Official's Profile: Bradley Nemish

Official: Brad Nemish

School: Spiritwood High School

Town: Spiritwood, SK

Reffing History: I've been officiating volleyball since I was about 15. Started officiating games when I was in high school. I have done numerous Conference, Regional, and Provincial Championships, including officiating the Gold Medal Game at the 3A Boys Provincial Championships in Ile-A-La-Crosse (Rossignol High School) in 2009.

Sports Played: I have been involved with almost every school and out of school sport over the course of my life. I have had the privilege to play all across Saskatchewan and Canada winning numerous Provincial Championships in the sports of volleyball, badminton, and fastball, including a Saskatchewan Winter Games Gold Medal in badminton. Other sports I've competed in include: golf, curling, track, hockey, and basketball.

Provincial History: Along with participating and winning numerous Provincial Championships, I have also coached many teams at the Provincial level, in the sports of badminton, golf, track, curling, and most recently football, where our team lost out in the Provincial semi-finals earlier this fall. I have also coached club volleyball teams to Provincial medals.

Teaching History: Currently in my 6th year of teaching at Spiritwood High School. Main teaching area is physical education. Have also taught Health, Wellness, Math, Native Studies. I am the Athletic Director at the school and am also in my second year as the President of the Battle West District Athletic Association.

Favorite Sport: Many!

Official's Profile: Lane Buswell

Official: Lane Buswell

School: Medstead School
Town: Medstead

Reffing history: I have been reefing vball for the past 12 years. I have also officiated basketball, badminton, hockey and soccer for many years as well.

Sports played: Played high school vball, basketball, and track and field. I also played minor hockey, indoor soccer, and won 4 provincial div 2 soccer championships.

Provincial history: This will be my 9th or 10th Provincial Volleyball championship I have officiated, having been the on the stand for two gold medal matches.

Teaching history: I am in my 5th year of teaching at Medstead school teaching k-12 P.E. and middle years S.S. I have coached the Jr. Boys vball team for 5 years, making districts every year and winning a silver and bronze medal.

Favourite sport: My favourite sport to play is hockey while my favourite sport as a spectator is football.

Coach's Profile for Dave Christiansen: L.P. Miller Comprehensive High School

Coach: Dave Christiansen

School: L.P. Miller Comprehensive School, Nipawin, SK

Coaching History: I’ve been around the volleyball scene for awhile, coaching my first sr. boys team in the fall of 1986. I’ve also coached club volleyball, and I coached junior & senior golf from 1998 – 2006.

Sports Played: a variety of sports with my favourite being golf and adult rec. hockey. I played 2 years Kelsey Volleyball in 1982/83 & 1983/84, under the guidance of Court Peddle and Tim Hazen. The following year I red-shirted with the U of s Huskies under Frank Ens & Don Laing. My last year with the U of S Huskies was 1985-86 making the 12-man roster with 1976 Olympian, Tom Graham, as head coach.

I have been fortunate in my career to play with many great players such as Darcy Busse, Kerry Alcorn, Greg Chacalias, Brad Surgik, and Rob Pasishnik. It was also a privilege for me to attend a coaching clinic ran by Garth Pischke, who I consider to be Canada’s top volleyball player of all time.

Provincial History: Making it to Provincials is a big accomplishment for our school as we often find ourselves in the 5A category and are up against perennial power-houses such as P.A. St. Mary’s and Meadow Lake. Highlights for me include our school winning the High School Team Provincial Grass Golf in 2001 along with the Provincial silver medal in Under 16 Club Volleyball in April of 2006 with our Jonny’s Bad Habits Club Team. Another big highlight for me was when our high-school team captured the bronze medal in the 4A classification at Provincials held in Carnduff & Oxbow in 2007. Kelvingotn was unbeatable that year in all classes, while Lumsden was a solid ball club , taking the silver medal. That year, SHSAA nominated our team as the Sportsmanship Award winner, and it was a truly humbling experience for me when Larry Lafrentz from SHSAA came to our school and presented our team with the Sportsmanship Banner. The entire staff and student body gave us a standing ovation. That is one experience I won’t soon forget. I also wanted to thank the many great coaches that I have had the privilege of watching and learning from over the years. In particular, Dale Regal and Rene Quintal from P.A. St.Mary’s. I owe a lot to them for sharing their knowledge and wisdom.

