Feature: Mark Uyl
Meet the MHSAA Executive Director and Lifelong Official
AP STORY |
MLive STORY |
Michigan police officer finds hobby as basketball referee
By BILL BRODERICK | February 11, 2018 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — A little quiz: You see someone doing something against the rules. You draw attention to it, with a whistle or signal. You enforce the rules by penalizing the offender. Who are you? Are you a police officer? Are you a basketball referee? Trick question. If you are Jim Grafton, you are both. Grafton was named the deputy chief at the Battle Creek Police Department in September. He has also been a basketball referee for local junior high and high school games the last 11 years. AP LINK TO REST OF STORY HERE |
'Hour and a half of getting at' is quality time for father-son officials
By LEE THOMPSON | January 31, 2018 BAY CITY, Mich. – Brian Weaver knows there are evils that come with being a high school referee. But if he thought it was hostile, he wouldn’t have made it his hobby. If he thought it was intimidating, he wouldn’t have stayed in it for 27 years. And, certainly, if he thought it was unbearable, unrewarding or unfulfilling, he wouldn’t have passed his passion for officiating on to his son. MLIVE LINK TO REST OF STORY HERE |