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Outstanding Official

Mike Albert Honored as Top Baseball Official

School Athletic Association, in worthwhile, and healthy activities
cooperation with the National Fed- for the student-athletes in our
eration of Interscholastic Officials state. Statewide, there are more
Association, recognizes and honors than 8,000 officials licensed by the
an outstanding official in each of 11 IHSAA in 11 sports.
sports during the school year. A member of the Calumet Offi-
Albert’s career as a baseball cials Association, Albert has served
official spans 33 years. He has as a baseball program chairman,
worked every level of the state vice president from 2005-2007, and
tournament, including 15 sectionals, secretary since 2007.
nine regionals, three semi-states Albert conducts umpire and
and three state finals. He last rule clinics for area youth league
officiated the baseball state finals in umpires and coaches in his com-
Mike Albert of Westville is the 2009. munity. He also mentors umpires for
recipient of the 2013 Interscholastic Albert was selected for this an area youth league.
Athletic Official Association Award honor by a committee representing Outside of officiating, Albert
for excellence in the sport of Base- the Indiana officials associations. In works for D & M Excavating in
ball. Albert will be honored in a Indiana there are 26 associations Michigan City. Albert has been mar-
special ceremony at this weekend’s made up of men and women who ried to his wife Lisa, for 15 years.
state finals. give up much of their personal time The couple has a son, Brady (12).
Each year, the Indiana High to assist in providing wholesome,

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