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Graduates Come Back To La Salle Academy As Coaches
Of the 83 coaches 36 are La Salle Academy graduates as is the athletic director and thus a full 44 percent of the staff are graduates of the school. Eight of the head coaches of various boys and girls teams are La Salle graduates with the other 28 serving as assistant coaches.
These alumni and alumnae coaches are more than just true to their school -- they have been builders of true champions. Since the beginning of the new millennia the La Salle teams have won 55 state titles including an amazing 33 in just the last five years.
The old Beach Boys song “Be true to your school” could have been written about the athletic coaching staff of La Salle Academy, a Catholic high school in Providence, Rhode Island.
Of the 83 coaches 36 are La Salle Academy graduates as is the athletic director and thus a full 44 percent of the staff are graduates of the school. Eight of the head coaches of various boys and girls teams are La Salle graduates with the other 28 serving as assistant coaches.
These alumni and alumnae coaches are more than just true to their school -- they have been builders of true champions. Since the beginning of the new millennia the La Salle teams have won 55 state titles including an amazing 33 in just the last five years.
Those 36 La Salle Academy coaches and the Athletic Director graduated from the school in a broad span of years – 42 to be precise.
Coaches Years of Graduation
1967 – 1 Head Coach, 2 Assistant Coaches
1970 – 1 Assistant Coach
1973 – 1 Athletic Director
1974 – 1 Assistant Coach
1978 – 1 Head Coach
1979 – 1 Head Coach
1985 – 1 Assistant Coach
1987 – 1 Assistant Coach
1989 – 1 Head Coach (who is also an assistant coach in a 2nd sport)
1990 – 1 Assistant Coach (in three sports)
1992 – 1 Assistant Coach
1993 – 1 Assistant Coach
1995 – 1 Assistant Coach
1997 – 2 Head Coaches (one is an assistant coach in a 2nd sport), 1 Assistant Coach
1998 – 1 Assistant Coach
1999 – 2 Assistant Coaches
2000 – 1 Assistant Coach
2001 – 1 Assistant Coach
2002 – 1 Assistant Coach
2003 – 2 Head Coaches, 1 Assistant Coach
2004 – 2 Assistant Coaches
2005 – 3 Assistant Coaches
2006 – 1 Assistant Coach
2007 – 1 Head Coach (who is the head coach for two sports)
2008 – 2 Assistant Coaches
2009 – 1 Assistant Coach
Titles Since 2000 – in Calendar year in which the sport was won
2000
Boys Football
Boys Soccer
Girls Tennis
2001
Boys Football
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Girls Volleyball
2002
Boys Soccer
Girls Basketball
Girls Soccer
2003
Gymnastics (a combined boys & girls sport)
Boys Soccer
Girls Basketball
Girls Soccer
Girls Volleyball
2004
Gymnastics
Boys Soccer
Girls Basketball
Girls Soccer
2005
Gymnastics
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
2006
Gymnastics
Girls Tennis
2007
Gymnastics
Boys Volleyball
Girls Basketball
Girls Cross Country
Girls Indoor Track & Field
Girls Volleyball
2008
Competition Cheerleading (a combined boys & girls sport)
Gymnastics
Boys Football
Girls Basketball
Girls Cross Country
Girls Indoor Track & Field
Girls Outdoor Track & Field
Girls Soccer
Girls Softball
Girls Swimming
Girls Volleyball
2009
Gymnastics
Girls Basketball
Girls Cross Country
Girls Ice Hockey
Girls Indoor Track & Field
Girls Soccer
Girls Swimming
2010
Gymnastics
Girls Cross Country
Girls Ice Hockey
Girls Indoor Track & Field
Girls Outdoor Track & Field
Girls Soccer
Girls Swimming
The coaches by year of graduation are:
1967
Dennis Brennan, Assistant Coach, Boys Soccer
Domenic Marcone, Assistant Coach, Football
Michael Gaffney, Head Coach, Boys Hockey
1970
John Murphy, Assistant Coach, Softball
1973
Ted Quigley, Athletic Director/Administrator
1974
Robert Dillon, Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball
1978
Steven O’Donnell, Head Coach, boys Lacrosse
1979
Sean Reddy, Head Coach, Girls Basketball
1985
Michael Pare, Assistant Coach, Freshman Boys Basketball
1987
David Heroux, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball
1989
Steve White, Head Coach, Golf – Assistance Coach, Girls Tennis
1990
William Myers, Assistant Coach, Boys Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
1992
Kevin Casey, Assistant Coach, Boys Lacrosse
1993
Robert Varr, Assistant Coach, Football
1995
Michael McVey, Assistant Coach, Boys Soccer
1997
Lauren O’Connell, Moderator, Cheerleading
Vincent McGinn, Head Coach, Boys Outdoor Track & Field;
Assistant Coach, Girls Cross Country
Leanne DeMarco, Head Coach, Softball
1998
Joseph Maggiacomo, Assistant Coach, Football
1999
Shannon Perry, Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball
Rico Vota, Assistant Coach, Football
2000
Thomas Pacia, Assistant Coach, Baseball
2001
James Merola, Assistant Coach, Boys Hockey
2002
Charles Gibbs, Assistant Coach, Football
2003
Emily Smith, Assistant Coach, Girls Swimming
Jadine Ferri, Head Coach, Boys and Girls Volleyball
Kayla Solitro, Head Coach, Competition Cheerleading
2004
Joshua Lima, Assistant Coach, Football and Track and Field
Michael McParlin, Assistant Coach, Baseball
2005
Daniel Coffland, Assistant Coach, Football
Michael Pereira, Assistant Coach, Boys Soccer
TJ Stowers, Assistant Coach, Football
2007
Danielle Lang, Head Coach, Cheerleaders for Basketball and Soccer
2006
Caitlyn Murphy, Assistant Coach, Girls Freshman Basketball
2008
James Baffoni, Assistant Coach, Wrestling
Nicholas Rodrigues, Assistant Coach, Freshman Football
