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FOR THE RECORD
POSTSEASON ASSIGNMENTS PROFESSIONAL
•The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun, three games to one, to win the 2022 WNBA title. Officials working the playoffs were: Amy Bonner,
Angelica Suffren, Cheryl Flores, Eric Brewton, Isaac Barnett, Jeff Wooten, Jeffrey Smith, Jenna Reneau, Kurt Walker, Maj Forsberg, Matt Kallio, Randy Richardson, Roy Gulbeyan, Tiara Cruse, Tim
Greene and Toni Patillo.
HIGH SCHOOL
•The following officials worked spring state tournaments for the Minnesota High School League.
Boys’ lacrosse:
Mark Arriola,
Eagan; Lucas Beer, St. Paul; Ben Brandt, Owatonna; Ross Brower, Chanhassen; Trevor Busby, Edina; Maxwell Chlan, Robbinsdale; Jon Day, Apple Valley; Rick DuBois, Hudson; Ryan Erickson, Eagan; Danny Gagnon, Chanhassen; Mike Gjersvig, Maple Grove; Troy Grengs, Lakeville; Adam Iverson, New Hope; Jason Knaus, Bloomington; Joe LaBonne, Ramsey; Christopher Larson, St. Paul; Josh Lindell, Elko; Douglas Mauck, Savage; Markus Mulvihill, Coon Rapids; Eric J. Nielsen, Wesley Chapel; Joe Petroske, St. Louis Park; Rob Ries, Eden Prairie; Matthew Ripley, Minneapolis; Tim Rolfing, Woodbury; Christian Roth, St. Paul; David Rundquist, North St. Paul; John Saccoman, Ramsey; Brad Scibak, Woodbury; Jason Sturm, Hugo; Trevor Sundquist, Esko.
Girls’ lacrosse: Matt Anderson, Minneapolis; Jeff Bouman, Burnsville; Joseph Connor, Hastings; Kevin Davis, Otsego; Robert Driesch, Rochester; Nick Edwards, Roseville; Wendy Frantz, Mounds View; Austin Garfield, Richfield; Kyle Gilbertson, Duluth; Tom Gothmann, Eagan; Emily Gray, St. Louis Park; Peter Hinrichs, St. Paul; Derek Hudyma, Buffalo; Chris Jessen, Minneapolis; Kip Kilen, Mendota Heights; Steven Kudebeh, Minneapolis; Mike Lawrow, Minneapolis; Tim Lunde, Foley; Jim MacGillis, North Oaks; Shane McKinlay, Stillwater; Rick Nelson, Fridley; Paul Risdall, Delano; Holly Souza, St. Paul; Chuck Thayer, St. Paul; Blaine Turnbull, Delano; Craig Weber, Stillwater; Mark Weber, Stillwater.
Track and field: James Anderson, Eagan; Roger Artis, Brooklyn Park; Mike Beck, Monticello; Kenneth D.Belanger, Frederic; David Boone, New Hope; Tom Boshart, Andover; Thomas Bracher, Chaska; Carla Brown, Lakeville; Craig Canham, Brooklyn Park; Michael Cheever, Minneapolis; Dick Daymont, Northfield; Dan Dornfeld, Lakeville; James Ecker, Mahtomedi; Mark Ekren, Morris; Kirby Ekstrom, Cromwell; David Fergus, Elk River; Thomas H.Fischer, Anoka; Steven M.Fossen, Crystal; Thomas Franta, Remer; Jeff Freeman, Apple Valley; Ken Freeman, Eagan; Mark Gagstetter, Eden Prairie; Steven Gerber, Plymouth; Bart Gray, Pepin; Denny Hammann, Chaska; Michael Henke, Minneapolis; Randy Herrlich, Baxter; Brian Hoff, Detroit Lakes; David Huebner, Inver Grove Heights; Beth Karlson, Rosemount; David Keller, Lakeville; Christopher Lagergren, St.
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Paul; Mark Lagergren, Young America; Mike Lhotka, Cokato; Sara Lindquist, St. Paul; Jack Mayeron, Shorewood; Dennis Midthun, Burtrum; Patti Midthun, Burtrum; Mark Miller, Mankato; Beth Morrell, Northfield; Jennifer Myers, St. Paul; Todd Nicholson, Lake Crystal; Tom O’Leary, Byron; John Persoon, Mahtomedi; Rita Rislund, Detroit Lakes; Russ Schmeichel, Andover; Richard Sonstegard, Howard Lake; Michael Stephenson, Sheldon;
Stephanie Sunnarborg,
Bloomington; Tom Thorkelson, St. Peter; Neal Thornbloom, Aurora; Mike Traphagen, Garfield; Greg Utecht, Apple Valley; Theresa Utecht, Apple Valley; David G. Vosbeck, Sleepy Eye; Jon Wagner, Eveleth.
YOUTH
•Umpires who worked Little League International championship events in July and August.
Little League Baseball World Series: Wayne Beaumier, Cypress, Texas; Kenton Bottoms, Lawrenceburg, Ky.; David Brown, Calgary, Alberta; Andrea Galiano, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Henry Garnett, Ramona, Calif.; Mark Gilmour, New South Wales, Australia; James Hinojosa, Romulus, Mich.; Philip Levesque, Nashua, N.H.; Rigobert Obispo, Willemstad, Curaçao; Mike Orlando, Peabody, Mass.; Richard Ranalli Sr., Jersey City, N.J.; Scott Strache, Chicago Ridge, Ill.; Blake Taylor, Nuneaton, U.K.; William Vikara, Pace, Fla.; Brett Wagner, Odessa, Texas; Dennis Williams, SeaTac, Wash.
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series: Terrance Bean, Clarion, Pa.; Sean Belfry, Gansevoort, N.Y.; Jim Catania, North Vancouver, B.C.; John Cleary, Moorpark, Calif.; Mark Dieringer, Port Lavaca, Texas; Seddrick Dixon, Fort Pierce, Fla.; Chris Ekstrom, Davenport, Iowa; Filip Havlik, Prague, Czech Republic; Josh Koenig, International Falls, Minn.; Todd Marr, Arlington, Texas; Rafael Marrero-Ruiz, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Ucal Palmer Jr., Austell, Ga.; Mike Ragan, Danville, Calif.
Junior League Baseball World Series: Carl Anable, Westworth Village, Texas; Felton Brown, Houston; Toby Colon, Havertown, Pa.; Sal Gambino, Fallbrook, Calif.; Derek Gillespie, Sparks, Nev.; Mike Goicoechea, Tampa, Fla.; Patrick Griffin, Galesburg, Mich.; Rob Macdonald, London, Ontario; Jules Martina, The Hague, Holland; Ian Osgood, Meridian, Idaho; Michael Phinazee, Tallahassee, Fla.; Gaspar Santos-Gonzalez, Cidra, Puerto Rico; Owen Sprague, Standish, Maine.
Senior League Baseball World Series: Thomas Bourque, Waltham, Mass.; Duane Cave, Aliso Viejo, Calif.; Robert Curtis II, Bangor, Maine; Hector Figueroa-Rodriguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico; David Frye, Fort Pierce, Fla.; Brian Hollowell, Goshen, Ind.; Philip King, Lancaster, Ohio; Rodger Moss, Brazoria, Texas; Timothy Neasham, Richland, Wash.; Payton Oltmann, Giddings, Texas; Mark Onushco, Tamaqua, Pa.; Marc Reyes, Maple Ridge, B.C.; Guy Vilt, Bradenton, Fla.
Little League Softball World Series: John Cheesbrew, Fredericksburg, Va.; Douglas Durling, Davenport, Fla.; Walter Gross, Rio Rancho, N.M.; Greg Hodges, Needville, Texas; David Mancari, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Jose Muriente-Ruiz, Camuy, Puerto Rico; Mark Oda, Pinole, Calif.; Chester Rice, West Des Moines, Iowa; John Rucinski, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; Carlos Santana-Quiles, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; Jamie Sims, Beaverton, Ore.; Joseph Ungrady, Oxford, Conn.
Junior League Softball World Series: Rex Fogle, Menomonee Falls, Wis.; Michael Foltz, Luray, Va.; Juan Galarza-Figueroa, Villalba, Puerto Rico; Scott Goodwin, Phoenix; David Jones, Red Cliff, Alberta; Jeffrey Lindhorst, Ingleside, Texas; Sigfredo Martinez, Brownsville, Texas; Ross Pease, Vernon, Conn.; Milton Pitt, Forest Heights, Md.; Jeffery Pratt, San Jose, Calif.; Richard Randall, Youngstown, Ohio; Ian Tyra, Sterling, Va.
Senior League Softball World
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Series: Robert Cain II, Taylor, Mich.; Paul Eaton, Redmond, Ore.; Stephen Gaither, King George, Va.; Adrian Gaudet, Calgary, Alberta; John Hill, Portland, Maine; Kyle Hughes, Ballinger, Texas; Keith Ludwig, Trappe, Md.; Rumini Modesto Thode, Willemstad, Curaçao; Thomas Peckham, Seattle; Vincente Piscitello, Seminole, Fla.; Mark Saurer, Louisville, Ky.; Ronald Thompson, Rio Rancho, N.M.
OBITUARIES
• August “Augie” Revoy, Waukesha, Wis., died Aug. 27. He was 89. He was a longtime baseball umpire and football official. After retirement as an official, he was voted a Legacy member of the Lakeland Officials Association.
ROSTERS
NHL
The NHL officials roster, with each official’s uniform number, name, birthplace and first year in the league.
