LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Results from 2012 APSE contest judging held at the Doubletree Lake Buena Vista Hotel. Category: Explanatory writing 30,000-75,000.

Listed in alphabetical order by name of newspaper. Final top 5 and honorable mention to be announced.

James Allen, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
Brian Linder, Buddy Shacklette, Sean Kernan, Brent Woronoff, Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal
Stephen Schramm, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Kevin Brockway, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Jason Wolf, Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record
Jeff Sanders, North County (Calif.) Times
Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Seth Soffian, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Steve T. Gorches, The Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)
Kellis Robinette, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle