1. September 29, 2012
Arizona Newspapers Association

2. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

3. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Lake Powell
Chronicle
Take it easy

4. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
Red state blues

5. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
What we’re not IRC-ing

6. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

7. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2

8. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
Sedona Red Rock News
Ignorance curable

9. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Greer rises, kicks ash

10. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

11. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3

12. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
Prescott Valley
Tribune
Gilbert finds silver lining

13. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Explorer
Looks Japanese, speaks Spanish, must be all American

14. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

15. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Good job hunting

16. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Soup yourself

17. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
All duct out

18. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

19. THIRD and SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5

20. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
Arizona Daily
Star
Weatherman

21. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

22. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales
International
Leaders step up opposition to bill

23. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
State’s high court rulings

24. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
GOP senators skittish

25. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

26. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Officer demoted for sexting

27. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Campers escape

28. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
Town of
Paradise Valley
Independent
Murder in Paradise

29. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

30. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
The smoking gun

31. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Questionable hires

32. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Prescott Valley
Tribune
Town council meeting

33. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

34. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Kingman Daily Miner
Deputy involved in two shootings

35. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Sierra Vista Herald
Boom boom thud

36. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Blast injures 12

37. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

38. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5

39. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
The Arizona
Republic
Retiring public employees

40. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

41. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Silver Belt
Authorized to cultivate

42. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
Mum on immigration

43. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
What we’re not IRC-ing

44. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

45. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Wallow fire on record run

46. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Teen sexual violence

47. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Forest thinning

48. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

49. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Explorer
Transit system

50. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
East Valley
Tribune
Donald Beaty execution

51. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
One year later

52. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

53. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Diamond hunt

54. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Wilson/Bible case

55. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Sierra Vista Herald
Monument fire

56. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

57. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5
Arizona Daily Star
Borderlands now divided

58. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
Arizona Daily Star
Aftermath of Jan. 8 shootings

59. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

60. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Maricopa Monitor
MPD missteps

61. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
Colleges decry budget cuts

62. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
Hundreds in federal assistance

63. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

64. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
County commission aids trailer park

65. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Navajo county sustainability project

66. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Jail project now nightmare

67. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

68. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Arizona burning

69. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Tactical terror

70. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Defending the innocent

71. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

72. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Today’s News-Herald
Root of first WAHS investigation

73. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Arizona Daily Sun
Fit to be towed

74. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Casa Grande
Dispatch
College paid nearly double for land

75. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

76. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5

77. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

78. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Florence Reminder
and Blade-Tribune
Something left to prove

79. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Silver Belt
On a mission to win big by losing

80. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales International
One border, two stories

81. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

82. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Abuse no match

83. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
Green Valley
News & Sun
Fish tale

84. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Debate over youth tackle football

85. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

86. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Birth of Pac-12

87. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
La Voz
Sand boarding

88. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Navajo Times
Trick-riding sisters

89. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

90. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Kingman Daily Miner
Golf tourney’s success

91. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Casa Grande
Dispatch
Kieser part of Sugar Bowl crew

92. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Hot corner

93. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

94. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 5
The Arizona
Republic
30 years ago

95. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5
The Arizona
Republic
Promising path cut short

96. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
The Arizona
Republic
Fiesta Bowl under fire

97. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

98. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Florence Reminder
and Blade-Tribune
FHS football

99. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Range
News
Cowgirls

100. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Lake Powell
Chronicle
Lady Sand Devils

101. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

102. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Fountain Hills Times
FHS Falcons

103. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Rodeo

104. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Lady Longhorns

105. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

106. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Ahwatukee
Foothills News
Desert Vista

107. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
Prescott Valley
Tribune
Arizona Sundogs

108. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Phoenix Business
Journal
Phoenix Coyotes sale

109. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

110. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Yuma Catholic

111. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Casa Grande
Dispatch
Cougars

112. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Arizona Western College

113. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

114. THIRD AND SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5

115. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
The Arizona
Republic
BCS: The money. The games.

116. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

117. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales
International
Wrestling challenge

118. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales
International
A lot to be said for being upfront

119. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales
International
Snowflake

120. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

121. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Coaching salaries

122. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
Green Valley
News & Sun
A letter to ESPN

123. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
White Mountain
Independent
Fantasy baseball hits a homer

124. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

125. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
Women weightlifters

126. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
East Valley Tribune
Varsity Xtra

127. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
AIA reorganization

128. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

129. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4

130. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Kingman Daily
Miner
Tigers

131. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Yuma Sun
Agony of defeat

132. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

133. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5

134. Circulation Division 1: Non-Dailies Less Than 3,500

135. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 1
Verde
Independent/
The Bugle
Tails of Mann and Beast

136. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 1
Nogales
International
Student murders

137. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 1
Arizona Capitol
Times
The door’s always open

138. Circulation Division 2: Non-Dailies 3,500 to 10,000

139. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 2
Payson Roundup
Search for the Dutchman

140. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 2
Inside Tucson
Business
San Manuel holds out hope

141. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 2
Jewish News of
Greater Phoenix
The recycle of life

142. Circulation Division 3: Non-Dailies Greater Than 10,000

143. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 3
Scottsdale Times
Roach coach evolution

144. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 3
The Catholic Sun
Keeping the poor fed

145. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 3
Tucson Weekly
The mayor of Fourth Ave.

146. Circulation Division 4: Dailies Less Than 25,000

147. THIRD PLACE DIVISION 4
Casa Grande
Dispatch
Shelterless

148. SECOND PLACE DIVISION 4
Sierra Vista
Herald
A Ray of hope

149. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 4
Today’s
News-Herald
UFO reports

150. Circulation Division 5: Dailies Greater Than 25,000

151. THIRD AND SECOND PLACE DIVISION 5

152. FIRST PLACE DIVISION 5
Arizona Daily Star
Two boys lived life all out