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Class of 2005

Kathy Bannan

Bannan was one of the most successful goalkeepers CCRI women’s soccer has ever had. 

She played for the women’s soccer team from 1995-1996 while also playing on the women’s basketball team.  Bannan led the team to a 19-4-1 record in 1996, while also becoming Region XXI Champions and going to the National Tournament.  Bannan was NJCAA Region XXI second team in soccer and for basketball she was NJCAA Region XXI Honorable Mention. She leads CCRI in goalkeeper saves for a career, (236) and is 2nd in Goalkeeper shutouts for a season, (14).

She was a Dean’s List student and shortly after graduating; Bannan came back to be an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team under head coach Dennis Grassini and together they coached from 2000-2016. They amassed an impressive 226-64-11 record and won the NJCAA National Tournament Championship in 2002 with a 22-0 record. In 2003, they brought the team to another National Tournament appearance and an Elite 8 appearance in 2009. 

Bannan has helped coach a number of All-New England players and over 30 All-Americans and won NSCAA Northeast Regional Coach of the year in 2008. The 2002 National Championship team was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame and in 2018 Kathy Bannan was inducted as well. 


Dawn (Frizzle) Cabral

Cabral was a tremendous soccer player, and an unselfish one at that.

She played for CCRI from 1995-97 and holds the record for most assists in a single season (20), in 1995-96 season, she set the record for most goals in a season (15), she is 6th all-time for career point scorers with 27 goals and 26 assists, totaling her career points to 80.  Cabral is also on the list for career assist leaders finishing with 26 assists. She became NJCAA New England first team and NSCAA All-American second team.

Cabral helped the team in 1996 reach as the finalists for New England Region XXI and became champions; then in 1997, she led the team to be champions once again for New England Region XXI, CSAC Champions, and a NJCAA National Tournament appearance, finishing in 5th place. 

The team ended with an impressive 19-4-1 record in 1996 and Frizzle was an integral part of that as well as the as impressive 17-2-2 record in 1997.  


Susan J. Csizmesia

Csizmesia was a standout volleyball player for CCRI from 1989-1991, earning All-New England first team and was NJCAA Region XXI Tourney MVP. 

She helped lead the team in her freshman year to a 21-6 record, New England Champions, and CSAC Champions. In her sophomore year, as a co-captain, Csizmesia helped bring the team to another CSAC Championship appearance. 

After graduating from CCRI, she went on to play for Southern Connecticut. 


Kyle Dionne

Dionne was a tremendous tennis player for CCRI in 1989-91. 

In 1990, he was the team’s MVP, All Region first team, and All Tourney Team; he also represented CCRI at the NJCAA National Tourney by winning the New England Singles Championships. 

In 1991, Dionne led the team to a Region XXI Championship win, was team MVP again, and All Region first team for both singles and doubles. He is currently playing tennis locally for the USTA League, playing in 18+ and 40+ matches in doubles and mixed doubles.


Michael Evora

Evora was a tremendous point guard for CCRI and he showed that in his first season being the team’s leading scorer, averaging 15.3 points per game and by being selected as an NJCAA All-New England second team and All-Tournament first team in 1983-84.

he continued his achievements in his second season by being an All-American in 1984-85 and NJCAA All-New England first team and was the team’s MVP in both seasons. He finished his career with 819 points.


Douglas Nicholas Harris

Harris was an impactful player for CCRI softball from 1992-94. 

A NATYCAA Scholar Athlete, Harris went on to become NJCAA New England first team and All-American in 1994, as well as being the team’s MVP. 

In 1993, Harris was All-Region second team and was co-MVP for the team. In 1994, Harris led the team with a batting average of .463.


Jason Perez

Perez is considered as one of the best shortstops CCRI has ever had. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1994 from his high school before deciding to come to CCRI. 

He played on the baseball team from 1995-96 and accomplished much on the field. In 1996, he was selected as NJCAA All-American second team and ABCA first team as well as setting single season records in ‘96. At the time, he set the record for hits in a single season (54), stolen bases in a single season (29), and all-time single season batting average (.425).

Perez is also on the all-time career records list for at bats (228), runs (70), hits (90), batting average (.394), and is also on the all-time career list for stolen bases. In 1996, he led the team to become Region XXI Champions and had an appearance in the World Series. Perez was drafted by the New York Mets in 1996 in the 22nd round and entered their minor league system.

He went to play in the minors for about 11 years, ending his career in 2007 with the North Shore Spirit team in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. 


Cliff Rice

Rice was a tremendous hockey player in 1977-79. 

He earned his accomplishments on the ice and was awarded for his play by becoming First Team NJCAA All-New England and First Team NJCAA All-American.

He also was and outstanding baseball player; becoming the 1st RIJC/CCRI Student Athlete named to NJCAA All-American first team.  In his first season, Rice helped the team win the league championship and rank 3rd in the National Tournament. 


Pat Schultz

Schultz was a tremendous and standout player for CCRI in both hockey and baseball. The two-sport star at Wareham High School is all-time in Massachusetts high school hockey for most scored goals in a season (67).  Once coming to CCRI, he left his mark on both hockey and baseball. 

In hockey, he showcased his skills on the ice by scoring 38 goals and had 33 assists; that totaled to 71 points and that was the second highest points of any junior college hockey player in the country and those 71 points ranked 8th all-time at CCRI. Schultz was the team’s MVP, All-Tournament Team Eastern Region, All-Tournament Team Nationals, All-American first team, he won the Andre Award and was nominated for NJCAA Athlete of the Year. 

In baseball, Schultz made a huge impact when he played in 1995-96, becoming NJCAA All-American third team and ABCA All-American. He put his name in the record books for plenty of stats. At the time, he went on to set single season records for: runs (46), hits (52), is 1st in runs batted in (74), and batting average (.430).  He also etched his name into the all-time career record books for: at bats (242), hits (101), is 1st for doubles (34), 1st for runs batted in (106), and batting average (.417). 

Schultz was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays after his first season, but he decided to stay in school and he then went on to transfer to UMass-Dartmouth playing both hockey and baseball and was Division III Baseball Player of the Year.

With the success he had there, he had no luck getting drafted, but that did not stop him, Schultz went on to become an MMA fighter. He trained and got to be a part of Spike’s reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter in season 7. After the TV show, he went on to fight more locally and then he ran the Cape Cod Fighting Alliance Gym in Plymouth, Mass. Schultz had his last fight in 2014 at Mohegan Sun and was also put into Wareham’s Hall of Fame in 2014. 


Norley Tabares

Tabares was an integral part of CCRI’s men’s soccer team from 1984-86.

 In his first season, he helped the team compile a 17-5 record and reaching the finals of the New England Championship. In that same season, he was selected as All-New England second team.

The next season was just as successful, if not better; Tabares helped lead the team to a 15-3 season, a national ranking in the top 10, and made it to the New England Championship final again. That 1985 team that he was on holds the record for most goals in a season (93) and most consecutive wins (13).

Tabares became NSCAA All-American and All-New England first team in his final season.