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High school game officials in short supply this spring
From softball and baseball to lacrosse, organizers are concerned about whether they ll have enough umpires and referees to handle especially busy days on the schedule.
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Game official Dave Berrang makes a call during a preseason girls’ lacrosse scrimmage between Windham and Biddeford this month. Typically, there are 70 to 80 girls’ lacrosse officials available for high school games in Maine. This spring, there are 62.
Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Dick Goan has assigned umpires for high school and middle school softball games in southern Maine for the past 30 years.
As recently as 2017, he had a pool of 90 umpires to work with. This spring, it’s down to 56 – with just one new recruit. ....

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