Stevenson kicker Julia Olson's 20-inch blonde hair flows out of the back of her helmet while on the Patriots sideline Oct. 26 during the football team's game. On the season, Olson went five for six kicking extra points. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Stevenson kicker Julia Olson connected on five of her six extra-point attempts during the Patriots' 2012 season. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media
Stevenson kicker Julia Olson (center) talks with teammates on the sideline Oct. 26 during their football game Oct 26. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Stevenson kicker Julia Olson, No. 5, talks with her teammates on the sideline Oct. 26 during the Patriots' football game. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Stevenson kicker Julia Olson (center) talks with teammates on the sideline Oct. 26 during their football game Oct 26. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Stevenson kicker Julia Olson (center) talks with teammates on the sideline Oct. 26 during their football game Oct 26. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
LINCOLNSHIRE — He could not do it, so she did it for him. Kyle Caraher lost his chance to play his senior season of football when he was killed in a traffic accident in July. In Caraher’s honor, his friend Julia Olson decided she would …