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Outstanding Official

Lance Grubbs to be honored as State’s Top Official

Lance Grubbs of Warsaw is the recipient of the Grubbs was selected for this honor by a com-
2010 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association mittee representing the officials associations. In
Award for excellence in the sport of Softball. Grubbs Indiana there are 26 associations made up of men
will be honored in a special and women who give up much of their personal
ceremony during Saturday’s time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile,
state finals. and healthy activities for the student-athletes in our
Each year, the Indiana High state. Statewide, there are more than 8,000 officials
School Athletic Associa- licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
tion, in cooperation with the A 20-year of member of the Northern Indiana
National Federation of Officials Association, Grubbs has served for 12 years
Interscholastic Officials as local association clinician and chairperson and
Association, recognizes officer for four years.
and honors an outstanding Grubbs is a 1973 graduate of Warsaw High
official in each of 11 sports School and later attended Grace College. He has
during the school year. retired from the Warsaw Police Department and is
Grubbs has been a softball official for 21 years. currently a law enforcement liaison for the Indiana
During his career, he has worked every level of the Criminal Justice Institute. He and his wife Michele
state tournament, including 19 sectionals, 13 region- have been married for 30 years and have two chil-
als and four state finals. dren, Brandon and Haley.

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