FOR THE RECORD

POSTSEASON ASSIGNMENTS PROFESSIONAL

• The following officials were selected to work the National Women’s Hockey League’s Isobel Cup held in January and February: Sarah Buckner, Crystal, Minn.; Erika Greenen, Romeoville, Ill.; Kendall Hanley, Minneapolis; Alicia Hanrahan, St. Paul, Minn.; Jacqueline Zee-Howard, Gaithersburg, Md.; Jamie Huntley-Park, Escondido, Calif.; Jackie Spresser, Thornton, Colo.; Amanda Tassoni, Bradford, R.I.; Mackenzie Welter, Rome, N.Y.; Laura White, Runnemede, N.J.

POSTSEASON ASSIGNMENTS HIGH SCHOOL

• The following officials were selected to work the 2020-21 South Dakota High School Activities Association winter state championships: Boys’ basketball — Class AA – Eric Donat, Aberdeen; Nick Gottlob, Spearfish; Jeremy Grady, Salem; Lee Johnson, Wessington Springs; Kyle Kurth, Pierre; Luke Langner, Sioux Falls; Duane McPherson, Spearfish; Jeremy Mikkelsen, Pierre; Levi Pearson, Watertown; Domico Rodriguez, Summerset; Jeff Schroder, Brandon; Aaron VanDeBerg, Sioux Falls. Class A – Brad Coleman, Sioux Falls; Chad DeJong, Hartford; Gregg DeSpiegler, Watertown; Pete Entringer, Colman; Kris Frericks, Aberdeen; Beau Garcia, Sturgis; Christopher Janisch, Sioux Falls; Jason Kono, Hartford; Chris Long, Garretson; Allan Schmaltz, Rapid City; Lee Taylor, Harrisburg; Lucas Pearson, Groton. Class B – Bret Buck, Bryant; Andy Deinert, Mitchell; Jordan Gau, Mitchell; Chad Gordon, Yankton; Shayne Gottlob, Aberdeen; Brent M. Mareska, Timber Lake; Paul Rozell, Aberdeen; Doug Ruesink, Castlewood; Joe Schroeder, Alexandria; Kevin Talley, Mitchell; Chad Vossekuil, Dell Rapids; Scott Witlock, Aberdeen. Girls’ basketball — Class AA – Jerry Beers, Brookings; Darin Berg, Sioux Falls; Eric Grocott, Montrose; Mike Kirkeby, Rapid City; Keith Matthiesen, Hartford; David Planteen, Langford; Connor Singhisen, Vermillion; Randy Stanton, Rapid City; Darin VanDeBerg, Sioux Falls; Brian Whetham, Garretson; Royce Wuertzer, Rapid City; Kim Zimmerman, Aberdeen; Bret LaCroix, Rapid City. Class A – Luke Andersen, Clear Lake; Genevieve DeMent-Osborn, Rapid City; Justin Deutsch, Langford; Tom Eggers, Sioux Falls; Bryan Gaikowski, Watertown; Terry Jastram, Sioux Falls; Scott Mack, Brookings; Dawn McInroy, Sioux Falls; Ryan Neale, Watertown; Larry Osborne, Rapid City; David Rogers, Spearfish; Louis Young, Ft. Pierre. Class B – Kevin Ball, Mitchell; Brad Booth, Rapid City; Matt Clark, Huron; Terry Duffy, Brookings; Corey Edson, Ft. Pierre; Ross Effling, Brookings; Donnie Kayser, Alexandria; Daren Lorenz, Aberdeen; Jordon Odens, Dimock; Scott Sonne, Plankinton; Darin Vetch, Onaka; Ryan Walter, Parker. Wrestling — Brock Besler, Reva; Tyler Bryant, Sioux Falls; Brian Carrels, Aberdeen; Dave Cornemann, Yankton; Kristopher Dozark, Pierre; Todd Dvoracek, Yankton; Doyle Everson, Rapid City; Koln Fink, Sioux Falls; Rod Fortin, Tea; Scott Gangle, Lake City; Jason Hill, Groton; Dylan Keszler, New Underwood; Patrick Krause, Groton; John Latham, Camp Crook; Marc Lewis, Sioux Falls; Robert Lewis, Redfield; Zachary Mettler, Rapid City; Bradyn Neises, Sioux Falls; Daniel Noonan, Howard; Bud Postma, Madison; Gregg Roach, Brookings; Steve Rounds, Pierre; Clark Slykhuis, Tea; Mark Stoebner, Tyndall. Gymnastics — Dodie Chada, Armour; Jenny Christian, Sioux Falls; Michelle Haaland, Aberdeen; Sue Hamre, Sioux Falls; Kelli Hanson, Groton; Kelli Helms, Aberdeen; Timberly Lunde, Watertown; Joanne Runge, Hartford; Lisa Schroeder, Alexandria. Indoor track and field — Jim Aberle, Lead; Tim Casper, Lake Preston; Steve Charron, Huron; Cal Corey, Sturgis; Duane Donat, Aberdeen; JD Evans, Salem; Chad Gordon, Yankton; Al Koppinger, Spearfish; Bob Lowery, Pierre; Bob Malloy, Parkston; Marc Murren, Sioux Falls; Gale Patterson, Wall; Rich Rockafellow, Philip; Bill

A SPECIAL GAME FOR THE STEWARTS

The Stewarts, from Mobile, Ga., (from left) Freddie (line judge), Cheryl (play clock operator), Antwoine (linesman) and Byron (field judge) worked the Georgia High School Association 6A state championship game between Lee County and Buford on Dec. 29, 2020. Buford won the contest, 34-31.