Teaching History: I have taught for 22 years in the areas of Math, Industrial Arts and Mechanics. Currently my concentrated efforts are in Machine shop & Welding which I really enjoy.

Favourite Sport: My favourite sport by far is golf, followed by hockey then volleyball. All of these sports are excellent activities that can be played for a long time.

Official's Profile: Neil Buswell

Official: Neil Buswell
School: Retired
Town: Resort Village of Echo Bay

Refereeing History:

I returned to refereeing after retirement in 2010 as a way to stay involved with sport and youth.

Sports Played:

As a youth, I competed in track and field, volleyball, hockey, fastball, and curling. As an adult, in addition to hockey, fastball and curling, I have also participated in distance running, soccer, downhill and cross-country skiing, scuba diving, golf, and sailing.

Provincial History:

In addition to Conference and Regional play, I refereed 5A Girls and 2A Boys Provincial VB championships in 2010.

Teaching History:

I retired in 2010 after 30 years as a teacher and principal in Prairie Spirit (and the former Saskatoon West) School Division. My main teaching areas were history and physical education. As a teacher, I coached teams in numerous sports including volleyball, cross country, track and field, curling, basketball, badminton and soccer. I also coached community hockey, soccer and fastball.

Favourite Sport:

My favourite sport is whatever sport I’m playing.

Official's Profile: Darlene Roth

Official: Darlene Roth

Works at: Unity Public School (secretary) have been an employee with amalgamated Living Sky School Division for 20 great years.
From: Lives on a farm near Denzil, Sask.

History: Reffing volleyball since 1991.
High School level, District, Junior and Senior Boys and Girls for 19 years.
Conferences, Regionals and Provincial Levels Sr Girls and Boys for over the past 15 years in various towns like Perdue, Unity, Cutknife, Kerrobert, Luseland, Macklin, and many more places.

Other assignments include numerous SHSAA High School volleyball tournaments in the Living Sky School Division. Mega volleyball tournaments Wilkie, SVA Balltastic tournaments Lloydminster and North Battleford, SVA Provincial Club volleyball championships playoffs Saskatoon, SVA Provincial Club volleyball tournaments in North Battleford.
Have won the SHSAA official of the year award for helping with high school sports.
Love the mentoring from some of the finest refs Saskatchewan has: Mary and Phyllis.

Sports loved and played are Volleyball and Basketball.

Official's Profile: Kenneth Parker

Official: Ken Parker
School: Unity Composite High School
Town: Unity

Ref History: Saskatchewan Volleyball Association Official - 27 years, Former Volleyball Official Commissioner West Central District and Battle West District,

Provincial History: SHSAA Provincial Playoff Official - 6 years.

Sports Played: Volleyball, Badminton, Curling, Hockey, Fastball, Golf

Teaching History: Unity Composite High School - 16 years

Favourite Sport: Coaching - Volleyball, Playing - Golf

Ille-a-la-Crosse Rossignol School Coaches Profile

Coach Mr Glen Bouvier
Coaching History: I have coached for 17 years all in Ille-a-la-Crosse have 3 kids who all
graduated from Ille-a-la-Crosse and have coached all of them. I am now coaching my
nephews.
Sports Played: I have played volleyball and hockey a great deal in my younger
days,
Provincial Experience: My high school volleyball teams have been very successful over the
17 years but have been at a disadvantage geographically. We live too far north to be very competitive at the provincial level, but lately, we have beaten all odds and have advanced to provincials 4 years in a row. We have played a lot of 5A teams the last 4 years and it has paid off giving the team a lot of experience and confidence. We won the bronze medal 2 years ago in 3A ball and last year won the SHSAA sportsmanship award in 4A provincials.
Comment: Its all about rebuilding and loving the kids and giving them
opportunities.