The most renowned Assignor in the history of Eastern Massachusetts high school athletics. Whether you were a baseball umpire, basketball or football official, you either worked, or aspired to work for Bill McDonald. Assigning and officiating three sports at the highest level for almost 50 years, Bill characterized and epitomized the true definition of a great official. Throughout his illustrious career, Bill, not only distinguished himself, but inspired and contributed to the successful careers of hundreds, if not thousands of his brother officials.
William McDonald Award Recipients
- 2021 no award given
- 2020 Norm Walsh – Boston College High School
- 2019 no award given
- 2018 Steve Busby – Austin Prep High Schol
- 2017 Bill Mahoney – Brighton High School
- 2016 Steve LaForest – Waltham High School
- 2015 Kirk Fredericks – Lincoln Sudbury High School
- 2014 Marc Pelletier – Central Catholic High School
- 2013 Gerard Lambert – Xaverian High School
- 2012 Ron Druin – Tewksbury High School
- 2011 Peter Moscariello – Reading High School
- 2010 Tom O’Grady – Lexington High School
- 2009 Tony Cardarelli – Northeast Regional Vocational High School
- 2008 Steve Freker – Malden Catholic High School
- 2007 Bill Seabury – Stoneham High School
- 2006 Paul Mattatall – Medford High School
- 2005 Jim Curtin – Burlington High School
- 2004 Ed Gallagher – Belmont Hill School
- 2003 Bill Fulginite – Wayland High School
- 2002 David McLaughlin – Greater Lowell Technical High School
- 2001 Pat Yanchus – St. John’s Prep High School
- 2000 25th Anniv. no award given
- 1999 Armand Sabourin – Bedford High School
- 1998 Dennis Bisso – Wakefield High School
- 1997 Paul Sullivan – Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School
- 1996 Joe Lange – Malden Catholic High School
- 1995 Joe DiSarcina – Somerville High School
- 1994 Bob Currier – Don Bosco High School
- 1993 Al Blasi – Revere High School
- 1991 Dave Polcari – Medford High School
- 1990 Jim Tgettis – St. Mary’s High School
- 1987 Jim Buchert – Melrose High School
- 1986 Frank Carey – North Reading High School
- 1985 Tom Pileski – Brockton High School
- 1984 Jack Etter – Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
- 1983 Harry Mardersian – Woburn High School
- 1982 Bill Stewart – Boston English High School
- 1981 George Player – Weymouth High School