Referee News

Michael Telwak has been selected by the Mentoring Committee as the 2007-2008 Referee of the Year. Michael has been a valuable member of our referee pool for the last 5 years and he has been a USSF registered referee all of that time.

Michael is a recent graduate of Maine East High School and will be off to Marquette University, where he plans to study biomedical engineering.

Past Referees of the Year include Chris Blankshain, Albert Gaudyn, Paul Cwik, Krista Porterfield, and Chris Flynn. This is an annual award and is determined by a vote of the Mentoring Committee.

Park Ridge Soccer Referees
of the Year

2007 – 2008 Michael Telwak
2006 – 2007 Chris Flynn
2005 – 2006 Paul Cwik and Krista Porterfield
2004 – 2005 Albert Gaudyn
2003 – 2004 Chris Blankshain

Referee of the Year Award

The PRS Referee of the Year Award is given annually to a graduating high school senior who has demonstrated excellence in soccer officiating. The award is determined by a vote of the PRS Referee Mentoring Committee and is based on the following factors:

• Performed as a referee for PRS House League games and/or as an assistant referee for PRS club games for a minimum of four years.
• On field evaluation by the PRS mentoring committee.

Other factors also considered included participation as an official in the Park Ridge Memorial Day Tournament, USSF registration, and classroom referee test scores.