1998: The Catholic Schools Soccer Program was established by Manchester-Area parochial school students, teachers and parent volunteers. CSS is hosted by St. Bridget School of Manchester Connecticut. Original 1998 schools and their representative members were St. Bridget Manchester-Lou Carpenter, Assumption Manchester-Mark Suprin, St. James Manchester-Chris Garrahan and St. Christopher E. Hartford-Paul Fitzgerald. 

 

Additions to the CSS family:

1999 entries were St. Bernard Rockville-Brian Griffin, St. Joseph Vernon-Tom Skahan, St. Mary Newington-Bob Biancamanno and St. Gabriel Windsor-Bob Luby.

 

2002: St. Rose E. Hartford-Vilma Canales

2003: St. Augustine Hartford-Ed Silvia

2005: St. Brigid-W. Hartford Bill Mentus

2006: Corpus Christi Wethersfield-Dale Harris

2009: St. Dominic Southington-Pete Rappoccio and St. Edward Stafford Springs-Isaac Walters

2010: St. Bernard-Enfield & Will Lorenz joined, and St. Gabriel-Windsor via Patricia Martin rejoined!

2011: Patricia Wright brought St. Martha-Enfield into the fold

2012: Peter Rappocchio, Paul Cyr & Brandon Moore joined together to enter St. Paul-Kensington

2013: Pope John Paul ll (New Britain) under the auspices of Jose Del Ama Gonzalo & Principal Cuprak! 

2014: Principal Kathy Peck with assists from AD Katie Schuman & coach Lou Carpenter brought
          St. John Paul ll Regional School, a merger between Saints Mary & John of Middletown, to CSS

2015: Cornerstone Christian School, our first Christian academy joins under Jim Kirch

2019: Principal Rebecca Goddard enters the recently merged St. Brigid/St Augustine

2020: Meriden's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Eric Lopez and Michael Frechette committed before COVID

2021: Jon Riopel and Adrian Torres brought Emmanuel Christian Academy of Newington

2022: Truth Baptist Church and program director Keith Tower joined the CSSCAS Family. 

 

We are truly blessed!

The CSS Committee:
Host School: St. Bridget - Manchester
Volunteer Director - Lou Carpenter
Assistant Director - Andrew Tyler

Assistant Director - Jon Sargent
Legal Advisor/Head Referee - Tom Boscarino
Website and photography volunteer - Ed Main

CSS Distinguished Service Award Winners
Paul Fitzgerald - St, Christopher

Bill Mentus - St. Brigid

Vilma Canales - St. Rose

Mario Proano - St. Rose

David Blackwell - St. James/Administrator

John Reagan - Assumption

Andrew Tyler - St. James/Administrator

Tom Malin - E. Catholic

Tom Skahan - St. Joseph/Assumption/St. Bridget

Marco Caruso - Corpus Christi

John Dudzinski - Assumption

Jon Sargent - St. James
Nancy Thomas - St. Bridget/St. Joseph