Event Recap - 2022-05-24 - Las Vegas Sun Standout Awards 2022

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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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TEAM OF THE YEAR

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