Clinton Community College
Meet the Coaches
Men's Basketball Coach-Kevin Daugherty
Clinton Community College Men’s Head Basketball Coach Kevin Daugherty enters his fourth year at Clinton following a very successful seventeen year career as the Boy’s Varsity Basketball Coach at Plattsburgh High School. While at Plattsburgh he led his teams to nine Section Seven Titles and Eight League Championships.
Coach Daugherty has over 20 years Head Coaching experience. In October of 2007 Coach Daugherty was recognized by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York for having won over 300 games thus far in his career.
In his first season at Clinton the Cougars won the Northern Independent Conference Post Season Championship. The 2006-2007 seasons saw Daugherty lead the Cougars to a 20 win season, while making it to the Region III Final Four. The 2006 and 2007 seasons also produced Clinton Basketball’s first NJCAA First Team All-American, Philip Barnes. Phil Barnes was Coach Daugherty’s first recruit while taking over the program in 2005. He is currently attending NCAA Division II Lemoyne University in Syracuse on a full athletic scholarship.
Women's Basketball Coach-Donna Dixon
Coach Donna Dixon enters her 13th season as the Clinton Community College Women’s Basketball Coach.
She led the Clinton Community College women’s basketball team to several Northern Independence Conference Tournaments, winning the championship in 2001. Coach Dixon has also led the Cougars to 3 Region III, Division III tournament appearances including the Elite Eight in 2007.
Prior to landing at Clinton Community College, Coach Dixon served as an assistant coach at Plattsburgh State University. A highly accomplished basketball player, Dixon was the State University of New York Player of the Year in 1989. Dixon was also inducted into the Plattsburgh State University Hall of Fame in 2004.
Coach Dixon received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Health and Recreation Services from Plattsburgh State University.
Women's Softball Coach -Amanda Deyoe
Amanda Deyoe is the Clinton Community College Softball Coach. The 2008 season was her third year as head coach and her fourth year working with the team. She has worked with area youth teams and high school teams in the Au Sable Valley district for several years. Coach Deyoe also played for two seasons as a basketball and softball player at
Coach Deyoe has noticed increase in the amount of interest for softball in the past few years. Last season she was looking at having at least fifteen outstanding athletes on the softball field.
Lori Babbie will be returning this year as her Assistant Coach. Ms. Babbie played for Coach Deyoe for two years and returned last season as Assistant Coach. Coach Deyoe and Coach Babbie share a similar philosophy on coaching softball and their enthusiasm is passed on the players.
Keep an eye out for the ladies playing this spring and we hope to see you at the home games!
Head baseball coach Tom Neale enters his 18th year at the helm of the Cougar Baseball program. A love for the game of baseball and the reward involved in mentoring student-athletes is the reason Coach Neale enjoys the coaching profession. The Cougars are proud to compete at a high level against the strong competition that exists in NJCAA Region 3 New York State Junior College Baseball.
Coach Neale resides in Plattsburgh, NY with his wife Suzanne and two daughters, Karlie and Lexie. He graduated from Plattsburgh High School in 1987. While playing baseball at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY from 1987 - 1991, Neale earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. He was team captain during his junior and senior seasons and later recognized as a member of the St. Rose Baseball All 20 Year Team.
Coach Neale works as the Education Coordinator at the Ted K. Center located in the Plattsburgh Housing Authority.
Coach Donna Dixon enters her 10th season as the Clinton Community College Women’s Soccer Coach. She has led the women’s soccer team to a 128-33-6 record.
During her tenure, Clinton women’s soccer qualified for the NJCAA Region III tournament 7 years and the NJCAA Final Four, 4 years. Also, they won their Northern Independence Conference (NIC) Tournament Championship 5 years in a row. Clinton went undefeated in 2003 during the regular season and was ranked #1 in Region III and in the Nation.
Several student-athletes have received post-season awards including NIC All-Conference and NIC Most Valuable Players; Region III All-Region teams, Region III All-Tournament teams and Region III All-Americans. Dixon has sent numerous players on to four-year colleges who have made an instant impact to their respective teams.
Prior to landing at Clinton Community College, Coach Dixon coached the girl’s soccer team at Plattsburgh High School. Dixon was the starting goalie for Plattsburgh State University and was inducted into the Plattsburgh State University Hall of Fame in 2004.
Coach Dixon received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Health and Recreation Services from Plattsburgh State University.
Men's Soccer Coach-Mark Misiak
Mark Misiak will be Head Men's Soccer Coach begining Fall 2009. Mark played four years at Plattsburgh State. He received all SUNYAC and All Region honors. He also served as an assistant for Coach Chris Waterbury Men’s Soccer Team and also served as an assistant to Coach Karen Waterbury for the Women’s Team.
“Soccer is a big part of my life and becoming a head coach has been a goal of mine," Misiak said. "I got the opportunity and I jumped at it. Being an assistant for both Chris and Karen has definitely prepared me for this. I've learned so much from them. They bring a unique style to the game and work hard on their programs."
Coach Misiak is a graduate of Plattsburgh State University.