16th Region comes through for St. Patrick soccer, games rescheduled

When the 16th Region announced last week that it would no longer supply officials for St. Patrick's home soccer games it looked like the Saints and Lady Saints would spend the rest of  the season on the road.

But 16th Region Assigning Secretary Jeff Kepler emailed St. Patrick Athletic Director Angie Brant Sunday night saying he was willing to work with her to finish the season. 

St. Patrick will host West Carter for a girls and boys doubleheader Saturday on Senior Day.

The Saints will host Holmes on September 24th and Clark County on October 3rd.

Brant said she is waiting on Sayre for a makeup date for the boys' game, and she hopes to add one more girls' game.

Brant said St. Patrick originally had most of its games scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays- the busiest days for scheduling officials. 

Moving the rescheduled games to other days of the week allowed the 16th Region to assign officials for St. Patrick's home games.

Brant said it's already been settled that St. Patrick will get 10th Region officials for its home games next season. 

St. Patrick and KHSAA searching for officials after 16th Region quits assigning officials for St. Patrick home games

St. Patrick Athletic Director Angie Brant and the KHSAA are looking for officials to call St. Patrick home soccer games after the 16th Region decided to quit assigning officials for the Lady Saints' and Saints' home games.

Brant received an email from 16th Region Assigning Secretary Jeff Kepler Wednesday that said "the policy board for the 16th Region have instructed me to pull all referees assigned to future St. Patrick's home games to make sure I have 3 man referee teams at all 16th region schools if possible.   I regretfully have to advise you that I can no longer assign referees for your home games."

Brant said St. Patrick had to cancel the boys' home game against Clark County at Wald Park last night because officials had been assigned to another game.

"Wald Park is upset, parents are upset and I'm upset," Brant said.

This is the first season St. Patrick home games have been played at Wald Park.

Brant said KHSAA assistant commissioner Butch Cope is working to get 10th Region officials assigned to St. Patrick home games. She says St. Patrick might have to rearrange its schedules.

Brant said Cope assured her that, due to the issue with the officials, St. Patrick will be able to play in the district tournament even if they don't play the minimum 10 regular season games required by KHSAA rules.