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Northwest History

Since 1921, the Northwest Association of Umpires has prided itself on providing the game of baseball with the high level of quality officating that it deserves. We are the premier umpire association in the Northern midwest, based in Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We umpire collegiate, high school, men's amateur, and American Legion baseball throughout the state of Minnesota, but primarily in the Twin cities and surrounding areas. For more than 85 years now, the Northwest "NW" has been a symbol to our surrounding communities of commitment to the art of officiating the great sport of baseball. We are proud to build upon that tradition.

Leagues we cover - College

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC):

Concordia University of St. Paul, Minnesota State University at Mankato, Southwest State University (Marshall, MN), St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota-Duluth and Winona State University

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (MIAC):

Augsburg, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia-Moorhead, Hamilne, Gustavus Adolphus, Macalester, St. John's, St. Olaf, St. Mary's, and St. Thomas

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC):

Crown College and Northwestern College (Roseville, MN)

Minnesota Community Collegiate Conference (MCCC):
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Dakota County Technical College, Rochester Community College

Leagues we cover - Summer

Metro Area Amateur (Class A):

Park National, Riverview

Out-State (Amateur Classes B & C):

Classic Cannon Valley, Cannon Valley, Crow-River, Dakota-Rice-Scott (DRS), River Valley

American Legion:

3rd District, 5th District, North Hennepin and South Hennepin

Leagues we cover - High School

Classic Lake Conference (V & JV):
Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Robbinsdale Armstrong and Wayzata

Classic Suburban (V & B):
Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North St. Paul, Richfield, St. Thomas Academy, Simley, South St. Paul, and Tartan

Lake Conference (V & JV):
Apple Valley, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Burnsville, Chaska, Eagan, Eastview, Eden Prairie, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Rosemount

Missota (V & B):
Academy of Holy Angels, Northfield (V only), Prior Lake, Red Wing (V only) and Shakopee

North Suburban (Varsity only):
Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Irondale, Monticello, Rogers, St. Louis Park, Spring Lake Park, St. Francis, and Totino-Grace

Northwest Suburban (Varsity only):
Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Centennial, Champlin Park, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Maple Grove, Osseo, Park Center and Robbinsdale Cooper

Suburban East (V & JV):
Cretin-Derham Hall, Mounds View, Roseville, Stillwater, and White Bear Lake