Community Service Award

I was honored to receive the Community Service Award from the Berks County Basketball Officials Association on May 4th. The local chapter of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials held its annual banquet at Mimmo’s restaurant. It was great to be surrounded by so many good people. We shared a lot of laughs. I’m very grateful for the award, but even more thankful for the relationships that I’ve been able to develop with the officials, coaches, players, and athletic directors in Berks County. I’ve always tried to promote our local teams to the best of my ability. I was fortunate to cover 44 high school basketball games this past season (December 10-March 13). We should always remember that without officials, we don’t have games.

Congratulations to Mike Schorn, Mike Paulson, and Janet Trate. Schorn was honored for his fifty years of service to the IAABO. Paulson received the RBBA Distinguished Service Award after 21 years as rules interpreter. Mike Berry will be taking over that position. Trate won the Bob Harbach Memorial Award. All of the men and women who officiated Berks County and District III championship games were also recognized at the banquet.