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Shadow Ridge’s Barczyszyn, Western’s Jones named Southern Nevada's top scholar-athletes

I’yanna Jones worked through adversity and grief to be a three-time state medalist in wrestling and Ivy League-bound. Jerrad Barczyszyn took up bowling to stave ...

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Elite seasons, defining moments recognized at Sun Standout Awards

The gala honored achievements including a history-making soccer squad, a flag football rushing leader who topped national statistics and a dominant cross-country runner who secured ...

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15 titles later, Centennial’s Weitz still shaping the game and her players

Karen Weitz is this year’s Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement recipient. The award, given to Weitz during Monday’s Sun Standout Awards show, recognizes outstanding contributions to ...

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Sierra Vista coach’s approach instills confidence in wrestlers, sets team on championship path

Brett Terry knew transforming the Sierra Vista High wrestling team into a respectable program would require significant effort …

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Nominations now open for Sun Standout Awards

The Las Vegas Sun is looking to recognize the best of the best in high school sports across Southern Nevada. We need an assist from ...

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Desert Oasis freshman shines in three sports while wearing prosthetic leg

Alissa Perkins stands in the batter’s box awaiting the pitch. She’s one of the best hitters on the Desert Oasis High softball team ...

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Desert Oasis twins find success, recognition in flag football

Akemi Higa is a quarterback; twin Akiko is her favorite wide receiver. And they are dominating, leading Desert Oasis High this winter to the state ...

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Citizen of the Year: Nykita Rustad, Spring Valley cross country and track

The senior is Spring Valley’s ambassador for Hope Squad, a suicide-prevention group. She has served in the role since 2020, after being voted to the ...

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Moment of the Year: Moapa Valley football returns home to a state-championship parade

The Moapa Valley High football team was already celebrating on its long ride home to Overton from Allegiant Stadium after defeating rival Virgin Valley 27-13 ...

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Team of the Year: Coronado girls golf

This year’s Cougars were the best golf team in state history, and it wasn’t even close.

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Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Zoey Robinson, Boulder City volleyball

Robinson made a pair of all-state teams—in volleyball and academics.

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Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jeffrey Morosini, Durango football and wrestling

Morosini won the 220-pound wrestling state championship, and that might not even be the top accomplishment from his senior year.

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Game of the Year: Bishop Gorman beats Liberty in thrilling double-overtime basketball affair

This late-December night of basketball had a little bit of everything: multiple buzzer beaters, two overtimes, a packed gym to watch undefeated rivals square off, ...

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Coach of the Year: Kevin Soares, Liberty basketball

One of the consensus top basketball coaches in Southern Nevada for the past 25 years, Soares now has the elusive state championship to complete his ...

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Female Rising Star: Rebecca Diaconescu, Palo Verde swimming

Palo Verde’s swimming dynasty is still going strong, and a familiar name might be the biggest reason why the Panthers have been able to stay ...

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Male Athlete of the Year: Justin Crawford, Bishop Gorman baseball

Being known as “Carl Crawford’s son” put a lot on pressure on Justin Crawford growing up, but the graduating Gorman star feels like he has ...

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Male Rising Star: Yuval Cohen, Palo Verde soccer

Yuval Cohen loves scoring, and he showed it like never before this season. The sophomore at Palo Verde High School scored 40 goals and had ...

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Unsung Hero Awards: Marshall Cohen, referee, Kathleen Eakins, transportation, Laquedra Parks, police officer and basketball coach

Umpire Marshall Cohen frequently worked five high school baseball or softball games a week this season. Some days, he volunteered ...

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Las Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026

It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.

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Sports are just part of Special Olympics Nevada's mission

As CEO of Special Olympics Nevada, Thornton is many things — but on this morning, walking through the basketball gym at Legacy High School for ...

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Nevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality

No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...

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Kalshi, Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as Congress moves to curb prediction markets

Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after ...

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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8

Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...

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New casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway

Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...

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66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future

Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...

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Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella

Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...

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White Castle closing two Las Vegas locations

The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...

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Zoox robotaxi rolling out new destinations and improving service

Zoox, the autonomous robotaxi company, announced today that its presence in Las Vegas is expanding and updates designed to enhance the rider experience will soon ...

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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16

Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...

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Las Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence

While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...

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Tyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball

Retaining the Las Vegas native was widely considered the program’s top offseason priority, particularly in an era defined by constant roster turnover through the NCAA ...

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Report: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029

NFL league owners are expected to vote next week on bringing the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029, according to ...