Officials

Marquette's Connor Stade (20) takes a shot, but Houghton's Cooper Flachs (30) is able to cover up the puck during their November matchup.

Be the Referee: Neck Laceration Protector

Posted: 12/10/2024

A basketball official signals two free throws during last season's Division 2 Final at Breslin Center.

Be the Referee: Basketball Goaltending

Posted: 12/3/2024

A football official gestures a thumbs up from the end zone during a 2023 championship game.

Be the Referee: 11-Player Finals Replay

Posted: 11/26/2024

A Powers North Central football player dives for the end zone marker as a Mendon defender attempts to stop him short.

Be the Referee: 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football

Posted: 11/19/2024

Centreville’s Mary Stears stands adjacent and above the net as she officiates a match this fall.

Southwest 10 Conference Welcoming Volleyball Athletes as Legacy Officials

Posted: 11/13/2024

A Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central player bumps a volleyball near the net during the 2015 Class C Final.

Be the Referee: Back Row Setter

Posted: 11/12/2024

An officiating crew confers before this season’s Fowler/Bath varsity football game.

Be the Referee: Football OT

Posted: 11/5/2024

A referee monitors the action from the chair during last season's Division 2 Volleyball Semifinals at Kellogg Arena.

Be the Referee: Officials Registration

Posted: 10/29/2024

An MHSAA volleyball official is seated and looking something up in an NFHS rulebook.

Be the Referee: Volleyball Serve

Posted: 10/22/2024

An official crossing the soccer field looks back toward the sideline during Monday's Berkley/Troy Athens District game.

Be the Referee: You Make the Call - Soccer Offside

Posted: 10/15/2024

A penalty flag is crumbled laying on the Ford Field turf.

Be the Referee: Roughing the Passer

Posted: 10/8/2024

A golf ball soars out of a sand trap as the club head is seen during follow through.

Be the Referee: Abnormal Course Condition

Posted: 10/1/2024

A Livonia Churchill tennis player returns a volley during a match this season.

Be the Referee: Tennis Nets

Posted: 9/24/2024

Livonia Franklin's libero (1) defends during her team's match against Livonia Churchill this season.

Be the Referee: Libero

Posted: 9/17/2024

Newberry's Samantha Taylor (321) and Abby Taylor (320) lead the beginning of the Wildcat Invite last month at Northern Michigan University, with Samantha eventually finishing first and Abby third.

Be the Referee: Cross Country Uniforms

Posted: 9/10/2024

Westland John Glenn and Sterling Heights Stevenson players pursue the ball during their matchup this season.

Be the Referee: Soccer Handling

Posted: 9/5/2024

A football official signals holding during a 2023 game.

Be the Referee: Football Holding

Posted: 8/27/2024

News 2023

2024-25 MHSAA Officials Registration Underway

Posted: 6/17/2024

A referee monitors play as two players attempt to gain possession during the 2023 Division 4 Girls Soccer Final.

Be the Referee: Soccer Offside

Posted: 6/4/2024

A baseball hitter, catcher and umpire watch a fly ball soar into the air.

Be the Referee: Appeal Play

Posted: 5/29/2024

An East Grand Rapids player prepares for a restart during the 2022 Division 2 Final.

Be the Referee: Lacrosse Foul in Critical Scoring Area

Posted: 5/21/2024

A baseball runner is called out after illegally diving over the catcher to avoid a tag.

Be the Referee: Avoiding the Tag

Posted: 5/14/2024

A Goodrich pitcher makes his move toward the plate this season.

Be the Referee: Baseball Pitch Count

Posted: 5/7/2024

Alpena athletic director Jon Studley, left, and retired MHSAA game official Dan Godwin take a photo together on the shore of Lake Huron one year after Godwin donated a kidney to Studley.

Retired Official Gives Alpena AD New Life with Donated Kidney - 'Something I Had to Do'

Posted: 5/3/2024

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central helmets

Be the Referee: Boys Lacrosse Helmets

Posted: 4/30/2024

A Macomb Dakota player prepares to catch a pop-up during a 2017 Semifinal.

