October 30, 2024

Football:

Congratulations to the following crews that were selected to work the state tournament this year:

Donald Adderley and his crew of Dennis Harris, Gavin Wagner, Mitch Lonnee, and Kevin Hillman will work a 6A semifinal game on Friday, November 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Chad Crosby and his crew of Steve Wolvin, Tony Loyd, Adam Crotteau, and Kevin Schafer will work  a 4A quarterfinal game on Thursday, November 7 at Brainerd High School. 

Matt Papke and his crew of Jason Weber, Jeff Zamzow, Phil Richard, and Aaron Gothmann will work a 3A quarterfinal game on Saturday November 9 at Rocori High School. 

Toby Sackett and his crew of Michael Kaufman, Elijah Ojika, Mike Casey, and Jason Rutten will work a 5A quarterfinal game on Saturday November 9 at Monticello High School. 

Basketball:

Basketball dues are due Wednesday, November 1 by the end of the day in order to avoid a late fee. The dues amount is $105. You can pay:

1. online at this link ($3 will be added to the total to cover the processing fee);

2. via Venmo @gsomn with your name, email address, the sport you're paying dues for, and a total amount of $108 (3 dollars for the processing fee); or

3. via check in the amount of $105 mailed to: Gopher State Officials Association, P.O. Box 24052, Minneapolis, MN 55424-9998. Must be postmarked by no later than November 1, 2024, to avoid the late fee.

Basketball game fees went up this year with the new contract and eliminated the double header discount. Game fees for 2024-25 are:

Varsity Only Game - $95.00

Double Varsity Games - $190.00

JV-Varsity Games - $162.00

Single Lower-Level Game - $67.00

Combo of 2 Lower-Level Games - $134.00

Questions? Contact Mike Gearman (612-237-9384, mlgearman@gmail.com) or Austin Lagesse (815-953-2356, austin-lagesse@bethel.edu).

The annual Gopher State Officials Basketball meeting will be held at the Brooklyn Park Activity Center (5600 85th Ave N, 55443) on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm.