Cassell's Corner

Ashland’s Luke Gustavson, Maddy Hornung and Jackson Hornung joined podcast host Tommy Cassell to talk all things sports, friends, and relationships. Now the first two, Luke and Maddy are a couple. They are dating. The last two, Maddy and Jackson, are brother and sister. And Luke and Jackson, are really good friends. So it’s an interesting connection, with the three also being neighbors and Jackson the permanent third-wheel. The trio, plus Tommy, talk Ashland High sports, the unique relationship and even do a little version of "The Newlywed Game" with a special twist. Make sure you play along as well. 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

The Daily News Male and Female Athlete(s) of the Year in Hopkinton's Will Abbott and Natick's Grace Connolly join host Tommy Cassell to talk about their noteworthy honors.   Abbott was a once-in-a-generation type athlete this past school year when it came to football, hockey and lacrosse. He raised the bar athletically at Hopkinton High by setting a boatload of new school records and was named an All-American for lax.    Connolly was in a class of her own this past school year when it came to running, earning All-American status and Mass. Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year, while also setting a bunch of new school records. ​ 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

Ducks fly together. Host Tommy Cassell chats with members of the Division 1 state championship baseball team from Needham High School as well as two of their coaches. The coaches just happened to be Tommy's high school classmates. After senior captain, Charlie Roberts scooped up three rubber ducky’s during his team’s trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in May the team used them as good luck charms in his team’s dugout ever since,  Joining me were three of its senior captains in Charlie Sumner, Alex Luscher and Roberts. The two coaches are head coach Matt Howard and assistant coach Alex Marlow, both graduates of Weston High School, where Tommy went to school. The group talks about winning a state championship for Needham baseball, relived some of the glory days of Weston High, discussed rubber duckies and even played a little trivia. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports f

With the high school sports season officially over, Milford's Ava and Andrew Vasile came into the studio to talk with Tommy Cassell, the host of the Cassell's Corner podcast, to talk the past three seasons of sports and the 2017-18 sports year in general.   Now although the two siblings, twins if you couldn't tell, live in Milford, they both go to different schools. Ava, 12 minutes older, is a rising senior at Medway High while the younger Andrew is a rising senior at Blackstone Valley Tech in Upton.    Both play three sports, with Ava staring on the soccer field, indoor track, and lacrosse field while Andrew shines on the soccer field, basketball court, and lacrosse field.   Other than sports, the two twins chat with Tommy about choosing schools, signing on the bus and solving Rubik's Cubes.  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

The Super 8 state champion Franklin baseball team join podcast host Tommy Cassell to talk about winning a state title after being the last team selected for the elite eight-team postseason tournament. Seniors Jake Noviello, Bryan Woelfel, Evan Wendell, Steve Luttazi and Colby Fitzgibbons all came into Cassell's Corner to chat the Panthers' improbable playoff run, when they won all four of their games, the final a 3-2 victory over Central Catholic.   They five Franklin seniors and Cassell also chatted public vs. private school, Wendell's father who is battling cancer and Fitzgibbons' fun with fishing.  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 forge

Host Tommy Cassell' talks with three seniors from Medway High School.    Nick Assad, TJ Nelson and Cam Forbes from the Medway baseball team come in fresh off a 6-2 win over top-seeded Apponuquet in the Division 3 South quarterfinals to talk all things baseball, sports, and of course Fortnite.    The three Medway High seniors discuss their playoff run and other athletic endeavors, while also chatting about frosted tips in the hair and playing hacky sack and more with Tommy. 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 availa

The Dover-Sherborn boys tennis team joins host Tommy Cassell in this episode.    Two seniors in Max Schuermann (No. 1 singles) and Lucas Minas (No. 2 singles), along with their coach Jon Kirby,  talk all things tennis.   The Raiders finished the regular season with a 15-0 record and over their four years at D-S, Schuermann and Minas led their team to a 63-0 record in the regular season over that time span.    D-S lost in the Division 3 state championship in 2016, the sophomore season for both Schuermann and Minas, and fell in the Div. 3 state semifinals in 2015 and 2017. Needless to say, the Raiders have some unfinished business that is motivating them.   The three D-S tennis team members and Cassell also discuss golf, swimming, DJing and many other things.   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 Wednes

Fresh off a win in the Rich Pedroli Memorial Daily News Classic, the Hopkinton baseball team joined host Tommy Cassell. They are (from left to right in picture) Stephen Simoes, Zack Sisitsky, Tom Leone and Anthony Farina.   The Hillers won 5-3 over three-time defending Daily News Classic champs Franklin on May 26 at Natick's Mahan Field. Hopkinton will soon be playing in the Division 2 South playoffs.   The group talks about all things baseball, golf (Leone won a state title this past fall with the Hopkinton golf team), hockey and football -- even a little basketball -- while also talking about the Hopkinton baseball coach, Steve Simeos, who is Stephen's father and the AP Government teacher of a few of the Hillers at Hopkinton High.   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

Host Tommy Cassell brings iin a couple for the first time. They are seniors from rivaling towns and schools. Milford's Shannon Cormier and Hopedale's Brandon Hall.   Shannon is currently on the undefeated Milford softball team, which is the defending Division 1 state champion. Brandon is currently running outdoor track for Hopedale and just broke the school record in the 1-mile.    The two started dating nearly two years ago when Brandon added Shannon as a friend on Snapchat. It took two dates for him to finally ask for her telephone number. The two are very competitive with each other and have been trying to out-do one another when it comes to proposals to prom: promposals.   They both will play sports at college, with Brandon running three seasons at Fordham University and Shannon playing field hockey at American International College.  Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure f

Holliston High School graduate Jake Obid and his former teacher Bill Wechsler joined host Tommy Cassell for this week's episode. Wechsler was diagnosed with ALS in 2016 and was given two to five years to live. Obid credits Wechsler, who was a social worker at Holliston High until 2017, with saving his life as Obid was struggling with school and his life as a sophomore at Holliston. Obid finished the 2018 Boston Marathon. He ran to pay homage to his former teacher and raised nearly $15K for Team Challenge ALS. He finished the race with a calf injury and possibly a torn meniscus in his knee. Obid and Wechsler talk about the Boston Marathon, the toughest part of ALS and Obid's plans to follow in Wechsler's footsteps, in an episode that might bring tears to your eyes. 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 o

Host Tommy Cassell is joined by 18-year-old Kalman Heims.  Kalman was one of eight skiers who represented the United States in the Freestyle Junior World Championships in Duved, Sweden, where he competed in the moguls events.   Kalman has been skiing since he was 3 years old and currently splits his time between Westborough High and Killington Mountain School in Vermont. Kalman will be graduating from Westborough High in June and taking a gap year at Killington before heading to the University of Michigan.   Heims and Tommy talk about all things skiing (since Tommy is a novice), the plus/minuses of splitting time between two schools, and his newfound hobby --learning how to the guitar. 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 Y

Host Tommy Cassell talked with the coach and members of the Hopedale boys lacrosse team in for SPECIAL EPISODE 50.   Hopedale just clinched its second straight postseason bid after becoming a varsity program in 2014, no easy feat.   They talk about the growth of the program, its first playoff experience last year, Brian Cerow's broken neck in the first game of the football season for the BMR-Hopedale co-op team and what it's like for sophomore Blake Moxim to play for his dad, Eric, the coach.    Senior captain Jake Wollensak was also on the podcast as they talk about the fateful turnover that ended the Blue Raiders' season last year and they discuss why it may not be a good idea to swim across Hopedale pond. 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 tc

Host Tommy Cassell talks with two players and the head coach of the Hudson High softball team. The Hawks are off to a 6-0 start so far this season after a 12-0 win over Groton-Dunstable on April 24. In that victory, junior left-hander Sophia Togneri thew a no-hitter, striking out 11 batters in seven shutout innings. Senior captain Maddie Haufe went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run as well in the win. Coach Laura Bowen is in her second year of being the head coach at her alma mater, as she won a state championship in 2007 as a player. The four talk about softball, changing positions, cooking and nanny and manny-ing. 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 fo

The Franklin baseball team joins podcast host Tommy Cassell after senior James Leofanti threw a special no-hitter on April 13 in a 4-0 win over Milford and senior captain Jake Noviello tossed a complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win over Walpole on April 18.   The players are joined by their coach Zach Brown and his son.   The two are leaders on the Panthers team that recently went on a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.   The group talks about the no-hitter, baseball in general, Brown's father is the defensive coordinator for the University of Michigan football team and 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

This week, host Tommy Cassell brought in Bellingham High junior Michael Reissfelder. He was a Daily News All-Star for basketball this winter and for cross country this past fall. He just recently pitched a complete game and got the win in Bellingham's 2-1 victory over Medway on Monday in baseball. The two chatted about all three sports, his superstition of wearing his dad's socks to basketball games this winter, and how he is learning to play the guitar.  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.

Producer Caitlyn Kelleher becomes the host in this episode of Cassell's Corner. She and regular host Tommy Cassell talk about the spring season for teams in the MetroWest and Milford areas. They talk about the teams that could compete for back-to-back state championships and those other teams that are in the running this year. From volleyball to tennis and from lacrosse to softball and baseball.  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.  

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.  

Host Tommy Cassell is joined by the four seniors — Jenna Harrison, Olivia Vernon, Phoebe Lawrence and Elise Coakley — from Wellesley girls hockey team in this week’s episode.  The Raiders just won a Division 2 state championship after having lost in the state title game in three of the past four seasons. Cassell and the quartet of hockey players talk about all things hockey, youth hockey, avocados, coffee and carpools.  The Raiders scored 102 points this year, and only allowed 29. “It wasn’t one girl racking up all the points. It was the team as a whole,” said Coakley. “Finishing with a win at the Garden was awesome.”    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 i

This week, host Tommy Cassell is joined by Marlborough High boys basketball players Chris Doherty and Kevin Short as well as their coach Scott Bauman.  Doherty and Short, just ended their high school basketball careers, and talk about the past season and what's next. Doherty talks about what he thinks it will be like to head to Notre Dame University next year. Bauman also shares what brought him to the MetroWest area after spending the early part of his career coaching in the MidWest. 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

Host Tommy Cassell talks with Lincoln-Sudbury senior Andrew Marshall and Wayland senior Ramazan Attasauov along with L-S assistant wrestling coach Joel Mode and Wayland head coach Sean Chase.   Marshall is in the 220-pound weight class and Attasauov is in the 132-pound weight class.   Marshall and Attasauov both are fresh off the New England Championships where Marshall won his weight class and Attasauov lost in the finals. Both were All-State champions this year in their respective weight classes.   They talked all things wrestling, the parallels between the rivaling programs, falling off horses and locking yourself in a locker.    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 Pl