I always observe who the officials are when I arrive at a tournament. I had a good feeling when I saw the four officials working the Concordia tournament this year (Warkentine, Smith,?,?). I've seen all of them work before and felt everyone would be treated fairly - I was right, they were a good group. Of the half dozen officials working the regional at Chapman I thought there was only 1 weak official - that is an excellent ratio. I was extremely disappointed in an official at the Herington tourney early in the year, thank goodness it got better as the year went along.
