Oregon Athletic Officials Association
CLARK SANDERS
JACK FOLLIARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
503.682.6722 EXT 241
[email protected]
ASSOC. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
503.682.6722 EXT 242
[email protected]
www.oreofficials.org
OAOA Winter 2012 Update
In September, OAOA began our 10th year of serving Oregon’s sports officials and associations. Jack and Clark
want to thank all of you for your support, ideas and participation during our first 9 years. Keep up the good work!
We Made It! Officiate Oregon Day, the largest gathering of sport officials in the Northwest is now history! What a
great day for over 700 of you that participated in a full day of sport-specific training! Hearing Bill Topp’s “23 Most
Powerful Lessons in Officiating” and Jerry Markbreit’s “Be All that You Can Be” had to inspire many of us to “Take
the Next Step” in our officiating careers.
Thank you to all who attended, and a special thank you to all of you who helped out in so many different ways.
Officiate Oregon Day could not have been successful without your efforts.
This fall the OAOA Executive Board will have a new look. Four new Regional Representatives will come on board.
Layla Solar will replace Dave White in the Central Region; Darin Rutledge will replace Erick Watson in the Southern
Region; Dwayne Johnson will replace Randall Goree in the Salem/Mid-Valley Region and George Shimer will
replace JR Lieuallen in the Eastern Region. OAOA thanks Dave, Erick, Randall and JR for their time, dedication
and service to OAOA and Oregon sports officiating.
You can find out what associations are represented by each Regional Representative by going to the Executive
Board link under Governance on the OAOA website and clicking on each Regional Representative’s picture.
As a part of the OAOA Awards and Recognition Program, the following officials have been selected as the 201112 State Official of the Year in their sports.
Football
Volleyball
Baseball
Softball
Wrestling
Basketball
Soccer
George Gillette, Blue Mountain Football
Alan Ringo, South OR Volleyball
Randall Goree, Salem Baseball
Tracey Oliver-Olsen, Rogue Valley Softball
Milo Meskel, Metro West Wrestling
Mike Smith, Central OR Basketball
Desmond Miller, Portland MISOA Soccer
OAOA is also pleased to announce that George Gillette and Alan Ringo were selected as Officials of the Year by
the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association. Chris Arnold, head softball coach at Crater HS was awarded the 20112012 OAOA Meritorious Sportsmanship Award which was also presented at the OACA’s annual banquet in May,
2012. The Central Oregon Basketball Officials Association was selected by the OSAA as the Association of the
Year for 2011-2012
The OAOA website, www.oreofficials.org continues to be the major source of information for sports officials in
Oregon. The website has been revised and updated to make it more user-friendly. Information about rules,
mechanics, clinics, fees, and officials’ awards are seconds away with the click of your mouse. Please take the time
to visit your website and become informed and involved with issues affecting Oregon sports officials.