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2023 Outstanding Official

Wayne Patterson to be honored posthumously with Officials Award

The late Wayne Patterson of Wayne was a licensed baseball Wayne Patterson passed away on
Washington, Indiana is the official for 27 years and officiated February 3, 2022 and is survived
recipient of the 2023 Interscho- 23 sectionals, 19 regionals, five by his significant other, Sandy
lastic Athletic Official Association (5) semi-state contests, and four Harbstreit, and daughters, Rachel
Award for excellence in the sport (4) State Finals. He was a mem- Blythe and Sara Carley.
of Baseball. Wayne will be ber of the Southwestern Officials
honored posthumously in a Association and previously served
as an IHSAA baseball certification
special ceremony during this clinician from 2015-2018. Wayne
weekend’s Baseball State Finals. was also a licensed football,
Each year, the Indiana High basketball, and softball official.
School Athletic Association, in Wayne also spent time umpiring
cooperation with the National for the Dubois County Bombers,
Federation of Interscholastic numerous AAU baseball events
Officials Association, recognizes in Jasper, and the 10U Baseball
and honors an outstanding official World Series in 2004 and 2007.
in each of 11 sports during the
school year. Wayne was selected Wayne, a 1973 graduate of
for this honor by a committee Barr-Reeve High School, used
representing the 24 officials umpiring as a way to stay close to
associations in Indiana. the sport of baseball throughout
adulthood and to give back to
the youth in his community. He
enjoyed connecting with kids over
their mutual love of the game.

24 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport!