Young referee hasn’t let impairment keep him from pursuing excellence
“I can choose to focus on the bad about it and feel bad about myself,” Sam Roberts said. “Or I could embrace what I have and show people that challenges can be overcome.”
From left, referees Sam Roberts, Mike Hagge, Matt Hagge, Joshua Adams and J.D. Koerner talk during halftime of a football game on Aug. 28 in Laurel. At the age of 20, Roberts is believed to be the youngest full-time varsity high school football official in Nebraska.Photo by Darin Epperly for the Flatwater Free Press