Hardesty: A longtime Portage County referee hangs up his whistle

From left: Jake Sell, Jeff Hoover and Keith Moyer. Submitted photo

Hardesty: A longtime Portage County referee hangs up his whistle

- Tom Hardesty

We’ve all been there.

Sitting in our seat at a sporting event, when the referee or official or umpire has the audacity to make a call against our team. Instinctively, we lash out at the offending official — either in our minds, under our breath, or, more often than we care to admit, out loud.

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