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 podcast to talk all things state titles, sports and much more. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.  

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Looking back at Lincoln-Sudbury golf's 2019 season

The Daily News recently hosted its 20th annual hockey tournament called the Daily News Cup as the Hopkinton boys hockey team won the four-team tournament. So five Hillers joined Daily News senior multimedia journalist Tommy Cassell on his 100th episode of the Cassell's Corner podcast. Seniors Sean Walsh, Kyle Rogers, Drew Saporoschetz and Tommy Hamblet, and freshman Pavit Mehra came into the studio to talk about beating Hudson and Algonquin by a combined goal-differential of 13-3 in the two-game tourney.  The five hockey players talked puck, making it to a state championship game at TD Garden last year, high school and post-high school choices and germs before playing a little hockey trivia. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Hopkinton Boys Ice Hockey comes to the studio

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 Marcus go back and forth talking about their father, who was the L-S athletic trainer, and what he meant to them. 

Yoshitaka Ando's sons reflect on what their dad meant to them

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 "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on the podcast while also doing some football drills on the Daily News lawn. The quartet of Warriors also talked baseball, lacrosse and shouted out some of their friends. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Lincoln-Sudbury football in the house

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 Corner (with balloons) and barking to start the podcast. Ashland football barks twice after ever win. The Clockers then talked all things football, sports and cancer before class president Groover took over as proxy of the podcast. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Clockers secure a Tri-Valley League Large title

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, and goal celebration.  They even talked about whether or not they'd wear the skirts. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

These boys are playing on Wayland High's field hockey team

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. All three participated on the Hillers' outdoor track team doing field events. Kate and Garrett threw discus while Ben tossed the javelin. The siblings talked all things track before diving into their other athletic endeavors. Tommy then had Kate play a trivia game about which brother she knew better.   Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Meet the Powers family

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's Nick Smith were named the Female Athlete of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year, respectively, and talked about what that honor meant to them with Tommy. The two gifted athletes talked all things sports, and the college recruiting process, as Grace will run cross country and track at Stanford University while Nick will swim at Middlebury College.  Oh, and the two student-athletes are pretty smart as well. So Tommy ended the podcast with some competitive pop culture trivia. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Top athletes of the 2018-2019 year

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 three Hawks and their coach opened up about superstitions, traditions, saving woodchucks and taking faceplants. At the end of the podcast, the trio of Hawks and their coach played the Cassell version of "The Dating Game" which resulted in some spilled water and a few laughs. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Hudson softball players win the state title

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 about their warm-up song, drank water out of tea mugs, talked all things lax and then take over the final section of the podcast. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Dover-Sherborn claims state title

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 with the raffle. So on Sunday, five players of the team joined host Tommy Cassell to tape the podcast. The five Hillers played some lax outside and even sang the national anthem before the podcast, before talking all things lacrosse and sports with Tommy.  To wrap up the podcast, the quintet of Hillers took over the microphone and played a game.

Hopkinton girls lacrosse has some fun

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 the Daily News lawn before coming into the podcast studio. To start off the podcast, Nally did his best Freddie Mercury impression by singing "Another One Bites The Dust" with the help of his teammates. Tommy chatted with the baseball players about winning the Daily News' tournament and winning a Super 8 championship last year before dissecting the dugout chatter for Franklin. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Rich Pedroli Memorial Daily News Classic champions

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 brother, Trevor, both watched on the sidelines of the Boston Marathon as the two breezed by their Ashland home en route to the finish line.  The four siblings visited with host Tommy Cassell to talk Marathon Monday, coaching, Ashland High vs. Marian High and even talked about delivering a baby. At the end, the four competitive siblings played a trivia game. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Making the most of Marathon Monday: Running, cheering, and supporting

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, superstitions, music and senior superlatives. And to start off the podcast, they even spoke some Spanish and Chinese before switching over to English. Needless to say, this is a fun bunch. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

Back-to-back state champs

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 things basketball, injuries, traveling and March Madness.   They even played a little HORSE in the lobby of the Daily News.    Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.

The Dover-Sherborn boys basketball team is State Champs!

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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