Harper wins Robinson Award

Former Las Vegas High baseball standout Bryce Harper won the Jackie Robinson Award on Saturday for being the Aflac National High School Player of the Year.

The award was presented by Robinson’s granddaughter Sonya Pankey and Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith during a ceremony in San Diego.

Harper, who hit .626 with 14 homers and 55 RBIs as a sophomore last spring for Las Vegas, previously was named Baseball America’s national High School Player of the Year.

Harper has enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada and will forgo his final two years of high school.