Cassell's Corner

Worcester Red Sox manager Chad Tracy joins T&G reporter Tommy Cassell on 'Cassell’s Corner Podcast' to discuss the 2026 season and all things WooSox and baseball.

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. 

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 newslette

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 takes."   The T-Hawk super fans chatted with Tommy about their shtick before taking over the podcast entirely at the end of the podcast. Oh, and they also performed a pizza review outside of a nearby pizza establishment.    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

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 match and ended the podcast with an impromptu promposal, which is when people ask other people to junior prom, by Brown.

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 the Ashland wrestling team and community.   The wrestlers also kept things loose by opening up the podcast by singing "Juju On That Beat" -- a song and dance you'll sometimes see and hear at an Ashland wrestling practice.   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

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, and sophomore Henry Antino talked all things hockey, swag, traditions and music choices.   The Tomahawks started the podcast off by singing the song they play in the locker room after a win before surprising a classmate over the phone with a cool announcement.    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 prov

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.   The quartet of Panthers talked basketball, volleyball and tanning tips, while also discussing a new initiative that doesn't allow basketball players to roll up their shorts this season.   At the beginning and end of the podcast, the four Franklin basketballers had some fun. Maybe too much fun, by singing some songs and finishing with a fun 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.

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 spoke about their "Rocky II" inspired season, inspiration from a beloved coach who passed away from cancer and even a little swagger inspiration from a company called Supreme.   At the end of the episode, the five BVT footballers squared off in 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 p

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 feeling in his upper body but still can't feel his lower half to this day.   Connor, along with his father, Robbie Walker, joined host Tommy to talk about the events of Sept. 29, the diagnosis, the rehab and now the future. Connor and his father also chatted with Tommy about the community outreach, Connor's plans moving forward and even discussed the "pimp mobile" that Connor would like to drive again someday.   Read about Connor's journey and view the photos of Connor taking his first steps, on the MetroWest Daily News's website. Click here for the story.   Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford D

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. Last season, the Beavers made it to the Div. 7 Super Bowl before falling to Mashpee.   BVT is back on a revenge tour that its calling 'Rocky 2'. Those four players joined Cassell's Corner podcast to talk the revenge tour, football traditions and their assistant coach from last season, who died this May from cancer.   The four Beavers finishing up with some 2-on-2 trivia inside the podcast studio.   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 @Tom

Four Medway soon-to-be seniors joined podcast host Tommy Cassell on Cassell's Corner podcast to talk about their interesting summer adventures and their upcoming school year.   They are Medway's Jeremy Curley, Carter Fisher, Brendan Kenney and Nathan Steinhoff and all four of them worked on Cassidy Farm this summer in Medway. Lenny Megliola wrote a story on the quartet, who baled hay and helped with tasks on the farm, as the four talked football, hockey, and lacrosse with Cassell, with the latter sport being the season they all join together as captains.   They even played an updated version of The Newlywed Game.   Photos of the Farm Boys. and Lenny's story. 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 iTune

Wellesley natives Mike Vasil and Henry Weycker joined host Tommy Cassell to talk all things baseball.   Vasil, who just graduated from BC High, will be a freshman on the University of Virginia baseball team this year while Weycker, who has one year left at Wellesley High, will be a freshman next year on the Virginia Tech baseball team.   The two talked with Tommy about high school playoff baseball, Vasil foregoing the MLB draft, deciding whether to go to public or private school and even played a little baseball trivia at the end. 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

The best teenage golfer in the country came on Cassell's Corner podcast to chat with host Tommy Cassell about how he got that title.   Wellesley's Michael Thorbjornsen claimed the prestigious golf tournament, coming from behind to win 1 up in the US Junior Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey on July 21.   He and one of his best friend's Drew Cohen, also of Wellesley, recollect the historic July day, talk about golf in general and even take part in a sand wedge competition. 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

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

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

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 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 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

Host Tommy Cassell is joined by Natick High School seniors Brendan Fair, Peter Ryan, and Brett Davidson, who host their own show called “The Players Pod.” Cassell talks with the boys, who are all athletes at Natick High, about the show that focuses mostly Natick sports, sports, and life Natick High School. “It’s a voice for all of the athletes and the non-athletes at the school,” Ryan told Cassell. Ryan was a senior captain on the football team and is now a captain for the boys basketball team. He also wrote an article for me/MetroWest in the first edition of "The Player's Perspective.” Davidson was a member of the boys soccer team and is a captain of the indoor track team. Fair was a captain for the golf team in the fall. Cassell loosens the reins as well Fair, Ryan and Davidson take the last part of the podcast as their own. Listeners may or may not learn how to meet new people. Cassell’s Corner: Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily