Southeast Florida High School Sports Awards launches in the Palm Beach/Miami area
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Southeast Florida High School Sports Awards is a nine-month student athlete recognition program that culminates in a star-studded, on-demand broadcast show, featuring the biggest names in professional sports and the top student-athletes from the West Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale area. Honorees for 29 state sanctioned sports will be announced throughout the year in the Palm Beach Post and on the event website.
During the on-demand broadcast, top professional athletes and sportscasters will present these honorees, along with the top three finalists and the athlete of the year for each sport. The awards showcase will also feature other premier awards for both on and off-field accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and teams, including awards for a scholar athlete of the year, the top band, the coach of the year, team of the year, and the male and female athlete of the year.
The awards show will be free to watch on any smartphone or computer thanks to generous sponsor support from Baptist Health of South Florida. Nelson Lazo, CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West, and Lincoln Mendez, CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, congratulate all of the High School Sports Awards student athletes on their outstanding achievements. “Baptist Health is proud to care all of our hard-working athletes. Keep playing, keep working, stay healthy and do what you love.”
The show is scheduled to premiere June 28 at 7 p.m. EDT. Honorees should register on the show website to reserve their complimentary athlete gift box, which is scheduled to arrive approximately one week prior to the show. Registrations are also used to send out awards for winners following the show.
Visit sportsawards.usatoday.com/seflorida to keep up with show updates, honoree selections, presenter announcements and more!
The Southeast Florida High School Sports Awards, formerly known as All Star Preps Best of Palm Beach County, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. Event organizers had hoped to plan for an in-person event for 2021, but concern for the continued safety and health of students and their families with the ongoing spread of COVID-19 led to a decision to produce a streaming awards show.
“Due to the various county, state and regional variations in protection against the spread of the virus, as well as our own commitment to safety, we couldn’t confidently plan for live events across the country in 2021,” said Crystal Costa, Gannett’s event director for the high school sports award series. “We do hope and plan to be returning to our ESPY-style high school awards shows in person in 2022.”
Along with the chance to be recognized in this regional awards show, top student athletes may also be featured in the Florida High School Sports awards show. The state honorees will also be announced throughout the year. These honorees, along with winners in each category, will be revealed during the Florida High School Sports awards on-demand broadcast, premiering July 15 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Visit the website to sign up for updates and honoree selections throughout the year. Stories about the selections and more program information can also be found at www.usatoday.com/sports/high-school-sports-awards.
Finally, the most elite high school athletes, coaches and teams from across the U.S. will be featured in the inaugural USA TODAY High School Sports Awards show. The Florida athlete of the year winners will be national honorees in cross country, tennis, golf, soccer, volleyball, football, hockey, swimming and diving, lacrosse, wrestling, basketball, softball, track and field, baseball and gymnastics.
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards show, which will be televised and available for streaming in early August, will showcase those honorees from each state, announce the top three in the country and then name the athlete of the year in each sport. Viewers will also see awards for the freshman athlete of the year, the play of the year, the nation’s top male and female athlete, and many other premier awards for high school student athletes.
Please use the hashtag #SEFLHSSA and #USATODAYHSSA for a chance to be featured on the social media feeds on the event websites and be a part of the online conversation.
Gannett owns and operates the largest high school athlete recognition program in the U.S.
Viewers can find honorees from various regions, including the national honorees and winners at sportsawards.usatoday.com. For more information, email sportsawards@usatoday.com.
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