Varsity U.s.a. Podcast

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 oth

Alexis and Carlos chat Week 6, including Coronado, Monterey, Frenship and more, while previewing the start of district play for the same squads and more. Ralls head coach Xavier Rangel, whose squad is 5-0, joins the show before the Jackrabbits take on Lockney in District 4-2A Division II action.

Alexis and Carlos reflect on legendary Estacado and Dunbar coach Louis Kelley before diving into some high school football chatter. Post coach Michael Pittman joins the show to talk about his squad getting to 5-0 and what he felt has been the key to the undefeated start.

Rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated. Seth and Sam return to break down everything you need to know about high school football on the Emerald Coast.

Alexis and Carlos chat Lubbock High getting its first win and some big games for the Week 5 slate, including Tahoka at Sundown and Wichita Falls at Estacado to name a few. Westerners coach Shane Stephen also joins the show to chat quarterback Brandon Smith and more.

Carlos and Alexis breakdown Lubbock-Cooper and Frenship, which is arguably one of the best games of the Texas high school football season in the South Plains. Volleyball is also discussed, while Frenship head coach Jay Northcutt joins the show to bring his perspective to the rivalry matchup.

Week 2 is over. This means Carlos and Alexis break it all down, including the Lubbock-Cooper/Coronado matchup and more. The duo also previews Week 3 matchups, including a big-time showdown between Frenship and Lubbock-Cooper, and Abernathy head coach Darrell Daily joins the show. 

Carlos and Alexis breakdown a wild Week 1 schedule, which included Estacado claiming a win over Coronado and a pair of teams - Monterey and Fresnship - starting off with a victory. The duo also breaks down Week 2 matchups and Lubbock-Cooper coach Chip Darden joins the show.

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 episo

Carlos and Alexis are ready for football games to be played. But, before they chat about them, the duo discuss the Frenship Tournament and which teams could make some noise with the start of District 3-5A play. And Shallowater head coach Bryan Wood joins the show in the second half to talk getting his young team ready to play against Idalou on Friday night.

Reporter Tina Harbuck interviews Phil Dorn after the game.

Carlos and Alexis are back to talk some volleyball and football. Frenship and Monterey racked up some gold last weekend, while it looks like the football season is closing in. And with that in mind, Carlos chats with Matt Stepp of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine for a deep dive in the Lone Star Varsity coverage area.

Get acquainted with Alexis Cubit, the new high school sports writer at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. The duo talk her background, West Texas, food and some high school football. In the second portion, Carlos chats with Estacado head coach Joe Cluley on the season and some impact players.

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 for

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

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.

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@wickedloc

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

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 o

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