Started officiating football in 2001, moved to Referee & crew chief in 2006.
If you haven’t seen this feature Scott Reister of KCCI did on our own Jerry Bowhay, give it a look. But not if you’re squeamish at all — he somehow pops the knee back into place to finish the game. https://www.kcci.com/article/watch-ref-pops-knee-back-into-place-finishes-game/46620806
8-Player – Bishop Garrigan (Algona) vs. BedfordReferee: Chris Hoffert • Umpire: Patrick Lincoln • Linesman: Mike Johnson • Line judge: Steve Hoffert • Back judge: Jim Prouty Class A – West Hancock vs. Woodbury CentralReferee: Marty Bowen • Umpire: Adam Moyers • Linesman: Casey Bowen • … Read More »Congrats to our ’23 FB Championship Crews
Longtime DMOA member, football and basketball official Chuck Fowler passed away last week after a brief illness at the age of 83. First crew shown is from ’92 (note the absence of a BJ), followed by Chuck’s 2011 crew.
While we miss the physical presence of the Iowa Hall of Pride, it’s great to know we have even greater access to many of their digital assets online. You’ll get lost in the great video archives across all sports. Filter your search by Basketball, Football,… Read More »Check out IHSAA ACHIEVE: the new digital version of the Iowa Hall of Pride
Longtime DMOA Member and football official (umpire) Mike Mallberg of Adel recently passed away. Michael “Mike” Mallberg Obituary – The Des Moines Register
This page on Texas Football Officials is a good reference. Camps and Clinics (txfbofficials.com)
On behalf of all the dedicated football officials in our area, our own Dave Rittman recently accepted the weekly game ball honors from the hosts of ABC-Local 5 Sports show Friday Night Blitz.
Mark Freund of WHO Sports did a nice story recently about the retirement of Randy Morris of Waverly. I don’t know Randy, but he sure went out in style. https://who13.com/sports/iowa-umpire-leaves-shoes-on-field-after-final-game/amp/
Hosted at Urbandale HS, this clinic is limited to 36 participants. Contact Larry Jacobus or Dave Rittman to get signed up.
Welcome to the new DMOA site desmoinesofficials.com – we hope you notice some enhancements over our legacy site, DMOA.net. What’s new? An emphasis on attracting new officials and bringing former DMOA members back into our ranks. It’s no secret that our overall number of certified… Read More »Welcome Back!