-94 — 192

T51. Reagan Ritchey (Brighton) 99-93 — 192

53. Kiana Garcia (Central G.J.) 97-96 — 193

54. JULIA KIM (RANGEVIEW) 93-101 — 194

55. Shafer Rubalcaba (Grand Junction) 99-96 — 195

56. Michelle Nakayama (Doherty) 97-99 — 196

57. Sayni Kulkami (Rock Canyon) 97-100 — 197

T58. Brittany Clark (Doherty) 101-97 — 198

T58. Dani Listiadji (Highlands Ranch) 100-98 — 198

60. McKenzie Smith (Ralston Valley) 96-103 — 199

61. Jessi Moliter (Rampart) 104-97 — 201

62. Mary Luckasen (Fossil Ridge) 92-110 — 202

63. Lauren Pearson (Chatfield) 104-99 — 203

T64. Sara Cuny (Rock Canyon) 104-100 — 204

T64. Mallory Graff (Standley Lake) 102-102 — 204

T66. Emma Hesse (Lakewood) 105-101 — 206

T66. Lauren Trujillo (Standley Lake) 104-102 — 206

68. Ryann Tufly (Grand Junction) 107-102 — 209

T69. Madison McCambridge (Fairview) 106-107 — 213

T69. Laci Williams (Standley Lake) 104-109 — 213

T71. Nichole Hagan (Chatfield) 110-104 — 214

T71. Kirsten Wiegand (Dakota Ridge) 108-106 — 214

73. Taylor Head (Central G.J.) 110-107 — 217

74. Tori King (Palmer) 114-108 — 222

75. Bethany Salgado (Pine Creek) 112-112 — 224

76. Alea Armintrout (Lakewood) 117-112 — 229

77. Katie Gordon (Standley Lake) 117-113 — 230

78. Corinne Wilson (Columbine) 117-118 — 235

T79. Emily Fricke (Lakewood) 114-122 — 236

T79. Erin Lemberger (Columbine) 114-122 — 236

81. Dakota Berdahl (Arvada West) 124-117 — 241

82. JASMINE TREVIZO (RANGEVIEW) 139-137 — 276

83. Alta Bobian (Lakewood) 140-145 — 285

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The Department of Corrections has not said publicly what mix of drugs will be used to kill Dunlap, who gunned down four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993.

Lawyers for the ACLU said DOC’s refusal to disclose details about their execution plan violate the public’s right to know.

“By refusing to disclose the details of the execution procedure, including the drug or drugs that may be used and how they are obtained, as well as information about the companies that may be supplying the chemicals, CDOC infringes, without adequate justification, on the public’s legitimate right to information about how its government operates with regard to one of its most serious undertakings,” ACLU of Colorado Legal Director Mark Silverstein said in a statement announcing the lawsuit Tuesday.

Dunlap is scheduled to be executed in August. If the execution goes through, it will be the first in Colorado since 1997 and just the second since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstituted the death penalty in the 1970s.

Lawyers for Dunlap have already challenged the state’s execution procedures, but those efforts have largely failed.

In April, the state court of appeals rejected the defense’s arguments that DOC didn’t follow state rules in establishing their lethal injection protocols and that details about how an execution will be carried out remain secret. The details about carrying out a lethal injection are the DOC director’s responsibility, the courts said, and judge’s don’t have jurisdiction over those details.

The defense has appealed that ruling to the Colorado Supreme Court.

The ACLU lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court, comes after prison officials rejected an ACLU request for communications between DOC and compounding pharmacies, as well as a document outlining the execution protocol and training given to prison staff.

The documents are important, the DOC argued, because they could lead to further discussion of the state’s death penalty and the “ethical implications of pharmacists preparing and providing execution drugs.”

Colorado law mandates that executions be carried out via lethal injection and according to the DOC, executioners use a lethal cocktail of sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride.

But experts say thiopental is no longer available, so states have to find a different mix of drugs for their executions. The DOC has not said publicly what mix of drugs they plan to use to execute Dunlap.

The ACLU said prison officials last month sent a letter to pharmacists requesting “sodium thiopental, pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide, potassium chloride, or similar drug or drugs that the CDOC can purchase.”

That request, the ACLU argued, could be a sign that DOC plans to use a three-drug cocktail to kill Dunlap, even though state law calls for just one drug.

Three-drug cocktails have garnered criticism in recent years from death penalty opponents who say they caue extreme pain. A judge in 2006 halted executions California because of those concerns and that state’s death penalty remains in legal limbo as courts decide its legality.

Officer Paul Swanson was demoted in 2011 amid allegations that he wasn’t showing up for his assignment with the Metro Gang Task Force, but still filing for overtime pay. Swanson has been with the Aurora Police Department for 25 years.

Matt Cain, Civil Service Commission administrator, said the commission has a few options, including reversing the decision to demote him. They could also make the demotion less severe and rule Swanson should have been demoted to a rank above officer, such as detective or sergeant.

The hearing is open to the public and scheduled to last all week, Cain said.

The commission has overturned a decision by the police chief in similar circumstances a handful of times in recent years, drawing the ire of some at city hall. In one case, involving an officer fired for several violations, including shooting at a moving vehicle, the city has appealed the commission’s ruling to Arapahoe County District Court.

BOYS LACROSSE

5A BLACK

Attack: Jake Gonzales, sr., Columbine; Dalton Sierra, sr., Columbine; Austin Smith, sr., Mullen; Will Baird, sr., Colorado Academy; Ryan Kelly, sr., Columbine; Davis Whitaker, sr., Monarch

Midfield: Eduardo White, sr., Kent Denver; Brad Hale, sr., Mullen; Grant Bolling, sr., Cherry Creek; Colton McCaffrey, jr., Chaparral; Chase Hogan, sr., Fossil Ridge; Connor Graf, sr., Columbine; Tyler Lampard, sr., Arapahoe; Brady Brehm, sr., Mullen; AUSTIN REBIK, SR., SMOKY HILL; Colton Jackson, soph., Rock Canyon

Defense: Chris Fons, sr., Arapahoe; Riley Wells, sr., Columbine; AUSTIN RUTLEDGE, SR., SMOKY HILL; Matt Jones, sr., Kent Denver; Joey Frydenlund, sr., Highlands Ranch; Zach Anderson, jr., Rock Canyon

Goalie: Evan Hartman, sr., Columbine; Jason Cleary, sr., Mullen

Long stick midfield: Blake Ortiz, sr., Columbine

Coaches: Bryan Perry, Cherry Creek; Matt Plitnick, Columbine

5A GOLD

Attack: Wilkins Dismuke, sr., Rock Canyon; BLAKE FOERSTER, JR., SMOKY HILL; Mike Babb, sr., Arapahoe; Freeman Payne, sr., Mullen; Ashton Monheiser, sr., Mountain Vista; Jaden Franklin, soph., Kent Denver; MATT SORAN, SOPH., REGIS JESUIT

Midfield: Luke Papillion, sr., Cherry Creek; Eric Williams, sr., Rock Canyon; Max Tuttle, soph., Castle View; Toby Bollig, sr., Fossil Ridge; BLAKE KNOBLOCH, SR., REGIS JESUIT; BLAKE SPENCER, SR., SMOKY HILL; Max Wiesner, jr., Monarch; Ben Eigner, sr., Arapahoe; Zak Listen, sr., Fossil Ridge; Kyler Graff, sr., Mountain Vista

Defense: BRIAN WEGNER, SR., REGIS JESUIT; Jake Sawyer, jr., Denver East; Will Laybourn, sr., Fossil Ridge; Hunter Burton, sr., Cherry Creek; Red Miller, sr., Monarch; John Sage, sr., Mountain Vista

Goalie: Jackson Archer, sr., Fossil Ridge; Jake Massey, sr., Douglas County

Long stick midfield: JD Hall, sr., Arapahoe

Coaches: Ben Brenneman, Douglas County; Louis Goldin, Rock Canyon; Jamie Munro, Mountain Vista

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Class 5A state tournament at Tiara Rado G.C. (Grand Junction), 8:30 a.m.

AURORA TEE TIMES

TEE 1

9:24 a.m.: MARY WEINSTEIN (REGIS JESUIT), Rachel Sweeney (Mountain Vista), Adara Pauluhn (Skyline)

9:33 a.m.: SYDNEY GILLESPIE (REGIS JESUIT), JAMIE GRIFFIN (EAGLECREST), Dani Urman (Cherry Creek)

9:42 a.m.: SOFIA VIGIL (REGIS JESUIT), Margot Leibold (Cherry Creek), Samantha Barker (Highlands Ranch)

10:09 a.m.: MORGAN SAHM (GRANDVIEW), Mary Kate Nelson (Pine Creek), Gillian Vance (Dakota Ridge)

TEE 10

8:39 a.m.: JULIA KIM (RANGEVIEW), Joanna Kempton (Heritage), Samantha Medina (Central G.J.)

