TSSAS Referees Well Represented at Snickers Youth Southern Regionals

(Randy Francis - SRA / TXS) On June 27th, eleven (11) TSSAS Referees and four (4) TSSAS Assessors left for the Youth Southern Regionals in Little Rock, Arkansas. Referees: Greg Boles. Heather Chin, Dustin Downs, Andrew Gage, Courtney Jackson, Jonathan Jimenez, Brian Kennedy, Matt Mechler, Artie Odoms, Oscar Ortiz, and Sergio Vega. Assessors: Ernie Begnaud, Randy Francis, David Olmos and Bruce Spitz. (Click here for photos.)

"The Mission"... to represent Texas South... and every one did just that. Conditions were hot, rainy at times, but there was plenty of liquids, and food. The Referees were at the field from 6:30 AM staying until 8:00 PM to support their fellow Referees. The meetings, each evening, went very late, however, the Commodore was great to experiance. Ernie Begnaud, the "Head of Delegation", led everyone through the "mine fields", staying on top of each detail, to see that assignments were delivered in the early morning and everyone left the hotel to be at the fields on time.

Texas South had three (3) Referees in the "Top Fifteen", Greg Boles, Brian Kennedy and Oscar Ortiz. Texas South had two (2) AR's, in the "Top Seven", Dustin Downs and Jonathan Jimenez. Of those Referees, Greg Boles and Oscar Ortiz will attend the Youth National Finals in Baltimore, Maryland.

The people in Arkansas who put this Regional together were excellent, host to everyone. The fields were in fabulous condition, plenty of water for everyone, and field marshals at each game to be sure there were no problems. There was transportation not only to and from the hotel, but to the fields to be sure games started on time.

Let's give a hand to the Referees who represented Texas South so well. See you next year in North Carolina.