Officials

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

Officials signal a kick is no good.

Be the Referee: Pass/Kick Off Crossbar

Posted: 11/7/2023

Runners take off during a race this season.

Be the Referee: Cross Country Interference

Posted: 10/31/2023

The 2016 Division 1 Final was decided by a shootout.

Be the Referee: Soccer Overtime

Posted: 10/24/2023

West Iron County's Seanna Stine won the No. 2 singles event at the 2023 Division 2 U.P. Finals in Kingsford.

Be the Referee: Tennis Spin

Posted: 10/17/2023

Muskegon kicks during the 2017 Division 3 Final.

Be the Referee: Blocked Kick

Posted: 10/10/2023

The chair officials monitors the action during the 2016 Class C Semifinals.

Be the Referee: Volleyball Double & Lift

Posted: 10/3/2023

Michigan State Police Lt. Tedric Gibbs, left, serves as an assistant football coach for the Jackson High varsity.

From MSP Post to Postgame: Lieutenants Return to the (Football) Field

Posted: 9/27/2023

An official monitors the net during the 2022 Division 4 Volleyball Final.

Be the Referee: Registration Process

Posted: 9/26/2023

Thursday's crew at Detroit Mercy, from left: head line judge Caryn Jackson, umpire RanDee Henry, referee Nicole Randolph, line judge Delonda Little and back judge Kamaria Douglas.

All-Woman Football Officiating Crew Makes History, Inspires More to be Made

Posted: 9/26/2023

An Otsego golfer sends her ball out of a sand trap during a match against Plainwell.

Be the Referee: Animal Interference

Posted: 9/20/2023

A Gull Lake player throws the ball in during the 2022 Division 2 Final.

Be the Referee: Feet Rule on Soccer Throw-In

Posted: 9/13/2023

The Volleyball Finals are played annually at Kellogg Arena.

Be the Referee: Volleyball Jewelry

Posted: 9/6/2023

Tom Essenburg holds up a copy of the program from the 1962 game during which he intercepted a record five passes for Holland against Muskegon Heights.

Friday Nights Always Memorable as Record-Setter Essenburg Begins 52nd Year as Official

Posted: 8/31/2023

Lake Orion lines up for a play against Livonia Stevenson on Aug. 24.

Be the Referee: Football Rules Similarities

Posted: 8/30/2023

A Livonia Churchill player focuses on making the catch during a 2022 game.

Be the Referee: Football Rules Differences

Posted: 8/23/2023

2023 Officials Awards Recognize Nearly 400, Including Norris & Paulson Honorees

Posted: 8/7/2023

Paul Price, second from left, takes a minute for an officials photo during the 2022 Upper Peninsula Track & Field Finals at Kingsford.

In Memoriam: Paul Price (1950-2023)

Posted: 7/14/2023

Chuck Walters officiates this past season's Division 5 Final.

Championship Official, Longtime Mentor Walters Named 2023 Norris Honoree

Posted: 6/30/2023

MHSAA News

2023-24 MHSAA Officials Registration Underway

Posted: 6/19/2023