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Outstanding Official

Ron Lowe to be honored as State’s Top Official

Ronnie Lowe of Walton is the recipient of the 13 regionals, five semi-states and four state
2013 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association championships in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. In
Award for excellence in the sport of Softball. addition, Ronnie has served as an IHSAA local
Lowe will be honored in a association rules interpreter. Ronnie was a softball
special ceremony during assistant from 2002-2012.
Saturday’s state finals. With 43 years of experience serving as an
Each year, the umpire for the Amateur Softball Association, Ronnie
Indiana High School has umpired state, regional and national champion-
Athletic Association, in ships.
cooperation with the Outside of officiating high school sports, Ronnie
National Federation of is retired from Essex Wire where he was a supervi-
Interscholastic Officials sor for 30 years. The McMurry College graduate
Association, recognizes (‘61) and wife Sarah have been married for 47
and honors an outstanding years. The couple has one daughter, Jaylene, and
official in each of 11 sports during the school year. two grandchildren.
Ronnie has spent over 25 years as a softball
official, during which he has officiated 21 sectionals,

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