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Daily News staff writer Tommy Cassell speaks with top athletes, coaches, athletic directors, and others in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts to find out what makes them who they are. Read articles by Tommy in the MetroWest Daily News sports section, online at metrowestdailynews.com/sports. Find him on Twitter @TommyCassell44 and @MetroWestSports.
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This past fall, there were just two boys high school athletic teams in the MetroWest and Milford area that won state championships. The Lincoln-Sudbury golf team was one of them. They beat every team in Division 1 at The Haven Country Club in Boylston. Members of those teams joined senior multimedia journalist Tommy Cassell on Cassell's Corner podc…
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Kyle (16) and Marcus (14) Ando, of Marlborough, are a sophomore and freshman, respectively, at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Their father, Yoshitaka Ando, recently died from cancer on Dec. 3, just three days before the two boys went to the a Division 2 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium with the L-S football team. In this audio clip, Kyle and M…
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The Lincoln-Sudbury football team joined Tommy Cassell's on Cassell's Corner podcast to talk about winning a Dual County League Large division title while also going over the Warriors' first season with a new coach in nearly five decades. Three seniors in Andrew Cahill, Ben Ohler and Finn Garrity, along with juniors Will Ohler and Jack Malone sang …
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Five Clockers joined Cassell's Corner podcast a week after Ashland football beat Holliston for the first time since 2001 to secure a Tri-Valley League Large title for the Clockers. Five seniors in Dom Cavanagh, Jake Latessa, Brandon Grover, Kevin Russell and Dom Massauro played some football on the Daily News lawn before sitting down in Cassell's C…
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Three members of the Wayland High School field hockey team joined Cassell's Corner podcast. And all three were boys. Wayland seniors Aiden Chitkara, Ethan Betancourt, and Zeke Betancourt joined Tommy to talk all things field hockey. The trio of Warriors also discussed the decision, reactions from others, difference between boys and girls sports, an…
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Three Hopkinton siblings in Ben Powers, Garrett Powers and Kate Powers joined host Tommy Cassell on the Cassell's Corner podcast to talk about the trio all receiving Tri-Valley League All-Star honors for outdoor track this past spring. Ben and Garrett are 18 and twins. Garrett is older by 30 minutes. Kate is the younger sister and is 14 years old. …
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The Daily News held its annual awards ceremony after the school year and honored All-Stars from all three of its sports seasons. The Daily News also bestowed the award for Female and Male Athlete of the Year. And those two winners recently joined host Tommy Cassell on this episode of the Cassell's Corner podcast. Natick's Grace Connolly and Wayland…
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The Hudson softball team won a Division 2 state championship. So naturally, the Hawks came into the studio for an episode of Cassell's Corner podcast to talk about it. Seniors Sophia Togneri, Natalie Bishop and Emily White, and coach Laura Bowen -- a Hudson High grad herself -- joined host Tommy Cassell to talk things all state title. Then, the thr…
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The Division 3 state champion Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team joined Cassell's Corner podcast and host Tommy Cassell to talk about winning a state title. Three seniors in Cam Raycroft, Matt Paolatto and Henry Kenney, and junior Matt Gallitano joined Tommy in studio after doing some faceoffs on the Daily News lawn. The quartet of Raiders opened up…
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The Hopkinton girls lacrosse team has had fun both on and off the field this season. On the field, the Hillers went 12-6 in the regular season and beat Bishop Feehan in the first round of the playoffs. Off the field, Hopkinton do a raffle drawing to raise funds for the team during each day of the month of May. Needless to say, the Hillers had fun w…
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Five members of the Franklin baseball team in senior captains Alex Haba, Jake Macchi and Scott Elliott, and juniors Will Pacheco and Jack Nally, joined host Tommy Cassell on the podcast to talk about the Panthers winning the 13th annual Rich Pedroli Memorial Daily News Classic. The quintet of Panthers did a little impromptu Home Run Derby out on th…
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When it comes to Marathon Monday in Boston, no one does it better than the Rabidou family. This past April, the two youngest siblings of the four Rabidous from Ashland ran in the Boston Marathon. And for a few good reasons. Kevin and Spencer Rabidou both ran to honor loved ones who have recently died. Meanwhile, their older sister, Devan, and older…
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The back-to-back state champions from Wellesley girls hockey hopped into the Daily News podcast studio to talk to host Tommy Cassell. The quartet of Raiders included senior captains Isabelle Kressy, Grace Dore, junior Emily Rourke and freshman Lulu Rourke. The four hockey stars talked about winning two straight Division 2 state titles at TD Garden,…
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The three captains of the Dover-Sherborn boys basketball team brought in their Division 3 state championship trophy and medals to see Tommy as they taped this show. Fresh off a 71-56 win over Bishop Stang to secure the Raiders' first state title since 1981, seniors Brett Stark, Cam Raycroft and John Muckstadt joined Tommy in studio to talk all thin…
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Three Algonquin High seniors joined Tommy Cassell on this episode. The trio of Tomahawks are accomplished athletes, but the reason why they were in studio was not to talk sports -- really -- but to talk about talking about sports. Josh Harmon, Jon Symons and Nick Hatton are the hosts of "Unscripted." It's a weekly sports show with "the most hot tak…
