2003 Youth Competition Appointments

In 2003 there are a number of high level tournaments for which the Massachusetts State Referee Committee appoints referees. This page presents the lists of referees appointed to both in-state tournaments like State Cup and out of state tournaments such as Region I ODP and SNICKERS Championships. Congratulations to all!

2003 SNICKERS® US Youth Soccer National Championships

Ryan Davis of Salem was selected to represent Region I at the National Championships to be held in Germantown, MD from July 22 to July 27. Ryan had an outstanding showing at the Region I Championships, leading the Massachusetts delegation to a successful tournament experience.

US Youth Soccer Region I Summer League Finals

On the weekend of July 26 and 27 two referees represented Massachusetts at the USYSA Region I Summer League Semi-Finals and Finals held at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex in New Castle, DE: Josh Brothers of Dudley and Sean Nally of Westminster. The winner of each of the final matches qualified in their competing age group for the US Youth Soccer Director's League Championships held between August 8 and August 10 at the Lawrence Complex in Indianapolis, IN.

Mr. Brothers refereed the Boys U19 Final between Council Rock (PA) and Kirkwood (DE) and the Boys U16 Final between Parsippany (NJ) and Baltimore (MD). Josh was also an assistant referee on the Boys U15 Semi-Finals and Finals. Mr. Nally refereed the BU15 Final between Ameriucas United (NJ) and Manahassat (NY). He also had the opportunity to referee the second half of the Boys U17 Final between FC United (VA) and Kirkwood(DE), after he was moved from his AR1 position to referee when the referee became ill at halftime. Sean also refereed the Boys U17 Semi-Final match between Kirkwood (DE) and Ashburn (VA) and was an assistant referee on the U15 Boys Semi-Final.

US Youth Soccer National League Director's Cup

Following up their terrific showing at the Region I Premier League Finals, both Kara Honthumb-Lange of Natick and Russ Wolf of Newtonville have been selected to the national competition, the Director's Cup to be held in Lawrence, IN from August 8 to August 10.

Region I ODP Finals

The original schedule for the Region I ODP Finals had to be changed due to the condition of the fields resulting from days and weeks of rain. Kara Honthumb-Lange of Natick has been appointed to work in the rescheduled competition for Under-15 and Under-17 to be held in Kirkwood, DE on August 2 and August 3.

Region I Girls ODP ID Camp

Based on a strong performance at the rain-soaked Region I ODP Tournament, Nick Malatesta of Worcester and Tanner Glantz of Springfield were selected to participate in the ODP ID Camp to be held at the University of Rhode Island from July 7 to July 11.

SNICKERS Region I Championships

The following group of referees has been appointed as the Massachusetts delegation to the SNICKERS Region I Championships to be held at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI from July 3 to July 7:

Region I ODP Tournament

The following group of referees has been appointed as the Massachusetts delegation to the Region I ODP Tournament to be held at Rider University, NJ from June 6 to June 8:

Region I Premier League Finals

Massachusetts appointed two referees to the Region I Premier League Finals at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex in New Castle, DE on May 10 and 11:

The Region I Premier League is comprised of teams from the 15 State Associations that make up Region I competing in a 16 team division for both boys and girls in Under 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 Age Groups. The winner of each of the 10 divisions automatically qualifies as the wildcard for their competing age group for the 2003 SNICKERS® Region I Championships.

The Finals weekend consisted of three rounds of play: Semi-finals, Finals, and 3rd place matches.

Ms. Honthumb-Lange refereed the Girls U14 Semi-Final between PDA Fury (NJ) and FC Delco Fusion (EPA) and the Girls U14 3rd place match between FC Delco Fusion (EPA) CRUSA FC Bucks (EPA). She also was an assistant referee on the Girls U16 & U18 Semi-Finals and the Girls U16 & U18 Finals.

Mr. Wolf refereed the Girls U15 Final between PDA Wildcats (NJ) and Parsippany Mischief (NJ). He also was an assistant referee on the Boys U15 & U17 Semi-Finals, the Girls U18 3rd place match, and the Boys U16 Final.

State Cup

The following referees have been selected to officiate in the Round Robin portion of the State Cup tournament to be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on May 31 and June 1: