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Jerry Verde. | File photo
Lukas Verzbicas placed third at the Orland Park Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 22, 2012. | Jeff Vorva~For Sun-Times Media
Lukas Verbicas. | Supplied photo
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch runs drills during practice, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Miami. Northern Illinois is scheduled to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Mount Carmel coach Frank Lenti raises his hat to the crowd after winning the 8A state football championship. | Patrick Gleason~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way co-op's Ajani Cargle (center) receives the first place medal in the horizontal bar event during the IHSA boys gymnastics individual championship at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort Saturday, May 12, 2012. Cargle made history by becoming the first gymnast to seep all six individual events. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Given the kind of year it was in Southland athletics — with historic wins everywhere from the bowling lanes to the football field, tragic losses off the field and near tragedy on a training run, dark lapses in judgment and sportsmanship — it’s no surprise …