10:27 a.m.: JASMINE TREVIZO (RANGEVIEW), Alta Bobian (Lakewood)

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MOORE, Okla. | I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn’t get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.

By the time I reached Moore, all I could see was destruction. I walked toward a group of people standing by a heaping mound of rubble too big to be a home. A woman told me it had been a school.

I expected chaos as I approached the piles of bricks and twisted metal where Plaza Towers Elementary once stood. Instead, it was calm and orderly as police and firefighters pulled children out one by one from beneath a large chunk of a collapsed wall.

Parents and neighborhood volunteers stood in a line and passed the rescued children from one set of arms to another, carrying them out of harm’s way. Adults carried the children through a field littered with shredded pieces of wood, cinder block and insulation to a triage center in a parking lot.

They worked quickly and quietly so rescuers could try to hear voices of children trapped beneath the rubble.

Crews lifted one boy from under the wall and were about to pass him along the human chain, but his dad was there. As the boy called out for him, they were reunited.

In the 30 minutes that I was outside the destroyed school, I photographed about a dozen children pulled from the rubble.

I focused my lens on each one of them. Some looked dazed. Some cried. Others seemed terrified.

But they were alive.

I know that some students were among those who died in the tornado, but for a moment, there was hope in the devastation.

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AP Photographer Sue Ogrocki has worked in Oklahoma for more than 10 years where she has covered about a dozen tornadoes.

On September 11, 2012, he got his “opportunity.” Our embassy in Benghazi, Libya was overtaken and four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed. Mitt condemned the President of the United States that same day, suggesting that Obama “sympathized with the attackers.” That’s right. The man who made the call to shoot Osama bin Laden in the head was suddenly a terrorist sympathizer because Romney wanted to be Reagan and needed a Carter.

Would cheerfully ginning up the events in Benghazi win Romney the White House? No, his accusations were offensive and demonstrably untrue.

But losing an election means nothing to Republicans. They’ve had nine congressional hearings about Benghazi. What have they uncovered? The fact that you can have nine congressional hearings and uncover nothing.

According to the Global Terrorism Database amassed by the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, there were 64 attacks on diplomatic targets during the Bush Administration. Still, former veep Dick Cheney said of Benghazi, “I think it’s one of the worst incidences, frankly, that I can recall in my career.” Having the memory of a goldfish must be very soothing.

Benghazi is a cynical attempt to gain traction with a nontroversy. The more Congress spends time investigating, the less time they have to spend being ineffective at negotiating with the President. In other words, doing their jobs. Under John Boehner’s leadership the 112th Congress passed just 219 bills that became laws. The least since we’ve been counting; half the amount of a normal Congress in a two-year term.

But what about all the other scandals!?

Since the president who touted torture as a foreign policy, lied us into two quagmires and outed an undercover CIA agent in retaliation for her husband’s New York Times op/ed, has been out of office for a couple of years, our bar for scandal is pretty low.

The IRS uproar is an example. In the wake of Citizens United, the only agency with the authority to oversee tax exemptions has every right to be skeptical of non-profit 501(c)(4)s. These groups, after all, are begging for a government handout under the guise of providing “social welfare.” Plus they’re allowed the anonymity of their donors. Some tea partiers want to see all welfare recipients take drug tests, you’d think a couple of extra questions on an application would be warranted. According to the Inspector General’s report, of the 300 groups who were flagged by the Cincinnati IRS office for greater scrutiny, only 100 were tea party groups. The other two-thirds—the vast majority of those flagged? Liberal groups. Other non-profits. Has the tea party fallen victim to the worst injustice since colonialism, slavery and the Inquisition combined? Most definitely.

Is this a scandal? Meh. Will this exist everlastingly in the mouth foam of those with Obama-as-Hitler placards? You bet!

The Department of Justice bypassing courts and seizing Associated Press phone records is this week’s only real scandal, the only breaking news story that deals with a violation of Constitutional rights. It’s a clear infringement of the free press. It also happens to be a violation that George W. Bush committed as a matter of policy. The right wing was fine with it when a Republican did it.

But now that it’s Obama’s DOJ it’s a bit less palatable.

The difficulty for the right-wing Indignation Industrial Complex is that they don’t like the press. They only like their press. But they also dislike Obama.

Getting the right wing up in arms over the DOJ intimidating a mainstream media outlet — or even more to the point — a cracking down on whistleblowers within the government — could be tricky. Because the enemy of your enemy isn’t as intriguing as innuendo and just making stuff up.

Or as a tea partier I was on television with this week put it, “We still haven’t seen the birth certificate yet!”

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