The 34th ESPY Awards, the annual ceremony devoted to honoring standout professional and collegiate athletes and teams of the past year, air on Wednesday.
It’s the sports equivalent to the Oscars or Grammys, so Star Local Media decided over the years to put a high school spin on the concept.
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