Dennis, who was born in the Los Angeles area and raised in Clairemont, California, was an active member of the San Diego County Basketball Officials Association for 30 years. He served on the Board of Directors for 25 years. where he was the rating chairperson and the CIF High School Assignment Secretary. Additionally, Dennis assigned …
Robert Bahne, Football
Growing up in San Diego, Bob attended University High School and graduated from the University of San Diego, where he received a B.S. degree in Business Administration. Bob has been involved in football officiating for 40 years. During that time he has been a member of the San Diego County Football Officials Association, where he …
Ignacio Torres, Baseball
Ignacio “Nacho” Torres III, a native of San Antonio, Texas, has been a baseball umpire for 29 years. He began his umpiring career in 1984 officiating youth ball with the San Diego City Umpires Association. In 1985, as a member of the USA Baseball Association, he umpired high school baseball and softball. 1986 marked Nacho’s …
Larry Cote, Volleyball
In 1984, after retiring from Bell Laboratories in New Jersey with over 20 years of officiating (16 at the national level,) Larry moved to San Diego. Soon he devoted himself full time to establishing and organizing the San Diego Volleyball Officials Association of which he was named president. He was totally dedicated to raising the …
Bruce Morehouse, Water Polo
Bruce Morehouse has been a water polo official for 35 years. It began when he decided to quit swimming competitively at UC Santa Barbara. The coach asked him if he would like to be the swimming meet official. Although he had years of experience as a swimmer, he had no idea what to do as …