SISSETON - In 1984, Scott Deutsch walked into a gym in New Effington to officiate his first ever varsity girls’ basketball game. When he left the building that night, he thought his career as a referee was finished before it even got started. He recalled telling his family, “There’s no way I could ever do it again.” Now, 40 years later, the Sisseton man has become a familiar fixture whether on the football field, volleyball court, basketball floor or baseball diamond. Through the years, Deutsch has learned that regardless of what call he makes, there will always be somebody who takes issue. “I have to understand that when I make a call, half the people are going to like it and half aren’t going to like it,” Deutsch said. The ability to have thick skin and not take things personally began when Deutsch first put the whistle around his neck as a 17-year-old junior at Sisseton High School. His coach played on an amateur basketball team that needed to provide it