Raider Rusher, left, mascot of the Las Vegas Raiders, and Lucky, mascot of the Henderson Silver Knights, throw balls into the audience at the conclusion of the 2023 Sun Standout Awards at the South Point Showroom Monday, May 22, 2023.
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The Sun Standout Awards returned for their sixth edition on May 22 at the South Point Showroom, recognizing the best and brightest in Southern Nevada high school athletics.
Now nearly a decade into the near-annual awards show—the show was scrapped in 2020 amid the pandemic and took a hiatus in 2021 when high school sports weren’t played—the list of past winners looks more distinguished than ever. It includes a pair of NBA players (Lakers guard Troy Brown, a Centennial High product, and Mavericks/Coronado High guard Jaden Hardy), a first-round Major League Baseball Draft pick (Phillies/Bishop Gorman High outfielder Justin Crawford) and a three-time college All American (Virginia/Green Valley High swimmer Abby Richter).
Here are this year’s standouts joining that exclusive group, along with their stories and achievements:
Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award
This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.
