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DeKalb-Sycamore co-op swim team's Jensen Keck is the 2015 Daily Chronicle Girls Swimmer of

    the Year.

Northern Illinois quarterback Ryan Graham fumbles the ball while sacked by Ohio's Tarell Basham in the second quarter on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. NIU lost to Ohio, 26-21.

Patricia Schmidt hugs a family member at the DeKalb County Courthouse after a judge ruled her not guilty on all four counts of reckless homicide in the crash that killed a local couple. She was found not guilty on Thursday, April 3, 2014. 

DeKalb's Morgan Newport is the 2014 Daily Chronicle Softball Player of the Year.

A curious Mariana Osorio, 4, looks behind her during a Good Friday service at St. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church on Friday, April 18, 2014.

Sycamore's Lilia Edwards is the 2014 Daily Chronicle Girls Track Athlete of the Year.

Deena Schell and her father, Roger Powell, peer into the basement of what was once their house in Fairdale two days after a tornado tore a path through the town on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Powell, his wife, daughter and two granddaughters all survived the tornado in this basement.

Sycamore catcher Bobbieann Gable (top) loses the ball as DeKalb's Rachael Johnson rolls into home plate in the fourth inning on Thursday, May 8, 2014. DeKalb won 14-0 in five innings.

Bears safety Antrel Rolle misses an interception on the Vikings in the fourth quarter on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. Vikings wide receiver Charles Johnson made the catch. The Bears lost to the Vikings, 23-20.

Bethany Wood, a Community Assistant at New Hall, flees her sinking boat during the annual Northern Illinois University recycled boat race at the lagoon as part of homecoming week on  Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.

Dundee-Crown's Zach Girard rounds second base during the Class 4A DeKalb Regional semifinals on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Chargers shut out the Barbs 10-0 after six innings.

The Rev. Dr. Janet Hunt, of First Lutheran Church, laughs while relating Mark 5:24-34 during a special community gathering at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church for peace and unity in light of the deadly shooting in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The gathering was open to all denominations.

The team congratulates Brett Weaver after making the game-winning hit in the sixth inning of the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinals against Rockford East on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Sycamore Spartans shut out the E-Rabs 10-0 in six innings.

Connie Straube, a republican precinct committee member of Kingston, cheers on her team during a charity softball game at Suppeland Park in Cortland on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. The DeKalb County Democrats played against the DeKalb County Republicans to raise money for Kishwaukee United Way.

DeKalb goalie Maddie Frye saves a ball from an attempted Sycamore free kick during the first half of a match on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The Barbs beat the Spartans 1-0.

Mary Reynolds, of DeKalb, is gently removed from her car by DeKalb Fire Department Paramedics following a three-car collision near Kishwaukee Community Hospital on Route 23 in DeKalb on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. DeKalb police and fire departments responded to the scene. There were no life-threatening injuries.

DeKalb freshman Connor Tierney (center) is praised by teammates after kicking the winning field goal to beat Sycamore 31-28 during the annual matchup on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.

Austin Machin, 9, of Cub Scout Pack 134, looks up proudly after sawing off a piece of wood at the annual Klondike Derby at the Sycamore Sportsman's Club on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.