PROVISO WEST
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
 OFFICIALS INFORMATION


The Proviso West Holiday Tournament employs the finest officials in the state of Illinois.  This year's tournament once again is the largest officiating corps of any single event in the entire state, with 84 different certified officials scheduled to receive an assignment.
 

Floor Officials' Assignments for 2008

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Eighty-four different officials have worked both the Proviso West Holiday Tournament and the State Tournament:
 
Tony Sacco, 1961-62-63 Tony Tortorello, 1961-62-63 Augie Jacobs, 1964-65-68 Ray Brooks 1967-68-73
Glen Van Proyen, 1969-70-71 Otho Kortz, 1970-71-72 Dan Davey, 1971-72-73 Dick Leiber, 1972-73-74
Bob Burson, 1973-74 Ed Grams 1975-76-77 Phil Robinson, 1975 Al Otto, 1977-78-80
Larry Peddy, 1977-78-80 Denny Freund, 1979-80-81 Larry Nemmers, 1979-80-82 Dave Tosh, 1979-80-83
Justin Fortuna, 1981-82-84 Jim Wendt, 1981-82-83 Marv Carlson, 1982-83-84 Matt Laurich, 1982-83-84
Harry Bohn, 1983-84-85 Richard Reels, 1984-85-88 Kurt Anderson, 1985-86-88 Jim Czocher, 1985-86
Nate Humphrey, 1987 Reuben Norris, 1987-88-89 Ron Olesiak, 1987 John Hodel, 1989-90-91
John Hornacek, 1989-90-91 Willie Jackson, 1989-90-91 Jim Lapetina, 1989-90-91 Bo Paprocki, 1989-90-92
Dan Korvas, 1990-91-93 Lionell Yates, 1991-92 Tom Abramowicz, 1992-93-95 Dave Lanning, 1992-93-94
Ken Maziarka, 1992-93-95 Dan Real, 1992-93-94 Mau Mau Cason, 1995-96-98-99 Steve McGrath, 1994-95-97
Mark Newquist, 1995-96-2000 Connie Pier, 1994-96-2001 Tom Starr, 1994-95-97 Rick Bieterman, 1996-97-2000
John Dacey, 1996-97-2000 Keith McClellan, 1996-97-98-2004 Stan Donegan 1997-98-2000 Rich Grube 1997-98-2000
Paul Moseley, 1997-98-99-2006 Jim Bernardi, 1998-99 Jim Filson, 1998-99 Ernie Flores, 1998-99
Ray Piagentini, 1998-99-2002 Bill Jones, 1999-2000-02 Peter King, 2000-01 Dan Manning 2000-01-04
Terry Murphy, 2000-01-03 Andrew Williams, 2000-01 Fred Allman 2001-02-04 Cliff Bailey, 2001-05
Tom Flynn, 2001-02 Wayne Layer, 2001-02-08 Craig Jeffreys, 2002-03-05-06 Ronnie Jones, 2002-03-07
Stan Mitchell, 2002-03-06 Kevin White, 2002-03-05 Jim McKenna, 2003 Chuck McNellis, 2003-04
Jim Sullivan 2003-05 Jim Utterback, 2003-04 Paul Frerking, 2004 George Kasper, 2004
Scott Massie, 2004-05-07 Obaseki Che'menju, 2004-06 Mark Cladis, 2006 Ed Monaghan, 2006
Jim Dinkheller, 2006-07 Kevin Grayer, 2006-07 Dave King 2006-07 Rob Watson, 2006-07
Steve Scholten, 2006-08 Al Schweisthal, 2007 Steve Massie, 2007-08 Mark Siekierski, 2008


Dates of state tournament participation listed above
 

NOTABLE PROVISO WEST HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS ALUMNI




Ron Olesiak
NBA: 1997-present
 


Marc Davis
NBA: 2001-present
 

Larry Nemmers
NFL: 1985-
2007



Richard Reels
NFL: 1993-present

Other former Proviso West Holiday Tournament Officials of notoriety include Ken Falkner who worked in the NBA from 1975-79; Richie Weiler who officiated in four Final Fours including the NCAA National Championship Game in 1980; and Lavere Astroth, the former Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association from 1978-91.


DID YOU KNOW:  The first ever three person officiating crew for a high school game in Illinois was in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament Semi-Finals in 1983?  Reuben Norris, Ron Olesiak and Richard Reels were the three officials in that game.

      

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