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LAS VEGAS SUN STANDOUT AWARDS EVENT RECAP LAS VEGAS SUN L A S V E G A S W E E K LY L A S V E G A S M AG A Z I N E VEGAS INC
LAS VEGAS SUN STANDOUT AWARDS EVENT RECAP On May 24, 2022, the Las Vegas Sun hosted its fifth annual Sun Standout Awards honoring Southern Nevada’s outstanding high school sports teams, athletes, coaches, moments and games of the 2021-22 school year. Hosted at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa’s Showroom, finalists enjoyed a private reception prior to the awards show where they mingled with their peers and enjoyed complimentary food and drinks. Throughout the private reception, finalists and their guests memorialized the evening with photos, boomerangs and GIFs at Desert Cactus Booth’s custom photo booth, sponsored by the Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas Sun Reporter Case Keefer interviewed finalists prior to the show in the Sun Standout Greenroom, sponsored by the Las Vegas Aces and broadcast via Facebook live. This year’s awards program was presented by the Vegas Golden Knights, Henderson Silver Knights and Vegas Knight Hawks. Ray Brewer, Las Vegas Sun Managing Editor, emceed the event and highlighted the 13 award categories along with the 16 award winners. Finalists were given custom medals sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines along with custom Nu World Graphics t-shirts sponsored by the Lincoln Dynamic Foundation. During the award program, the night’s Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Jeffery Morosini of Durango football and wrestling and Zoey Robinson of Boulder City volleyball, were each given a $2,500 scholarship to the school of their choice, from the Vegas Golden Knights, Henderson Silver Knights and Vegas Knight Hawks. The program concluded with a special appearance and formal address by Greenspun Media Group CEO, Publisher and Editor Brian Greenspun, as he presented the Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award to retiring soccer official John Kennedy. This year’s celebration was sponsored in support by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs and the Las Vegas Aviators.
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HONOREES REBECCA DIACONESCU
YUVAL COHEN
ASHLEY DUCKWORTH
DEDAN THOMAS JR.
GRACE KNOX
MELVIN WHITEHEAD
KAYLIE PHILLIPS
DERRICK LYONS
YANA WILSON
JOSHUA RUDISILL
PALO VERDE / SWIMMING RISING STAR, FEMALE
PALO VERDE / SOCCER RISING STAR, MALE
LIBERTY / BASKETBALL RISING STAR, MALE
BISHOP GORMAN / VOLLEYBALL RISING STAR, FEMALE
LIBERTY / WRESTLING RISING STAR, MALE
SPRING VALLEY / BASKETBALL RISING STAR, FEMALE
LIBERTY / FLAG FOOTBALL RISING STAR, FEMALE
SILVERADO / FOOTBALL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
CORONADO / GOLF RISING STAR, FEMALE
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MOJAVE / FOOTBALL & VOLLEYBALL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
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HONOREES MICAH ALEJADO
NYKITA RUSTAD
SANJEEV CHUNDU
BISHOP GORMAN BASKETBALL
BISHOP GORMAN / FOOTBALL RISING STAR, MALE
SPRING VALLEY / CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
CLARK / TENNIS RISING STAR, MALE
GAME OF THE YEAR
MOAPA VALLEY FOOTBALL
JUSTIN CRAWFORD
MOMENT OF THE YEAR
BISHOP GORMAN / BASEBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
KEVIN SOARES
JOSHUA JEFFERSON
ANDY OSTALOZA
DARRION WILLIAMS
LIBERTY / BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
LIBERTY / BASKETBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
SILVERADO / FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
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BISHOP GORMAN / BASKETBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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HONOREES BART BLACK
KELCEY ACZON
MATT KRANZ
CHARELLE AKI
NATHAN CARLIN
CAROLINE EDGEWORTH
GERMIE BERNARD
AALIYAH GAYLES
MIKAYLA BROWN
JOHN KENNEDY
BASIC ACADEMY / TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR
DESERT OASIS / BOWLING FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ARBOR VIEW / BOWLING COACH OF THE YEAR
SIERRA VISTA / SOFTBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
FOOTHILL / CROSS COUNTRY MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
BISHOP GORMAN / VOLLEYBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
LIBERTY / FOOTBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
SPRING VALLEY / BASKETBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
REFEREE HANK GREENSPUN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SHADOW RIDGE / FLAG FOOTBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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HONOREES JEFFERY MOROSINI
JENAVI ALEJANDRO
ZOEY ROBINSON
BISHOP GORMAN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
DURANDO / FOOTBALL & WRESTLING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
CENTENNIAL / WRESTLING SUN STANDOUT AWARD
BOULDER CITY / VOLLEYBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
TEAM OF THE YEAR
MARSHALL COHEN
CORONADO GIRLS GOLF
OFFICIAL UNSUNG HERO
TEAM OF THE YEAR
KATHLEEN EAKINS
SILVERADO FOOTBALL
CCSD TRANSPORTATION UNSUNG HERO
TEAM OF THE YEAR
SLAM ACADEMY WRESTLING
LAQUEDRA PARKS
CCSD POLICE & CLARK BASKETBALL UNSUNG HERO
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