Sawinsky, Webster; Larry Stevens, Rapid City; Randy Thomas, Faith; Brad Tucker, Rapid City; Mark Wendelgass, Huron. • The following officials were selected to work the 2020-21 Illinois High School Association winter state championships: Competitive cheerleading — Deanna Besbekos-LaPage, St. Charles; Katie Dryden, Algonquin; Lance Emery, Mokena; Sara Flanigan, Crystal Lake; Julie Matarelli, Edwardsville; Tiffany Michaels, Bloomington; John Powers, St. John, Ind.; Ashley Schwenk, Gibson City; Angelina Strum, Shorewood; Angela Wilmington, Chillicothe; Cindy Albright, Antioch; Corinne Allison, Crystal Lake. Competitive dance — Gina Dryden, Schaumburg; Christina Erickson, Mundelein; Lynn Gelatka, Beecher; Katie Kaczanko, South Elgin; Sydney Kendle, Bloomington; Linnea Mason, Chicago; Kacey O’Keeffe, Arlington Heights; Summer Riordan, Palatine; Teri Valentine, Barrington; Kristen Varrassi, Twin Lakes, Wis.

OBITUARIES

• Kay Brown, 77, of Livermore, Calif., died Nov. 24, 2020. She was a USA National and International scorekeeper for both indoor and outdoor volleyball, serving as a scorer for three NCAA Final Fours (1997, 2004 and 2007).

• Nathaniel “Nate” Gale, 71, of Wilmington, Del., died Dec. 6, 2020. Gale spent more than 40 years as a basketball, volleyball and track and field official. He also officiated at the Penn Relays. • Joseph Gilreath, 89, of Hendersonville, N.C., died Dec. 8, 2020. Gilreath officiated high school baseball, basketball, football and volleyball for more than 30 years. He also worked college basketball in the Atlantic Coast Conference before becoming an observer for the Big South, Southern and South Atlantic conferences. • John Medeiros, 90, of New Bedford, Mass., died Dec. 10, 2020. Medeiros helped found the Whaling City Soccer Referees Association in 1965, which continues to assign high school games. In 2005, Medeiros was inducted into the Massachusetts Soccer Hall of Fame. • Raymond Omer Lynch, 67, of Swansea, Mass., died Dec. 22, 2020. Lynch was a member of several local associations including the East Coast Sports Officials Group, Bristol County Umpires Association, Southern Massachusetts Football Officials Association and the Rhode Island Football Officials Association.

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ROSTERS

Minor League Baseball

Here are the umpire rosters for all levels of the minor leagues, as provided by Minor League Baseball.

Triple-A East

Ryan Additon, Sunrise, Fla. David Arrieta Quintero, Orlando, Fla. Erich Bacchus, Frederick, Md. John Bacon, Kent, Ohio Brock Ballou, Mount Juliet, Tenn. Sean Barber, Lakeland, Fla. Matthew Bates, Harrison, Tenn. Adam Beck, Oviedo, Fla. Nestor Ceja, The Woodlands, Texas William Clark, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Paul Clemons, Oxford, Kan. Travis Godec, Roanoke, Va. Richard Grassa, Lindenhurst, N.Y. Thomas Hanahan, Mentor, Ohio Shane Livensparger, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Alexander Mackay, Evergreen, Colo. John Mang, Youngstown, Ohio Christopher Marco, Waterdown, Ontario David Martinez, Bayonne, N.J. Jose Matamoros, Menomonee Falls, Wis. Takahito Matsuda, Hamilton, Ontario Daniel Merzel, Apex, N.C. Jacob Metz, Edmonds, Wash. Brennan Miller, Fairfax Station, Va. Jose Navas Corzo, Los Guayos, Venezuela Cody Oakes, Oelwein, Iowa Roberto Ortiz, Kissimmee, Fla. Jonathan Parra Ortega, Valencia, Venezuela Charles Ramos, Grand Rapids, Mich. Jeremy Riggs, Portsmouth, Va. Richard Riley, Alexandria, Va. Randy Rosenberg, Jacksonville, Fla. Sean Ryan, Waunakee, Wis. Michael Savakinas II, Fairborn, Ohio Sean Shafer-Markle, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Triple-A West

