From The Sun's Katherine Dunn:

Ever considered becoming a referee?

A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about the need for more referees to officiate high school field hockey and girls lacrosse around the metro area. That brought inquiries from a few women, one who was already licensed in Pennsylvania but had just moved here and wasn’t sure whom to contact to get back on the field.

Perhaps there are others who’d like to give it a try but don’t know how to go about becoming an official.

Of course, field hockey and girls lacrosse are not the only sports in need of more referees and umpires. If you’ve ever thought of officiating a high school sport — any high school sport — you can find out all you need to know from Bill Burroughs, the coordinator of officials for the Maryland Public Schools Secondary Athletic Association. You can e-mail him at bburroughs@msde.state.md.us.