Noreen Atkinson
"Forty-five years of umpiring experience from local rural diamonds to world championships, and Atkinson still witnesses plays she's never seen before or comes across situations that aren't covered by the rule book.
An elite-level catcher as a youth, she was recruited at age 12 to work Kinsmen Girls' Softball League games. Atkinson soon moved up to the Georgetown Men's Industrial League and worked her way through the ranks to become a Softball Canada Level 5 official, later achieving International Softball Federation certification.
She participated in several Canadian championships as both an umpire and supervisor.
She holds a master's degree in education and officiated at international tournaments including the 2007 jr. Women's World Championship in the Netherlands, the 2012 Women's World Championship in the Yukon, and the 2015 Pan American Games in
Toronto." Write from her induction in the Halton Sports HOF in 2017
An elite-level catcher as a youth, she was recruited at age 12 to work Kinsmen Girls' Softball League games. Atkinson soon moved up to the Georgetown Men's Industrial League and worked her way through the ranks to become a Softball Canada Level 5 official, later achieving International Softball Federation certification.
She participated in several Canadian championships as both an umpire and supervisor.
She holds a master's degree in education and officiated at international tournaments including the 2007 jr. Women's World Championship in the Netherlands, the 2012 Women's World Championship in the Yukon, and the 2015 Pan American Games in
Toronto." Write from her induction in the Halton Sports HOF in 2017