Local individuals are among the high school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50 years of service who will be honored at the MHSAA Officials’ Awards & Alumni Banquet on May 3.
Area 40-year officials are Gerald Martin of Bay City, Ralph Gnotek of Carrollton, Michael Nugent of Holt and Dale Brecht and James MacLean II of Mount Pleasant.
Eight officials with 50 or more years of service will be honored, along with 14 officials with 45 years. A 40-year award will be presented to 74 officials. In addition, 92 officials with 30 years and 183 officials with 20 years of experience will be honored. With the induction of this year’s group of 371, the honor roll of officials who have aided young student-athletes grows to 9,416 since the inception of the banquet in 1980.