Brian Powers

Members of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees walk out of the corn before they play a baseball game at the new MLB field next to the Field of Dreams movie site on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in Dyersville, IA.

People walk in front of Wells Fargo Arena before the final day of State Wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Des Moines.

A protestor runs from a cloud of tear gas on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Des Moines. The second night of protests echo the protests around the country following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

An older NATO protester bestows her blessing on a younger man before clashes with police began at Michigan and Cermak in Chicago on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

"I finally feel like I am coming back to the Lord," said Arlissa Dockery as she sits in an animal trough ready to be baptized on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Lighthouse church in Aurora. A strong community activist in the housing project she lives in, Dockery said it is the Bible that gives her the strength to fight for the rights of the residents and she is to re-devouting herself to the Lord.

Kids jump off the high dive at Batavia's Quarry Pool on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The Batavia Park District invested more than $1 million worth of improvements to reduce the 250,000 gallons of water leaching into the Fox River every day during previous swimming seasons. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

Minutes before surgery (from left) Evelea Solgos, Therese Solgos, Erika Solgos, Charolette Lukas and Casey Solgos all laugh after Therese cracked a joke to ease the tension on April 13 in the pre-op room at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

Patti Schuler kisses her daughter Kailani after doing their daily exercise to help with Kailani's cerebral palsy on Sept. 29. "I'm going to do whatever I can to help my daughter," Schuler said. Earlier this year, a stem cell transplant was performed on Kailani in hopes it would help. She is unsure if it has helped her daughter's CP symptoms, but she has seen improvements in her asthma and other health problems.

Danny Manchester, 69, hangs his head on his arm as he stands in what was the living room of the trailer he and his wife Mary lived in since 1993 on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Pacific Junction. The flooding along the Missouri river in late March broke levees and inundated towns like Pacific Junction with water up to the rafters of homes for weeks. The couple said they weren't sure if they were going to rebuild there or not since they would have to start from scratch again.

Shelley Buffalo tosses an ear of corn into a basket as she harvests indigenous corn on the Meskwaki Settlement that was knocked over by the Derecho on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 in Tama. Buffalo was pushing to harvest as much of the traditional corn that was toppled by the storm before it went bad, "Part of being human on this earth is we have to be humbled and reminded it is a privilege to be here," Buffalo said of the damage the storm did.

Models have their hair, makeup and costumes worked on before The Big Hair Ball at the Des Moines Art Center on Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Des Moines.

Jacob Taormina, 11, far right, leads the rest of the Dubai Falcons including Yash Sachdev, 12, center right, and Fuad Hasan, 13, center left, in stretches before practice at the Nike Sports Complex in Naperville on Wednesday, June 30, 2011. The Falcons traveled from Dubai to play in two local tournaments before going to Poland for a chance to make it to the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania.

Photo By Brian Powers University of Colorado Graduate Claude Walton poses for a photo in his Lombard, Illinois home. Walton, who turns 95 in august, was the first black athlete to receive a letter from the school. He graduated from the university in 1937.

Imam Nermin Spahic with the Islamic and Cultural Center performs an Aqeeqah ceremony over 3 week old Adian at the home of Fikret Hasanagic and his wife Ersina on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Waukee.

Siat Bulle, 43, stepfather of Abdullahi "Abdi" Sharif, center, helps place him on a stand for a prayer before taking him to his final resting place in the cemetery at the Islamic and Cultural Center Bosniak of Des Moines on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Granger. Sharif had been missing since January and his body was found on Saturday in the Des Moines River at Prospect Park.

Ariel Pedigo and family outside grandmother Elizabeth Pedigo's home in Bowling Green on Thursday, September 26, 2013. Brian Powers/HERALD

West Aurora High School senior Darryl Stewart breaks a watermelon rind over his head on his way to winning his heat during the 13th annual Battle of the Big Butts competition held at West Aurora on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The event is for the linemen from various high schools to compete in events to prove who is the best. In the watermelon eating event, contestants had to finish a quarter melon in under a minute with the cleanest rind moving on to the next round.

Ruby Ferreira, 3, stares into the distance as she is held by Marciana Aguierre of Aurora, Ill. during the Stations of the Cross re-enactment Friday afternoon on Fulton street. Sacred Heart Church staged the re-enactment after the larger production that had run for 20 years was cancelled.

Sitting in her car outside the church where family and friends celebrated the life of her husband, Larry Pryor, Arlissa Dockery waits for the rest of the caravan that will carry Pryor to his final resting place at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. "Sure we had our problems, but I loved him and was with him to the very end," Dockery said. After months of suffering from cancer, Pryor died in his wife's arms at their home in Aurora, Ill.

Iowa freshman forward Ahmad Wagner poses for a portrait during the men's basketball media day in Iowa City on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.

Naperville Central's Jill D'Amico is this years Naperville Sun Soccer player of the year. Here she is photographed on Naperville Central's field on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

Waubonsie Valley's Amanda Minahan is the years Beacon-News player of the year.

Naperville North's Spencer Sauter is this year's Naperville Sun Boys Volleyball Player of the year. Here he is photographed at North on Monday, June 18, 2012.

Marmion Academy's Matt Pircon is this years Boys swimming and diving MVP.

Every year newspapers around the country feature the best student athletes in their area and recognized them for their achievments. These five high school students have excelled both in the class and on their respective fields of play. Oswego High School's Samiya Wright is this years Girls basketball Player of the Year.

Geneva Junior Emily Ott is this years Girls Gymnastics MVP.