June-July 2008

Men's Soccer to begin practice on August 5

Men's Soccer will begin August 5 at 5:30 pm; all NEW players must contact coach Gabe Toro at
gtoro@ccri.edu prior to first practice

 

CCRI Names Kevin Monagle Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Nick DiOrio Assistant

Coach Monagle comes into the Head Coaching position with 15 years of coaching experience at the NJCAA, post-graduate and high school level. Coach Monagle spent the last two seasons as the Assistant Coach for the CCRI Knights men’s basketball team under Rick Harris. During those two seasons the Knights won two Region XXI Championships, one Northeast District Championship which led them to an appearance at the NJCAA Division II National Championship. Prior to his tenure at CCRI Monagle was Assistant Coach at Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, RI. And prior to his tenure at NAPS, Coach Monagle spent six seasons as the Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at East Providence High School. Under his leadership, East Providence had two 18+ win seasons, went to the State quarter-finals twice, semi-finals once and lost in the finals in 2003. Coach Monagle was RIBCA Division 1AA Coach of the Year in 2001. Coach Monagle was also President of the Rhode Island Basketball Coaches Association (RIBCA) for one season, after serving as Vice-President for four years. Kevin also serves as East Providence's head coach girls' cross-country and assistant coach girls' fast-pitch softball. In addition to his duties as teacher and coach, Coach Monagle is a Commander in the United States Naval Reserves. He is currently assigned as Executive Officer of Commander Sealift Logistics Command (SEALOGCENT) 101 out of Tampa, FL. He was recalled to active duty in 2003 to Naples, Italy supporting sealift operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Kevin was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and a Masters in Education from Old Dominion University. Coach Monagle lives in Rumford, R.I with his wife Marthe-Anne and their four children. He is a Mathematics teacher at East Providence High School.

Joining Monagle on his staff will be Assistant Coach Nick DiOrio who has been with the Lady Knights for the last two seasons as an Assistant. DiOrio will continue to service a variety of vital roles for the women’s basketball program and the athletic department. Promoted to the program’s recruiting coordinator in 2007-2008, Coach DiOrio identifies the program’s top recruits in the Northeast and oversees future roster projections. He also manages staff in preparing all recruit mass mailings and contacts. He also maintains recruiting and camp databases. DiOrio will also aide in practice planning, game preparation, scouting, and camps.

From September 2002 through May 2006, DiOrio served as a student assistant to the men’s basketball program at Western New England College. He was involved in recruiting, scouting, and skill workouts in addition to other duties. He has also involved himself in camps on the summer circuit, including basketball camps at the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College.

DiOrio graduated from Western New England College in May of 2006 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Sports Management. He also serves as an assistant to the Sports Information Director at CCRI. Nick resides in Cranston, RI. He is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coach’s Association.

 

CCRI’s Ken Hopkins Named Head Coach of Sanford River Rats in the FCSL

CCRI Head Baseball Coach Ken Hopkins has been selected as the Head Coach of the Sanford River Rats in the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL). This will be Hopkins’ third season coaching in the FCSL. Previously he coached the Altamonte Spring Snappers in 2006 and the Winter Haven Warthogs in 2005.

Hopkins is eager and ready to get started on the upcoming 2008 FCSL season. “I am looking to help the players develop so when they go back to their four-year school they can get more playing time,” he says.

Hopkins is in his eighth year at the Community College of Rhode Island and has obtained a record of 163-81-2. He was named the New England Division II Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002. He will be leaving CCRI soon for the beginning of the league and will be living in Winter Park, Fla. a few miles outside the city of Orlando. Sanford is located to the north of the city. This is the same stadium where he coached in back in the early ’80s. It was renovated a few years ago and serves as the flagship franchise of the league. He will be returning to Rhode Island in early August to take over the day to day operations of the CCRI baseball program. In the interim, Joe Vigeant and Ray Tessaglia will be running the one-week baseball camp at CCRI June 23 through June 27.

To follow Coach Hopkins and the River Rats, visit www.floridaleague.com.

 

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