THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: More refs, larger crews, higher pay ... life is good for District 1 football officials
Courtesy photo In November, a seven-man crew — rather than the usual five — worked a state 5A high school quarterfinal football game between Rocky Mountain of Meridian and Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene High. From left: Brandon Litalien, Casey Irgens, Neal Pederson, Paul Manzardo, Jake Iverson, Mike Martin and Chad Duce.
Look at the photo of the men in stripes which accompanies this column.
If you’re, say, Paul Manzardo, who is one of the people in the photo, you might beam with pride, knowing three others in the photo took the class you taught on officiating at North Idaho College, and are now working big football games.
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