The Ohio Mafia

The Ohio Water Polo Referees Association is dedicated to fostering the development of water polo officials.

[The Ohio Mafia @OhioReferees]

Eli, Aleks, Chad and Mitch at the 2024 Great Lakes Classic. Thanks to Matt Latham and his club for continuing to put on a great event for our area. @OhioWaterPolo

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Eli and Aleks representing the Ohio Mafia at the Boys Futures Super Finals this past weekend. Well done gents!

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Disruptive behavior. Emotional outbursts. Kicking. Screaming. Melting down.

No, we’re not talking about toddlers. We’re talking about BAD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FANS.

Sounds like someone needs a timeout.

#BenchBadBehavior https://t.co/YEoerhx3Ne

[Chad! @VivaElChad]

Congrats to my brother from another mother! Aleks became a US Citizen today!!! Best damn country in the world just added one of the best damn people I know. Nothing but love brother! @OhioReferees @OhioWaterPolo @USAWP

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Congratulations to Aleks & Chad for their selection to referee the WWPA Conference Championships in La Mirada this past weekend. Aleks whistled the 3rd place game & Chad the Championship. Congrats to all the teams, and thank you Biola for hosting a top-shelf event. @ohiowaterpolo

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Chad and Scott at Purdue for CWPA Big 10 Championships. Congrats to all the teams on a great season! @OhioWaterPolo

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Greg and Eli at Pitt for Mid-Atlantic Championship games for CWPA. They've been quite busy whistling together a couple of times this spring! @OhioWaterPolo

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German and Aleks on deck for Salem v St Francis. @OhioWaterPolo

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Mitch, Eli, and Mark at Upper Arlington for spring boys games. More of these opportunities for players, coaches and refs make us all better! @OhioWaterPolo

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Aleks and Mike travelled around the Keystone State this weekend whistling CWPA games. Good to The Mafia representing in full force!

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Chloe, Mitch, and Chad @ the 2024 Lake Erie Classic hosted by @clevelandwpc Had a fantastic time and whistled competitive games all around. Thanks for the hospitality and for having us up!

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Congrats to our own Aleks Mitrevski (w/ his beautiful wife, Kristyn) on the 2023 USAWP Bret Bernard National Award. He follows Eli Fellers, another National Award Winner in 2019. Stoked for the recognition of the Ohio Mafia & what we're developing for our sport. @ohiowaterpolo

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Aleks and Chad with Lisa Simpson in Erie this weekend for the final set of WWPA Conference games. Incredibly competitive games all around! @ohiowaterpolo

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Andre, Aleks, and Aleks' Beard at Mt. St. Mary's this past weekend! @OhioWaterPolo

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Chad, Mitch, and Eli at THE for the men's invite this weekend. Always fun to whistle games when players play, coaches coach, and fans cheer. @OhioWaterPolo

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Congrats to our guy Aleks with another successful weekend at ODP Nationals held in Chicago this past weekend. Our Ohio refs continue to represent and share experiences with other great friends from around the country! @OhioWaterPolo

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Mitch and Chad at W&J last weekend for CWPA Eastern Conference games. Solid competition from the teams and we all ate good in the neighborhood Saturday night. @OhioWaterPolo @CWPAWaterPolo

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We officially declare the @ohiosquirrels 2024 Nutty Invite to be a success! Thanks for continuing to invite us to the party. @OhioWaterPolo @CinciWaterPolo

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Truly an honor to whistle @HurstAthletics Curtis Robinette Memorial Tournament this weekend. Heartened to watch 1 of his 3 children toss the ball in for one of our sprints. It's way more than just about water polo; if you don't know that, you're doing it wrong. @CWPAWaterPolo

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Aleks, Igor, Val, and Alex (not pictured) at Bucknell this weekend. Lots of competitive games and the season is definitely heating up! @CWPAWaterPolo @OhioWaterPolo