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High school game officials in short supply this spring

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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High school umps have a new perspective on balls and strikes

High school umps have a new perspective on balls and strikes
Because of COVID-19 social distancing protocols, home plate umpires are not situated directly behind the catcher this spring in baseball and softball.
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Softball umpire Craig Roberts eyes a strike from well behind the plate during a scrimmage between Falmouth and Greely on April 3. This year, home plate umpires in softball are required to stand 6 feet behind the catcher. “It’s not convenient,” Roberts says, “but the powers that be have said it’s necessary, so that’s what we’ll do.”
Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes in every sport throughout the year. And in baseball and softball, those changes have also involved home plate umpires. ....

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High school umps have a new perspective on balls and strikes

High school umps have a new perspective on balls and strikes
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Ranks of high school game officials down sharply this winter

Ranks of high school game officials down sharply this winter
Now that schools in the four yellow counties will be allowed to start playing games, it s uncertain whether enough officials will be available.
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All eyes are on the coin as referee Jeff Mertzel, left, flips to determine whether Cony or Mt. Ararat will start the game with possession of the ball for the first game of the winter sports season on Jan. 11 in Augusta. Mertzel said about 40 percent of basketball referees who officiated in central Maine last winter have chosen not to return this year.
Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal ....

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