IHSA State Finals Officials
(June 2026)
NOA members who have officiated three Sport State Finals are:
| Member | Sport | Year / Class |
| Jim Bernardi | Boys Basketball | 1998 AA, 1999 AA |
| Football | 2001 6A, 2004 4A, 2007 8A | |
| Girls Basketball | 2010 3A/4A, *2011 4A | |
| Darnell Jones | Girls Basketball | 2009 3A/4A, *2010 4A, 2013 3A/4A |
| Boys Volleyball | 2011, 2013, 2018 | |
| Boys Volleyball | 2016 3A/4A, *2018 1A, 2024 | |
| John Widmayer | Football | 1986 3A, 1987 4A, 1990 2A, 2013 3A |
| Girls Softball | 1997 AA, 1998 AA, *1999 AA (3B), 2002 A, *2013 1A (3B) | |
| Girls Volleyball | 2002 AA, 2003 AA, *2006 AA |
NOA members who have officiated 2 different Sport State Finals are:
| Member | Sport | Year / Class |
| Pete Androus | Girls Basketball | 2025 *1A |
| Football | 2025 8A | |
| Ray Brooks | Boys Basketball | 1967, 1968, *1973 AA |
| Football | 1980 5A, 1982 5A | |
| David Butts | Girls Basketball | 2007 A, *2008 (2A), *2010 (2A) |
| Football | 2010 7A, 2013 5A, 2025 7A | |
| Jerry Grunska | Football | 1974 5A, 1975 2A, 1978 5A |
| Speech | 1981 (Individual) | |
| Willie Jackson | Boys Basketball | 1989 AA, 1990 AA, 1991AA |
| Football | 1979 4A, 1980 5A, 1982 5A | |
| Dick Kessler | Girls Basketball | 1980, *1981 AA, *1984 AA |
| Girls Softball | 1977, *1978 (2B), *1979 (P), *1994 (3B) | |
| Peter King | Boys Basketball | 2000 AA, *2001 AA |
| Football | 2005 5A, 2012 7A | |
| George Lewrerenz | Football | 1994 2A, 1995 3A, 1996 6A |
| Girls Softball | 1988 A, *1989 A (2B), *1991 AA (P) | |
| Lee Miure | Football | 1974 5A, 1976 5A, 1979 4A |
| Girls Basketball | 1982, 1983 | |
| Glenn Nielson | Football | 2018 (8-man) |
| Volleyball | 2021 | |
| Randy Steen | Boys Basketball | 2007 AA, 2009 3A/*4A, 2010 3A/*4A |
| Girls Basketball | 2018 3A/4A, 2019 *3A/4A | |
| Jay Weis | Boys Soccer | 2023 IHSA Soccer Official of the Year - Boys 2015 Class 2A & 3A (*), 2019 Class 1A (*), 2022 Class 2A & 3A (*) |
| Girls Soccer | 2021 IHSA Soccer Official of the Year - Girls 2025 IHSA Coordinator of Officials 2015 Class. 2A & 3A (*), 2019 Class 2A (*) & 3A, 2021(*) Class 1A, 2A, 3A (*), 2024 Class 1A/2A/3A (*), 2025 Class 1A/2A/3A, 2026 (*) |
NOA members who have officiated a Sport State Finals are:
| Member | Sport | Year / Class |
| Tom Baba | Girls Basketball | 1996, 1997 AA |
| Mike Babicz | Football | 2018 8-man |
| Eric Barger | Girls Basketball | 2023 *3A, 2025 *2A |
| Jerry Blum | Girls Basketball | 2011 1A/2A, 2012 1A/*2A, 2014 1A/*2A |
| Tom Brophy | Girls Basketball | 2005 AA, 2006 AA, 2008 *3A/4A |
| Craig Bunton | Boys Basketball | 2009 *3A/4A, 2011 3A/*4A, 2012 3A/4A |
| Vince Cannon | Boys Baseball | *2009 2A (1B), *2012 3A (3B), *2015 4A (HP) |
| Tom Cappelen | Football | 1996 3A, 1997 5A, 1998 6A, 2015 2A, 2019 7A |
| Ed Curtin | Football | 1983 2A, 1984 6A, 1985 4A |