Sean Allen, Fresno, Calif. Derek Eaton, Tracy, Calif. Reid Gibbs, Glendale, Ariz. Clayton Hamm, Austin, Texas Aaron Higgins, Elk Grove, Calif. John Libka, Port Huron, Mich. Nicholas Mahrley, Phoenix Benjamin May, Milwaukee Kyle McCrady, Longview, Wash. Malachi Moore, Buckeye, Ariz. Edwin Corredor Moscoso, La Morita, Venezuela Tyler Olson, Overland Park, Kan. Anthony Perez, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Justin Robinson, St. Louis Jason Starkovich, San Tan Valley, Ariz. Nathan Tomlinson, Douglas, Wyo. Brian Walsh, Long Beach, Calif. Lewis Williams III, Lodi, Calif. Thomas Woodring, Las Vegas

Double-A Northeast

Marcelo Alfonzo Lozano, Los Guayos, Venezuela Jhonatan Biarreta Castillo, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Donald Carlyon, Drums, Pa. Thomas Fornarola, Rochester, N.Y. Steven Hodgins, Keego Harbor, Mich. Steven Jaschinski, Mount Hope, Ontario Emil Jimenez Pernalete, Coro, Venezuela Jude Koury, Youngstown, Ohio Lucas Krupa, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Tanner Moore, Omaha, Neb. Kyle Nichol, Moseley, Va. Taylor Payne, Platte City, Mo. Benjamin Phillips, Apex, N.C. Dane Poncsak, Columbus, Ohio Benjamin Rosen, Thornhill, Ontario Michael Snover, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Kelvis Velez Caminero, Ensenada, Puerto Rico Thomas West, Boondall, Australia

Double-A South

Alan Basner, Lawrenceville, Ga. Mark Bass, Madisonville, La. Jonathon Benken, Lilburn, Ga. Matthew Brown, Charlotte, N.C. Samuel Burch, Clearwater, Fla. Austin Jones, Fayetteville, N.C. Tyler Jones, Charleston, S.C. Garry Kelley, Fayetteville, Ga. Robert Nunez, Largo, Fla. Mark Stewart Jr., Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Justin Whiddon, Richmond Hill, Ga. Dillon Wilson, Clopton, Ala.

High-A East

Dylan Bradley, Pace, Fla. Sean Cassidy, Jupiter, Fla. Adam Clark, Huntsville, Ala. Joshua Gilreath, Buford, Ga. James Jean, Lake Park, Fla. Edwin Jimenez, Pernalete, Venezuela Evin Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Mitchell Leikam, Fort Belvoir, Va. Jose Lozada Bermudez, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico Adam Pierce, Ayden, N.C. Clay Williams, Springfield, Tenn. Tyler Witte, Pearl River, N Y.

High-A West

Nathaniel Diederich, Victorville, Calif. Jaeyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea Kevin Mandzuk, Regina, Saskatchewan Raymond Patchen, Oceanside, Calif. Ernesto Rios Jr., El Paso, Texas Pete Talkington, Bellevue, Neb.

High-A Central

Emma Charlesworth-Seiler, Golden Valley, Minn. Anthony Choc, St. Louis Benjamin Engstrand, Cumming, Iowa Jeffrey Hamann, Fargo, N.D. Justin Juska, Chicago Kevin Levine, Sawyer, Mich. Thomas O’Neil, Versailles, Ky. Jen Pawol, Decatur, Ill. Cliburn Rondon Romero, Guatire, Venezuela Kyle Stutz, Leander, Texas Robert Tassone, Somonauk, Ill. Mitchell Trzeciak, Lansing, Mich. Bryan Van Vranken, Sarasota, Fla.

Low-A East

Joseph Belangia III, Greenville, S.C. Matthew Blackborow, Stoney Creek, Ontario Jesse Bush, Ballston Spa, N.Y. Steven Craze, Silver Spring, Md. Kenneth Cullipher, Greenville, N.C. Ethan Gorsak, Toms River, N.J. Macon Hammond, Greenville, N.C. Tre Jester, Atlanta Jarred Moehlmann, Brenham, Texas Christian Roemer, Finksburg, Md. Ryne Sigmon, Danville, Va. Zdenek Zidek, Zruc-Senec, Czech Republic

Low-A Southeast

Kaleb Devier, Newton, Ala. Chandler Durham, Midland, Ga. Kenneth Jackson, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Casey James, Atlanta Trevor Mathews, Venice, Fla. Joseph McCarthy, Destrehan, La. Austin Nelson, Omaha, Neb. Jon-Tyler Shaw, Conyers, Ga. Malcolm Smith, Bartlett, Tenn. Rainiero Valero Bolivar, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Low-A West

Luis Avalos Varela, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico Hector Cuellar Jr., Camarillo, Calif. Larry Dillman Jr., Menifee, Calif. Shin Koishizawa, Koshu, Japan Kellen Martin, Moscow, Idaho Glen Meyerhofer, Kaukauna, Wis. Guillermo Rodriguez, Princeton, Calif. William Traynor, Manteca, Calif.