PNFOA Turns 50 (posted 11/22/2011)
Members, alumni and special guests of the Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association gathered on Monday evening November 21st to celebrate a milestone in football officiating in greater Seattle area.  With the ending of the 2011 high school football season it marked the end of the 50th year of service on the field for the PNFOA.

To commemorate the milestone, the PNFOA inducted into it's inaugural class of the "PNFOA Hall of Fame" five alumni who have gone on to bigger and brighter officiating careers.  Being inducted into the class of 2011 were;

• Bill Fette

• Francis W. “Pop” Hagerty

• Charlie Moffett

• Tom Sifferman

• Jack Sprenger

All these men began officiating with the PNFOA, and have since retired from the sport.  But all still love the game and are involved in many off-field capacities.  Look for bios and photos coming soon.

Caping off the evening events was our special guest keynote speaker Dr. Jim Tunney.  The former NFL, and 3-time Superbowl Referee spoke to those in attendance about integrity, honesty and leaving the game better after you've gone.  It was an inspiring speech, and a night to remember.

Dr. Jim Tunney signing autographs

As you can imagine the face of football has changed quite a bit over the past 50 years.  Football today looks quite a bit different than 50 years ago.  Players are bigger, strong, faster.  Coaching is far more complex, and the game itself is bigger and more popular than ever.  Friday nights have never been so much fun!

On behalf of all the officials who have served in our association over the past 50 years, we say THANK YOU.  Thank you to the coaches, parents, educators, students, game administrators, security and everyone else who have helped make the past 50 years a success for all the kids.  The PNFOA looks forward to the next 50 great years!

PNFOA Presents Susan G. Komen with Fundraising Check
Posted: January 27, 2011

Representing the PNFOA, Jeff Mattson (left) and Mike Livingston (right) present Susan G. Komen for the Cure representative Taylor Storslee with a check for $4734.  Funds raised were part of the PNFOA's "Give Back" weekend, October 21-23, 2010, where officials donated games checks from games worked to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

Pacific Northwest Football Official’s Association Honor Shorewood and Cleveland High Schools for Sportsmanship
Posted: June 19th, 2009

For the past several years (since 2003) officials in the Pacific Northwest Football Official’s Association (PNFOA) have given out a sportsmanship award to a Seattle/Puget Sound school and individual player that exhibits sportsmanship in a given season.  Members of the PNFOA donate to the Sportsmanship Fund in order to pay for a $500 scholarship for a player on the team that is planning on furthering their education after graduation.

The player is picked by the coaching staff and presented with an award and the $500 scholarship in the fall once the student athlete has chosen an institution to attend.  The coach is also presented a plaque.  This past winter the PNFOA membership chose two schools to honor.

On December 11th, 2008 PNFOA members Tim Stevens, Ron Robillard and Jason Capps presented a sportsmanship award to Shorewood High School coach Andrew Hershey and player Peter Huynh.  The award was presented at Shorewood’s Winter awards ceremony.  Mr. Stevens (who nominated Shorewood) talked about the Shorewood team and what made them worthy of the award and Mr. Capps presented Hershey and Huynh with the hardware.

Likewise on January 9th, 2009 PNFOA members Danny Talmage, Mike Livingston and Jason Capps presented a sportsmanship award to Cleveland High School coach Kelvin Goliday and player Jacob Stanley.  The award was presented at a Cleveland assembly.  Mr. Talmage (who nominated Cleveland) talked to the crowd about the positive sportsmanship displayed by Cleveland and Mr. Capps presented Goliday and Stanley the hardware.  Thanks to all PNFOA members who donated to the award fund in 2008.