Be the Referee: Softball Base Runner Interference

Posted: 4/23/2024

Candy Cox takes a photo during the 2018 MHSAA Competitive Cheer Finals.

Pioneering Competitive Cheer Official Cox to Receive MHSAA Norris Award

Posted: 4/18/2024

A referee signals during the 2016 MHSAA Girls Soccer Finals.

Be the Referee: Soccer Red Card

Posted: 4/16/2024

A baseball umpire awaits the next pitch.

Be the Referee: Batted Baseball Hits Runner

Posted: 4/9/2024

A basketball official awaiting an inbounds pass points in the direction in which play will resume.

Be the Referee: Basketball Replay

Posted: 3/12/2024

The four officials line up for a photo before the 2023 Division 1 Final.

Be the Referee: Hockey Officials

Posted: 3/5/2024

An MHSAA basketball sits on the court at Muskegon High School.

Be the Referee: Less Than 5

Posted: 2/27/2024

rom left: MHSAA-registered officials Curt Lowe, Joel Venia and Jerry Sauder and Brown City statistician Todd Vandewarker stand together as they are celebrated Thursday at Brown City.

Longtime Officials, Statistician Honored for Decades as 'Behind-the-Scenes' Heroes

Posted: 2/23/2024

Loren Ristovski, far left, and wife Svetlana support their lineup of Division I basketball-playing daughters – from left: Madison, Haleigh and Lola.

Longtime Taylor AD, Game Official Ristovski Chose Athletics as Way to Give Back

Posted: 2/20/2024

A shot nears the basket during a game this season.

Be the Referee: Air Ball

Posted: 2/20/2024

MHSAA official Jane Plaisted takes a photo with this year’s LMCCOA Division 1 scholarship winners.

Several Officials Give Time, Talents to Grant $21,000 in Scholarships at 22nd LMCCOA Meet

Posted: 2/14/2024

MHSAA hockey officials, from left: Nick Schrippa, Bob Corak, Nat Swanson and Corey Butts get together recently for one of their weekly hangouts.

Referee Camaraderie: Bloopers, 'Nerding' Out, Lots of Laughs Create Powerful Bond

Posted: 2/13/2024

Official Gary Sullivan monitors the action while working a boys basketball game at Ottawa Lake Whiteford.

Sullivan Returns to Court After Coaching, Sees Game In New Ways as Official

Posted: 2/6/2024

A hockey official signals during the 2022 Semifinals.

Be the Referee: Hockey Penalties

Posted: 2/6/2024

A scoreboard displays 0-0 before a 2023 Finals weekend match.

Be the Referee: Wrestling Tiebreakers

Posted: 1/30/2024

Algonac coaches direct one of their wrestlers during last season's MHSAA Quarterfinals.

Be the Referee: Wrestling Technology

Posted: 1/24/2024

Feet of both an offensive and defensive player touch down in the lane.

Be the Referee: 3 Seconds

Posted: 1/9/2024

Be the Referee

Be the Referee: Unsuspecting Hockey Hits

Posted: 12/19/2023

Todd Gooding, left and Rob King take a photo together while officiating the Division 4 Final at Ford Field in 2022.

Gooding & King Work to Fill SW Michigan's Officiating Ranks, Schedules

Posted: 12/12/2023

A West Bloomfield player shoots a free throw at Breslin Center during the 2023 Semifinals.

Be the Referee: No More One-And-Ones

Posted: 12/12/2023

Kingsford football coach Mark Novara, far left, quarterback Nic Novara and Portland coach (and uncle) John Novara celebrate the Flivvers' District title.

Connections: Novara Success Stretches Across State, Official Offers Encouragement

Posted: 12/8/2023

An official places the ball during the Football Finals at Ford Field.

Be the Referee: 11-Player Football Finals Replay

Posted: 11/21/2023

Players from Athens and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart meet with an official before last season's Division 4 Final.

Be the Referee: Volleyball Unplayable Areas

Posted: 11/14/2023