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Outstanding Official
Mike Waisnora Named State’s Top Official
A 33 year veteran official, Crown Point resident, Mike men and women who give up much of their personal time
Waisnora is the recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic Athletic to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy
Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of activities for the student athletes in our state. This honor
boy’s basketball. Waisnora comes as a result of Waisnora’s selection by a commit-
will be honored in a special tee representing those 26 associations. Statewide, there
ceremony at today’s state final are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11
tournament. sports.
Each year, the Indiana High A longtime member of the Lake County Athletic Of-
School Athletic Association, in ficial’s Association, Waisnora has taken a huge role in the
cooperation with the National development of younger officials through mentoring and
Federation of Interscholastic leadership. Waisnora has also worked five state finals
Officials Association, recognizes tournaments in girl’s basketball.
and honors an outstanding of- Waisnora is a graduate of Purdue University where he
ficial in each of 11 sports during obtained a degree in Physical Education and Health. He
the school year. is currently working for Main Sporting Goods as a Sales
During his career, Waisnora has 30 sectionals, 20 Representative and has been with the company for 16
regionals, 11 semi-states and five state finals to his credit. years. Waisnora has been married to his wife Diana for
Waisnora was nominated for this award by John Goss 14 years. He has 3 children; Keith, Kevin, and Kim, and 9
and Barry Poole of the Lake County Athletic Officials grandchildren.
Association, one of 26 associations in Indiana made up of
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