Published November 7, 2026
NEWPORT BEACH | AROUND NEWPORT | NOVEMBER 7, 2026
If you’ve been around Newport long enough, you know the Gores. Dane Gore is a Newport local through and through, raised by a couple of big-time locals, and long before he wore Navy blue he was the kind of athlete coaches love and opposing running backs feared.
At San Juan Hills High he lettered in football, wrestling and lacrosse. That’s three sports, which is roughly three more than most of us managed. After a stint at the University of Hawaii, he came home and played linebacker at Orange Coast College, right up the road in Costa Mesa. Football runs in the family, too. His dad played pro football, so Dane came out swinging.
These days the swinging involves a hammer.
Dane is coming up on two years in the U.S. Navy as a Builder, and he’s a Seabee. The name comes from the “C” and “B” in Construction Battalions. Seabees are the people the Navy sends to build things where there’s nothing yet: bases, roads, bridges, runways. Their motto is “Can Do,” which is more than you can say for most construction timelines around here.
Like plenty of us, Dane took the scenic route to his next chapter. He found it, and he’s all in.
Ask around the neighborhood and you’ll hear the same thing. People are proud of this guy. Not polite, “oh, that’s nice” proud. Real proud. The kind where his name comes up at the bar, at the beach and at the grocery store, and somebody always says, “Good for him.”
So from all of us on The Balboa Peninsula and all around Newport: congratulations, Dane, and thanks for serving. Newport’s got your back.
From linebacker to Seabee. Can do.
Sources
- Orange Coast College Athletics: Dane Gore roster bio
- GV Wire: Seabees’ 80-year legacy
- Navy service and family background: reported by The Balboa Local
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