Ron Newman Cup Referee Assignments

by Jeff Husted

KANSAS CITY (April 6, 2017) – In preparation for the Ron Newman Cup Championship Series between the Baltimore Blast and Soles de Sonora, the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced today the referee assignments for both legs of the series.

Game One in Baltimore on April 7^th at 8:00 p.m. ET will be officiated by Shane Butler & Kyle Trimble. Butler, one of the MASL’s Referees of the Year, has been an arena soccer referee for 16 seasons and will be working in his 5^th Championship Series. Trimble is in his 7^th season and this will be his 2^nd Championship Series

Game Two in Sonora on April 9^th at 9:00 p.m. ET will feature a crew of Rich Grady and Fernando Pena. Grady was 2^nd Team Referee of the Year in his 25^th season in arena soccer. The senior referee will be working his 11^th Championship Series. Pena will be working his 4^th Championship Series in his 9^th season of arena soccer.

The Ron Newman Cup Championship Series can be seen on MASLtv, the streaming home of Major Arena Soccer.