About St. Paul/Capital City Officials
Our Background
Success in Officiating.
Mission Statement
The association began in 1923 as the St. Paul Officials Association. In 2010 the association merged with the Capital City Officials Association under the name of 'St. Paul/Capital City Officials Association'.
Mission Statement
Success in Officiating.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to educate, develop and assign qualified football and basketball officials for the benefit of high schools and youth organizations.
Success in Officiating.
Success in Officiating.
Success in Officiating.
St. Paul/Capital City referees have had great success over the years. Many of our members have advanced to the NFL, NBA, Divisions I, II and III football and basketball. We currently have two members in the NFL and two in the NBA. In addition there have been many, many high school state tournament and championship assignments.
Announcements
The Loss of a Legend - Lefty Yurek
Florian (Lefty) Yurek, 94, of St. Paul, Minnesota died on December 7. Lefty was one of the founding members of St. Paul Officials Association and a true pioneer in Minnesota officiating. He served SPOA as Secretary/Treasurer, football and basketball assignor for over 40 years. He officiated football and basketball at the high school, DII and DIII for over 50 years. He worked countless MSHSL and NCAA tournaments and championship games in both sports. Later in his career he umpired fastpitch softball and adapted sports for the MSHSL and baseball at the Babe Ruth level. He was a recipient of the SPOA Golden Whistle Award for lifetime achievement and was honored by the Minnesota State High School League with the MSHSL Distinguished Service Award in 2014. Few, if any, contributed more to the institutions, student athletes and officials of the St. Paul area and the entire upper Midwest. He was an outstanding official, assignor, leader, mentor and friends.
2026 State Tournament Basketball Assignments Announced
Congratulations to the following SPCC basketball officials for their selection to the 2026 MSHSL State Basketball Tournament.
Girls Tourney
Christian Bronner - Quarter (TBD)
Taylor Hagen - Quarter (TBD), Alternate (AA, AAAA Finals)
Zack Johnson - Semi (AAAA), 3rd Place (AAA)
Tyler Livingston - Semi (AAAA), Consolation (AAAA)
Nathan McNaughton - Quarter (TBD)
James Patterson - Quarter (TBD), Final (AAA)
Dayna Rethlake - Semi (AA), Consolation (AAAA)
Gina Zech - Quarter (TBD), Final (AAA)
Boys Tourney
Terryn Aguilera - Consolation (AAAA), 3rd Place (AA)
Solly Broadway - Quarter (TBD)
Cory Clark - Quarter (TBD)
Travis Gardner - Semi (AAAA), 3rd Place (AAA)
Tremayne Jones - Consolation (AAAA), 3rd Place (AAA)
Dean Kockelman - Quarter (TBD), Final (AAAA)
Jason Perkins - Semi (AAA), 3rd Place (AAAA)
Kolton Sundland - Quarter (TBD)
Marcus Tworoski-Wise - Consolation (AAA), 3rd Place (AAAA)
Jordan Voit - Quarter (TBD)
*Assignments subject to change. If we missed you, send a note to Zack Johnson (zackjohnsonref@icloud.com) and we will update the website
SPCC Wins 2024 Association of Excellence Award
From the MSHSL award ceremony, "The Saint Paul Capital City Officials Association set the standard for leadership, excellence, and superior performance at the highest level making them the obvious selection for the 2024 Association of Excellence Award."