| Jerry Eiserman | Football | 1986 3A, 1987 4A, 1990 2A, 2013 3A |
| Norm Erickson | Football | 1975 2A, 1976 5A, 1981 5A |
| Chuck Esposito | Football | 1975 2A, 1976 5A, 1982 5A, 1991 5A, 1992 4A, 1994 4A |
| Denny Freund | Boys Basketball | 1979 AA, *1980 AA, 1981 AA |
| Tom Fryer | Football | 1998 4A |
| Tom Gattas | Football | 1996 3A, 1997 5A, 1998 6A |
| Mike Geske | Boys Basketball | 2005 AA, 2008 *3A/4A, 2010 3A/4A |
| Norm Geske | Football | 1974 5A, 1975 2A, 1978 5A |
| Steve Gibble | Girls Basketball | 2012 3A/4A, 2014 *3A/4A, 2016 *3A/4A |
| Rich Grubbe | Football | 1997 1A, 1998 5A |
| Richard Hamilton | Football | 1998 4A |
| Howard Harris | Football | 2018 8-man, 2003 7A, 2006 4A, 2010 5A, 2012 3A |
| Al Jackson | Football | 1990 2A, 2013 3A |
| Wayne Kendall | Football | 1996 3A |
| Tom Kinkelaar | Football | 1983 2A, 1984 6A, 1985 4A |
| Scott Klingberg | Girls Basketball | 2008 3A/*4A, 2014 3A/4A |
| Jay Lampel | Girls Basketball | 2018 3A/4A |
| Mark Leffler | Girls Basketball | 2008 3A/*4A |
| Ron Lorenzo | Girls Basketball | 2014 3A/4A, 2016 3A/*4A, 2017 *3A/4A |
| Tom Lowe | Football | 1998 4A, 2015 2A |
| Ian Macaulay | Football | 1996 3A, 1997 5A, 1998 6A |
| Pete Merkel | Football | 2013 3A |
| Dan Micucci | Softball | 2021 3A/4A, 2023 3A/4A |
| Ed Moricoli | Football | 1986 3A, 1987 4A, 1990 2A |
| Frank Moscardini | Football | 1991 4A, 1992 3A, 2001 6A, 2004 4A |
| Ron Olesiak | Boys Basketball | 1987 AA |
| Rich Petersen | Girls Softball | *2010 3A (3B), 2014 3A (1B) |
| Phil Perna | Football | 2019 7A |
| Ken Pink | Girls Basketball | 2017 3A/4A, 2020* 3A/4A, 2022 |
| Chuck Popp | Football | 1994 2A, 1995 3A, 1996 6A |
| Jim Righeimer | Football | 1974 4A, 1976 5A, 1984 6A |
| Craig Ritter | Football | 2025 8A |
| Steve Ruggiero | Football | 1998 4A |
| Darrell Schrag | Football | 2015 2A, 2019 7A |
| Al Smigiel | Football | 2005 1A, 2007 6A, 2012 4A |
| Don Swanson | Boys Baseball | 2011 3A/4A, 2018 *3A/4A |
| Fred Swanson | Football | 1979 4A, 1980 5A, 1982 5A |
| Ken Swanson | Football | 1986 3A, 1987 4A, 1990 2A |
| Mark Thompson | Football | 2001 6A, 2004 4A, 2007 8A |
| Tom Toman | Boys Baseball | *1989 AA (RF), *1990 AA (1B), *1992 AA (P) |
| Troy Whalen | Girls Basketball | 2016 3A/*4A, 2020 3A/4A, 2022 2A/*3A |
| Cabrina Williams-Leneau | Girls Basketball | 2022 1A, *2026 2A |
| Terry (Doc) Wolf | Football | 1994 2A, 1995 3A, 1996 6A |
| Lenny Wotring | Football | 2025 8A |
| Mike Zuckerman | Football | 2015 2A, 2019 7A |
Notes:
In baseball and softball, the letter behind a given name represents the position worked in the title game.
In football the classification of the title game worked follows the year.
In basketball the A, AA, 1A/2A or 3A/4A following a year indicates the class of the State Final worked.
* Indicates the official worked the championship game.