CHSAA Officials Appreciation Week Feature: Carrie Guy
"I went to every officials camp and attended every clinic I could to get better and get noticed by college assigners.”
YOUNG FEMALE REF OF THE YEAR: ENYYSA
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association has named Jenna Prevet its 2023 young female referee of the year.
Officials for 2024 Women’s Final Four
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has approved the 11 game officials recommended by Penny Davis.
Gone…but not forgotten
(4/1) As of today, there have been over 162,000 coronavirus cases in the United States and over 3000 deaths. Five or more of those...
Let’s Gain New Appreciation for Officials During Down Time
(4/8) While we anxiously await the re-opening of schools and a return of high school sports and performing arts, this down time can be...
For the love of the game: 60 years of officiating
(4/13) There are athletes and coaches, but there are so many other people who play an important role in sports. Meet Ken Palmer. At...
Strike Out: Umpires put out of work by the coronavirus
(4/22) This group of men and women often take all of the blame and none of the glory, but without them, the game doesn't...
United World Wrestling Releases Online Game to Challenge Fans
(4/28) Think you know the rules of wrestling? Can you call the action on the mat as accurately as the sport's best referees? Well,...
Coping with life during COVID-19: NHL referee Conor O’Donnell
(5/7) The 30-year-old Hamilton native refereed four NHL games and about 70 AHL games this season before the pandemic forced the postponement of the...
Spring sports officials miss interaction with teams more than the lost earnings
(5/16) The sports shutdown also has impacted for baseball and softball umpires, lacrosse referees and track and field officials.
Professional sports officials: ‘Helping people is an easy call’
(6/1) Professional sports officials from the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB took to video to thank those essential workers on the front lines and...
No handshakes, referee two metres away, masks on the bench, hand gel, subs in...
(6/10) We will no longer see handshakes with the referee or rival players and, they've asked at least, that there is no physical contact...
MLB owners unanimously vote to implement 2020 season
(6/22) MLB has released a statement in which it announces it will be going forward with a 2020 season under terms of the March...
‘Do you want to become a referee?’ That question changed Robb Mackett’s life
(7/4) Mackett, a former college football player at Rhodes College, a Division 3 school in Memphis, Tennessee, still loved to be around sports. It’s...
National Junior College Athletic Association expected to move football season to spring
(7/12) The National Junior College Athletic Association is expected to approve a proposal that would move its football season to the spring, according to...
MIAA pushes back start of Massachusetts high school sports fall season to Sept. 14
(7/21) The MIAA Board of Directors unanimously approved a recommendation put forward by the association’s COVID-19 Task Force to push back the Massachusetts high...
Joe Borgia no longer working in NBA, but his impact continues to be felt
(7/30) Joe Borgia is not in the NBA bubble. He won’t be traveling to Orlando to call games as a referee; he hasn’t done...
Referees, officials in ‘wait and see’ mode for start of high school sports
(8/4) High school football and volleyball coaches and players aren’t the only ones who are being impacted by the coronavirus. Officials and referees are...
Referee Kevin Pollock Injured at Bruins/Canes
(8/16) Referee Kevin Pollock was injured after being hit by a puck during Saturday’s game between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes. The veteran...
SEC sets new start dates, formats for fall seasons
(8/27) The Southeastern Conference has established new start dates and formats for the SEC cross country, soccer and volleyball seasons as well as the...
NFL: Week 1 referee assignments
(9/8) Clete Blakeman will be the referee for this season’s Thursday night Kickoff game between the Houston Texans and the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City...
MLB umpire reportedly tests positive for virus, forcing change in crews
(9/16) A Major League Baseball umpire tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting a late shift in crew assignments in Florida this week, several people...
Who is the NFL’s female referee? Meet Sarah Thomas, the only woman official in...
(9/27) Thomas is now a five-year NFL officiating veteran after rising through the college ranks. A Pascagoula, Miss., native, she began officiating youth and...
NESCAC Presidents’ Statement on Winter Sports
(10/9) With the fall semester for NESCAC institutions well underway, the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our...