Referees
2 Jon McIsaac, Truro, Nova Scotia, 2013 3 Chris Schlenker, Medicine Hat, Alberta, 2016 4 Wes McCauley, Georgetown, Ontario, 2003 5 Chris Rooney, Boston, 2000 6 Francis Charron, Ottawa, Ontario, 2010 7 Garrett Rank, Kitchener, Ontario, 2015 8 Francois St. Laurent, Greenfield Park, Quebec, 2016 9 Dan O’Rourke, Calgary, Alberta, 1999 10 Kyle Rehman, Stettler, Alberta, 2008 11 Kelly Sutherland, Richmond, British Columbia, 2000 12 Justin St. Pierre, Dolbeau, Quebec, 2005 13 Furman South, Sewickley, Pa., 2021 14 Trevor Hanson, Richmond, British Columbia, 2013 15 Jean Hebert, Bouctouche, New Brunswick, 2011 16 Brian Pochmara, Detroit, 2005 17 Frederick L’Ecuyer, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, 2007 18 Tom Chmielewski, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2014 19 Gord Dwyer, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2005 20 Mitch Dunning, Windsor, Ontario, 2018 21 T.J. Luxmore, Timmins, Ontario, 2013 22 Ghislain Hebert, Bathurst, New Brunswick, 2009 23 Corey Syvret, Millgrove, Ontario, 2018 24 Graham Skilliter, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, 2013 25 Marc Joannette, Verdun, Quebec, 1999 26 Jacob Brenk, Detroit Lakes, Mich., 2015 27 Eric Furlatt, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, 2001 28 Chris Lee, Saint John, New Brunswick, 2000 29 Ian Walsh, Philadelphia, 2000 30 Kendrick Nicholson, Stratford, Ontario, 2015 31 Michael Markovic, Scarborough, Ontario, 2019 33 Kevin Pollock, Kincardine, Ontario, 2000 37 Pierre Lambert, St. Hubert, Quebec, 2017 38 Peter MacDougall, Lumsden, Saskatchewan, 2019 39 Brandon Blandina, Centennial, Colo., 2018 40 Steve Kozari, Penticton, British Columbia, 2005
Linesmen
50 Scott Cherrey, Drayton, Ontario, 2007 51 Andrew Smith, Kitchener, Ontario, 2017 52 Shandor Alphonso, Orangeville, Ontario, 2014 53 Bevan Mills, Surrey, British Columbia, 2016 55 Kyle Flemington, Parkhill, Ontario, 2019 56 Julian Fournier, Gatineau, Quebec, 2019 58 Ryan Gibbons, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2015 59 Steve Barton, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, 2000 60 Libor Suchanek, Stod, Czech Republic, 2017 61 James Tobias, Buffalo, N.Y., 2017 64 Brandon Gawryletz, Trail, British Columbia, 2015 65 Tommy Hughes, London, Ontario, 2022 67 Travis Gawryletz, Trail, British Columbia, 2017 68 C.J. Murray, Upper St. Clair, Pa., 2021 70 Derek Nansen, Ottawa, Ontario, 2002 71 Brad Kovachik, Woodstock, Ontario, 1996 74 Trent Knorr, Powell River, British Columbia, 2021 76 Michel Cormier, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, 2003 77 Caleb Apperson, Kitchener, Ontario, 2021 79 Kiel Murchison, Cloverdale, British Columbia, 2013 80 Jonathan Deschamps, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, 2021 81 Ryan Daisy, Newton, Mass., 2016 82 Ryan Galloway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002 83 Matt MacPherson, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 2011 86 Jesse Marquis, Bouctouche, New Brunswick, 2019 87 Devin Berg, Kitchener, Ontario, 2015 88 Tyson Baker, Thorndale, Ontario, 2019 90 Travis Tooney, Leduc, Alberta, 2019 91 Ben O’Quinn, Woodstock, Ontario, 2021 92 Mark Shewchyk, Waterdown, Ontario, 2003 94 Bryan Pancich, Great Falls, Mont., 2009 95 Jonny Murray, Beauport, Quebec, 2000 96 David Brisebois, Sudbury, Ontario, 1999
Minor League Referees
41 Conor O’Donnell, Hamilton, Ontario, 2019 42 Jordan Samuels-Thomas, West Hartford, Conn., 2021 43 Morgan MacPhee, Waterloo, Ontario, 2022 44 Justin Kea, Woodville, Ontario, 2021 45 Cody Beach, Kelowna, British Columbia, 2021 46 Brandon Schrader, Sanborn, N.Y., 2019 47 Carter Sandlak, London, Ontario, 2021 48 Beaudry Halkidis, Indian Trail, N.C., 2019 49 Reid Anderson, Calgary, Alberta, 2018
Minor League Linesmen
57 Justin Johnson, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2021 62 Mitch Hunt, Raleigh, N.C., 2021 84 Ryan Jackson, Montreal, Quebec, 2022 89 Joe Mahon, Lindsay, Ontario, 2022 98 Dan Kelly, Morrisonville, N.Y., 2021