MULTIPLE SPORT OFFICIALS - ihsa.org

1 MULTIPLE SPORT OFFICIALS The goal for the vast majority of OFFICIALS registered with IHSA is to work in the state tournament series and eventually be assigned by the IHSA to officiate at the respective State Final Tournament. Over the years, a total of 2,393 men and women have officiated at the State Finals. In order to work a State Final, the official must have achieved Certified status in that SPORT . Certified status is the highest rating level in a given SPORT . When an official begins in a SPORT the official is at the Registered level. After a minimum of two (2) calendar years working at Registered status, an official is eligible to advance to the second (Recognized) level. Then, as early as two (2) calendar years after becoming Recognized, the individual is eligible to advance to the third (Certified) level. Only Certified OFFICIALS are appointed by the IHSA Office to officiate at the State Finals. Only one official has worked five (5) different state finals.

2 That is Larry Wilcoxen of Walnut, who worked Football (1974-75-79), Boys Basketball (1977A-78A-81A), Boys Baseball (1984A-85A-87A), Girls Basketball (1988A-89-91) and Girls Softball (1995A-99A). Four OFFICIALS have worked four (4) different state finals. Madelyn Martino of Lansing, has worked Girls Track (1999-00), Boys Track (2002-03), Boys Swimming and Diving (2002) and Boys/Girls Cross Country (2006). Joe Thompson of Galesburg has worked Girls Softball (1990-1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, COO 2001-2003, 2004, COO 2006, COO 2009, 2012), Girls Basketball (1993-1995), Boys Basketball (2004, 2005), and Girls Volleyball (2013). William Derks of Rochester, has worked Boys Track (2007, 2012), Girls Track (2011), Cross Country (2008), and Football (2013). Scott Garrey of Somonauk has worked Boys Football (1999, 2014), Girls Basketball (2009-2010, 2012), Boys Basketball (2015-2016), and Girls Softball (2018). Sixty (60) OFFICIALS have worked the State Final in three different sports while 425 others have worked two (2) different State Finals and 1980 have worked one (1) State Final.

3 Those who have worked the three different State Finals are: Donna Anfield of Homewood in Girls Swimming, Girls Volleyball and Girls Softball Galen Bennett of Byron in Girls Track, Boys Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Jim Bernardi of Lake Forest in Boys Basketball, Boys Football and Girls Basketball John Betteridge of Elmhurst in Girls Track, Boys Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Richard Bieterman, Jr. of Elmhurst in Boys Baseball, Boys Basketball and Boys Football Gail Borton of West Frankfort in Boys Football, Girls Track and Boys Track Preston Brewer of Metropolis in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Victor Buehler of Granite City in Boys Baseball, Boys Football and Girls Basketball William Bulat of Rock Island in Girls Track, Boys Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Tina Butterbrodt of Dwight in Girls Track, Boys Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Ben Buum of Rockford in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Basketball David Collins of Wood River in Boys Baseball, Boys Football and Girls Basketball James Collins of Harrisburg in Boys Baseball, Boys Basketball and Boys Football Julie Colwell of Lincolnwood in Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball and Girls Basketball Donald Cook of Forreston in Girls Basketball, Girls Softball and Boys Football Glenn Cothern of Gibson City in Girls Track.

4 Boys Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Theodore C. Daniels of O'Fallon in Boys Baseball, Girls Basketball and Girls Softball Geza Ehrentreu of Peoria Heights in Boys/Girls Cross Country, Girls Track and Boys Track Dave Facker of East Peoria in Girls Track, Boys Track and Cross Country Harry Fletcher of Oregon in Boys/Girls Cross Country, Boys Track and Girls Track Robert Franken of Peoria in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Girls Basketball Paul Frerking of Schiller Park in Girls Basketball, Boys Football and Boys Basketball Joseph Fritsch, Jr. of Bensenville in Girls Softball, Boys & Girls Water Polo and Girls Basketball Thomas Garrey of Geneva in Girls Basketball, Boys Football and Girls Softball Joe Geiger of Frankfort in Girls Track, Boys Track, and Boys/Girls Cross Country Becky Gillespie of Lake Zurich in Girls Field hockey , Boys Volleyball and Girls Volleyball David Hasley of Abingdon in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Boys Baseball Robert Hawkins of St.

5 Charles in Girls Basketball, Girls Softball and Boys Football Russell Jenkins of Viola in Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys/Girls Cross Country Darnell Jones of Lindenhurst in Girls Basketball, Boys Volleyball and Girls Volleyball Gregg Scott Jones of Centralia in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Boys Football Jerry Kats of Peoria in Boys/Girls Cross Country, Boys Track and Field and Girls Track and Field Ted Knapp of Mt. Vernon in Boys Basketball, Boys Football and Girls Softball Jessie Knighten of Chicago in Boys Basketball, Boys Football and Girls Softball Don Korte of Park Forest in Girls Track and Field, Boys Track and Field and Cross Country James Lapetina of Addison in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball William Laude of Frankfort in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Richard Lippert of Rockford in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Keith Medema of Sterling in Boys Football, Girls Basketball and Boys Baseball Haig Nighohossian of Granite City in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Boys Wrestling John Polka of River Forest in Boys Track and Field, Girls Track and Field and Cross Country Michael Powers of Batavia in Boys/Girls Cross Country, Girls Track & Boys Track Randall Pozzi of Peru in Girls Basketball, Girls Volleyball and Boys Volleyball Trent Purcell of Carlyle in Boys Baseball.

6 Boys Football and Boys Basketball Robert Redman of Watseka in Boys Football, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball Patricia Ritchie of Arlington Hts. in Girls Basketball, Girls Softball and Girls Volleyball Jeffrey Rutledge of Wheaton in Boys Football, Boys Baseball and Boys Basketball James Schaive of Offawa in Girls Track, Boys Track and Boys and Girls Cross Country Robert Smith of Centralia in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Roy Snyder of Rochelle in Boys Football, Wrestling, and Boys Baseball Scott T. Sobeski of Elgin in Girls Softball, Girls Basketball and Football David Stier of Sherman in Boys/Girls Cross Country, Boys Track and Girls Track Pete Struck of Frankfort in Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys Track and Girls Track Peter Tucker of Highland in Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys Track and Girls Track Jim E. Wagner of Newton in Boys Baseball, Football, and Girls Basketball John Widmayer of Woodstock in Boys Football, Girls Softball and Girls Basketball Kenneth Wilcoxen of Walnut in Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball and Boys Football Michael A.

7 Wiley of Williamsville in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Michael Wilkey of Oak Park in Boys Wrestling, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer Robert L. Wright of Champaign in Boys Football, Boys Basketball and Boys Baseball Some OFFICIALS worked two Boys state series (Basketball and Baseball) and also officiated Football, but did not work Football because the playoff series was not implemented until 1974. The number of three-tournament OFFICIALS would be greater because of it. In a number of the Boys state series, an official will work a maximum of three State Finals in a given SPORT . This policy was implemented in the 1960's, and is designed to allow for a greater number of rated OFFICIALS to be appointed to officiate at the highest level of competition in the SPORT (s). OFFICIALS are rated by the coaches of the teams participating in each state series and their appointments by the IHSA Office are based upon their ratings in that (and each) given year.

8 Several outstanding OFFICIALS worked numerous State Finals in a given SPORT prior to the institution of the three-appearance limit. Shelby Himes of Urbana started eight Boys Cross Country final races and served as starter at the Boys State Track Meet in Champaign for 21 straight years beginning in 1938. Margaret Kelso of Dolton was referee of the Girls State Track Meet for 11 straight years. Gene Lash of Danville worked the Boys Baseball Tournament 12 times, while Joe Przada of East St. Louis worked Boys Baseball nine times, and W. Burdell Smith of Lowpoint 10 times. Fred (Brick) Young worked Boys Basketball 12 times in a row beginning in 1918. In addition, Jerry Grunska of Deerfield worked three Football playoff title games (1974-75-78) and judged in the 1980-81 school year at the Individual Events State Final Speech Contest. One set of brothers has worked two different State Finals each. Frank DeVrieze of Moline has worked three Girls Basketball and two Girls Softball State Finals, as has Robert of Milan.

9 The Foerch brothers have worked several Boys Gymnastics State Finals. Following in the footsteps of their father Richard (who worked seven times) are Brad, Doug and Steven. Note: R-S behind a year in track, cross country and swimming stands for referee-starter. In baseball and softball, the letter behind a given name represents the position worked in the title game. In football the classification of the title game worked follows the year. The A, AA, 1A/2A or 3A/4A following a year in the other sports indicates the class of the State Final worked. *Indicates the official worked the championship game or match. COO indicates COO and UIC indicates UIC. Here are the 450 OFFICIALS who have worked MULTIPLE State Finals, broken down by the SPORT and year(s) the official worked the State Final(s): Bennie Adams, Vienna Girls Softball - *2013 HP 2A Girls Basketball 2017, 2018 Craig Adams, O Fallen Girls Soccer - 2011 2A/3A (4th) Boys Soccer - 2011 1A Alejandro Alvarado, Oswego Girls Soccer 2015, *2017 Boys Soccer - 2015 Mark Allert , Galesburg Girls Soccer - 2004 A (4th), 2005 AA, 2007 AA Boys Soccer - 2007 A Fred Allman, Addison Boys Basketball - 2001 AA, 2002 AA, *2004 AA Boys Football - 2005 5A, 2012 7A Dean Anderson, Morton Boys Soccer - *2000 A, 2001 AA, *2004 AA Girls Soccer 2001, *2003 A, *2005 AA Gerald Anderson, Belleville Girls Soccer - 2000 A, 2004 A, 2012 1A Boys Soccer - 2000 AA, 2004 A, 2007 A John Anderson, Mundelein Boys Soccer - *2002 AA, *2005 A, *2007 AA, *2008 3A,*2009 3A, 2011 2A/3A, 2013 COO, *2014 3A, 2015 COO, 2016 COO Girls Soccer - 2002 AA, *2004 A, 2009 2A/3A COO, 2007 A (4th), *2008 2A, 2008 A, 2012 COO, *2013, 2016 2A/3A COO, *2017 (3A)

10 , 2018 COO Ryan Anderson, Alton Boys Soccer - 2007 A (4th), *2008 2A, 2010 2A, 2011 3A Girls Soccer 2008A Donna Anfield, Homewood Girls Swimming - 1975 S, 1976 S Girls Softball - *1977 (2B), *1978 (1B), *1980 (P) Girls Volleyball 1977, 1978, 1979,1980 Joseph Antonini, Chicago Girls Soccer 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005 AA Boys Soccer 1992, *2002 AA, 2003 A Emory Appleberry, Springfield Girls Volleyball 2017 Girls Softball 2018 Katie Avery, Bartlett Competitive Dance 2013, 2015, 2017 Competitive Cheer 2014, 2015 John Babler, Palatine Boys Soccer 1987, *1988 Girls Soccer *1988, 1989 Dorin Babolea, Wilmette Girls Soccer 2007, 2008 AA AA, 2013 2A/3A, 2016 2A/3A Boys Soccer - *2009 (1A) Tony Baines, Virden Girls Soccer - *2005 A (4th Official), 2007 A, 2013 Boys Soccer - 2005 A, *2008 1A, 2010 1A, *2015 1A, *2017 1A Steven Bann, New Baden Girls Softball - *1992 A (Lft. Ln.), 1993 A, *1994 AA (3B) Girls Basketball - 2004 A, *2005 A Richard Bartlett, Quincy Boys Football - 1983 3A, 1984 4A, 1986 6A, 1993 1A Girls Softball - *1992 AA (3B) John Bati, DeKalb Boys Soccer 1978, 1979, *1983 Girls Soccer - 1988 Kerry Baugher, Tamms Girls Basketball - *1980 A, 1981, 1983 Girls Softball - *1982 (1B), * 1983 (P), * 1984 (2B) Joe Bean, Libertyville Girls Soccer - *2007 A (4th Official), *2009 2A, *2011 1A, 2017 (COO) Boys Soccer - *2007 A, 2013 COO, 2014 (COO), 2015 (COO) John Bell, Dundee Girls Softball - *1988 AA (3B), *1989 A (3B), 1991 AA (Lft.)