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Supervisor's Notes 

  1. Check Team Reach daily.

  2. The state rules clinic and the NFHS rules test are now open.  Get these done ASAP but NLT February 5th.  You cannot be assigned until you are 100% complete.

  3. Pay your $80 association dues.  Due by Super Saturday (January 24th).​

  4. Defensive meetings.  Limited to 1 per inning.  Intended to keep the game moving.  Make sure you know this significant rule change. Video

  5. Complete the state registration process and pass the concussion test.

  6. Complete the process for the private school insurance.

  7. Order your hats and make sure your uniforms and gear is ready to go.

  8. If the Supervisor calls you, call him back.  If he doesn't answer leave him a message.

  9. Use the website.  This is a great resource for rules, training and association information.

  10. ​The dates of the playoffs are on the website.

  11. If you miss a clinic/meeting, you are still responsible and accountable for the information.  

Private School Insurance

Any official working (or going to work) a high school contest at a NCISAA member school in 2025-26 must register with the NCISAA State Office and pay a registration fee of $20 prior to working their first contest.  The $20 fee is mandatory and provides the official with a secondary insurance policy for high school contests.  The active link to the registration form can be found here – REGISTRATION FORM.  Link to the payment portal can be found here – REGISTRATION PAYMENT.  The fee is $20 regardless of the number of sport(s) an official works. 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is a two-step process.  Sometimes officials register and don’t pay or they leave the registration form to pay without submitting. 

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Important Dates

  • January 4th-Mandatory full association meeting. 1:00-:3:00 PM, Cox Mill High School

  • January 21st-February 11th Weekly Rules Review,  Meeting Link  Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM

  • January 24th-Super Saturday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Cox Mill High School.  Check in starts at 8:30 AM

  • January 24th-Association Dues ($80) is due. 

  • February 25th-Opening Day

  • March 1st-May4th-Weekly Review Meetings, Meeting Link  Sunday @ 7:00 PM

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It is with great sadness that we have to announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, brother, daddy, and uncle Barry Lynn Lentz on June 21, 2025. He was born on November 14, 1959, the younger son of the late Earl B. Lentz Sr. and Betty-Ruth Helms Lentz of Kannapolis.

After a 25-year career in the textile machine and fiber industry, Barry became a student again. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in biology for secondary education and added on a Master's in school administration at UNC Charlotte. Since 2012, he has taught all science subjects at his Alma Mater, A.L. Brown High School, where he graduated in 1978. He was a Kannapolis Wonder to the core and enjoyed teaching the new generations.

Spending time with his family and anything baseball was Barry's favorite. He began umpiring in the Kannapolis Dixie Youth organization over 30 years ago. For the past 15 years, he was invited annually to umpire in the Dixie Youth/Diamond Youth Baseball World Series and made lifelong friends across the southeastern states. He also was active as high school and college umpire and board member in the Carolina's Baseball Umpires Association. In 2023, he was awarded the Dick Knox Distinguished Service Award for officials by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

Barry is survived and dearly missed by his wife Ute, his brother Earl B. (E.B.) Lentz Jr. and wife Lisa, children Sigrun Kraehe, Emily Sparnell, Jessica Waters and husband Andy, and Coy Sparnell; nieces Carmen Lentz Smith and Taylor Austin Wetter, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his infant daughter Elizabeth.

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church was his home church where he served many years as the chair of the Administrative Council and the United Methodist Men's group. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the church.

Visitation for Barry will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Whitley’s Funeral Home, 1748 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis, NC 28083.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 301 Mount Olivet Road, Kannapolis. Burial to follow at Mt. Olivet UMC Cemetery.

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Welcome to the Carolina’s Umpire Association website! We dedicated to delivering the highest standards of professionalism and on and off the field. From local community leagues to the State Championship, trained officials bring a wealth of experience and skill to meet the needs of your organization. Thank you for choosing us to be part of your sporting events!

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Gary Swanson

Supervisor of Officials

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