ENGLEWOOD • As the final whistle sounded Wednesday evening at Kent Denver School, Colorado Springs Christian School senior forward Rachel Mauro put her hands over her eyes and walked slowly off Justin DeSorrento Memorial Field.She wasn’t ready to see her season — and high school career — come to an end.“Not at all,” Mauro said after CSCS’s 3-2 loss to the Sun Devils in a Class 3A girls’ soccer first-round state playoff game. “I wanted to at least make it to second round.”

Term-limited Rep. Michael Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs, center, was congratulated by Gov. Bill Ritter as Merrifield completed his final day Wednesday. “It’s been a very challenging session,” Merrifield said. Photo by BRYAN OLLER, THE GAZETTE

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