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Five Hudson High seniors joined podcast host Tommy Cassell to talk recent successes, postseason aspirations and much more. Indoor track runner Michael Blake, and basketball players Allura Carney, Caroline Pollard, Tim Person and Cam White all joined Tommy Cassell in the studio for some fun. The quintet talk their respective sports and also some beh…
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Five Wayland swimmers, three girls and two boys, joined podcast host Tommy Cassell on Cassell's Corner podcast to talk all things swimming. The quintet of Warriors are all fresh off of Division 2 state championship victories with boys swimmers Nick Smith and Edmond Giang sharing the spotlight with girls swimmers Rose Kiefer, Julia Pak and Remmi Sha…
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Five Wayland High wrestlers in senior captains Brooks Jones and Erik Sweeney, and juniors Cameron Jones, George Natsis and CJ Brown join host to talk about Wayland winning the Warrior Cup over rival Lincoln-Sudbury and much more about the wrestling program. The five Warriors began the podcast by singing the song they listen to before every home mat…
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Five Ashland wrestlers joined host Tommy Cassell to talk about the Clockers' recent Coaches vs. Cancer wrestling match with Hopkinton. (Check out the photos) The quintet of wrestlers also talked all thing wrestling -- including cauliflower ear, ringworm, wardrobe choices, weigh-ins and packing a bag -- while also discussing how cancer has impacted …
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Four members of the Algonquin boys hockey team visited with host Tommy Cassell to talk about winning the Daily News Cup. After beating Hudson in the semifinals of the Daily News Cup, the Tomahawks defeated Hopkinton in a rematch of the previous finals. Four Algonquin players in senior captain Nolan Kimball, juniors Matt Bogdanski and Henry Alford, …
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A pair of twins from Westborough came into the Daily News to play mini-hockey, basketball and then do a podcast with senior multimedia journalist Tommy Cassell. Westborough seniors Mike and Matt Doherty (twins) and sophomores Nick and Tyler Ramm (twins) talk with Tommy about their respective sports of basketball (Dohertys) and hockey (Ramms). Mostl…
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Three juniors -- better known as "The Three Musketeers" of the Lincoln-Sudbury boys hockey team joined Tommy Cassell on Cassell's Corner podcast. The trio of Lincoln-Sudbury HighWarriors chat with host Tommy Cassell about all things L-S hockey and the Warriors' recent win in the seventh annual Warriors 4 Warriors game, which is played in memory of …
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Franklin High junior Ali Brigham announced her verbal commitment to play basketball at George Washington University on Dec. 4. Exactly a week later, Brigham scored a game-high 29 points in a 61-20 win over Milford. The junior standout joined host Tommy Cassell with Franklin senior captains Bea Bondhus and Shannon Gray, and junior Megan O'Connell. T…
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A year after losing in the Division 7 Super Bowl, the Blackstone Valley Tech football team made tech school history by winning a state championship. The four senior captains in Jordyn Amero, Justin Sauter, Ethan Blake and Dawson Potter, and senior Conner Christensen all joined host Tommy Cassell to talk about the Super Bowl victory. The Beavers spo…
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Producer Caitlyn Kelleher grabs the lead mic and takes over for regular host Tommy Cassell as the two talk about the season that was (the fall) and look ahead to the winter season. The pair looks back at the Hopkinton High School second state title for the golf team and Tommy's brags a little bit about his time on the course with junior Matt Epstei…
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Fresh off an exciting 1-0 win in penalty kicks over Nipmuc in the Division 3 state championship, the Wayland boys soccer team joined host Tommy Cassell with the state title trophy in tow. Five seniors in Gage Fuller, Jake Tyska, Andrew D'Amico, Jack Dretler and Nolan Smith played a little soccer inside the Daily News office before talking all thing…
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On September 28, Marlborough High 2017 graduate Connor Walker could feel his legs. A day later, the Saint Anselm sophomore football player could not. Following a spinal cord injury in a game against Southern Connecticut, Connor was rushed to the hospital when he couldn't feel or move his body. Roughly three days later, he finally regained full feel…
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Jordyn Amero, Scott MacKay, and Aidan Fitzgerald, as well as junior J.D. Antaya, of Blackstone Valley Tech's football team join host Tommy Cassell in the studio. The Blackstone Valley Tech football team still finds itself on the road to Gillette Stadium after its first playoff game, a 29-13 win over Assabet in the Division 7 Central semifinals. Las…
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The back-to-back defending Division 5 Central and Dual Valley Conference champions from Nipmuc football joined podcast host Tommy Cassell following a shutout win over Sutton. Four Warriors in senior captains Matt Richards and Preston Dougherty, and juniors Judah Dishington and Nate Gould joined Tommy to talk X's and O's -- after playing "500" or "J…
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The next football team to join Cassell's Corner is Milford High, as the Scarlet Hawks are fresh off two straight wins to make a late push for a playoff berth. With host, Tommy Cassell were seniors Brendan White and Sean Lehane, and juniors Colby Pires and Luke Rosa. The four Milford footballers played some catch and kicked some field goals before j…
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The Ashland football team made a trip to the Daily News to join podcast host Tommy Cassell after Week 5 of the high school football season. Four Clockers in seniors Jackson Hornung, Nathan Sickles and Ben Colledge, and junior Dom Cavanagh played some football games and trivia games while also talking all things football with Cassell. The foursome a…
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