Varsity U.s.a. Podcast

With Week One of the football season kicking off, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal high school sports writer Alexis Cubit discusses a few of the season-opening matchups, including Estacado's rematch with Greenwood. Matadors coach Joe Cluley also joins to give his synopsis of his squad and what they expect from the Rangers coming into Friday's contest at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland.

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

Fort Walton Beach High School has a new head football coachChip Petree has been selected. He has 30 years of experience which include three years as Choctaw’s defensive coordinator and the last two as Fort Walton Beach’s defensive coordinator – the 53-year-old coach has always put an emphasis on building up the student-athlete moniker while trumpeting the value of multi-sport athletes.Petree replaces current athletic director Phil Dorn, who went 9-30 over his four years at the helm, never beat Choctaw and never topped four wins in any year. Dorn was unavailable for comment.Before Dorn, Tommy Johnson went 1-9 and Mike Owens finished 1-9 in his swan song.Because of the struggles, Petree understands the impetus on winning for a program that hasn’t had an above-.500 season since 2012 (7-3) and hasn’t beaten Choctaw since 2013.

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 subscri

High school sports writer Alexis Cubit chats with Dave Campbell Texas Football's Matt Stepp on Lubbock-Cooper's Class 5A, Division II state semifinal game against Aledo as well as Post's season and what to expect from the Antelopes' Class 2A, Division I state championship contest against Refugio. In the second segment, Antelopes coach Michael Pittman joins to talk about his team's record-setting season and a chance to add to it on Wednesday.

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. 

High School sports writer Alexis Cubit and KLBK's Ryan King chat about the remaining high school football teams in the playoffs and the recent UIL cutoff numbers and possible realignments. Lubbock-Cooper coach Chip Darden also joins the show to discuss the Pirates' win over Wichita Falls Rider, the record-setting season and the upcoming Class 5A, Division II state semifinal game against Aledo.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal high school sports writer Alexis Cubit is joined by KLBK's Ryan King to discuss the area's remaining playoff football teams and projections for this weekend's regional final matchups. Lubbock Christian coach Chris Softley also joins in the second segment of the show to talk about the Eagles' 13-0 season and playing for a TAPPS Division III state championship on Saturday.

During this week's Lone Star Varsity podcast, high school sports writer Alexis Cubit reviews the upcoming weekend matchups for the remaining area teams. Lubbock-Cooper coach Chip Darden also joins the show to discuss his first year as the Pirates' head coach, District 3-5A, Division II and playing Randall for a second time in less than a month.

During this week's episode of the Lone Star Varsity podcast, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal high school sports writer Alexis Cubit speaks with Coronado coach Seth Parr about postseason football and the Mustangs' upcoming area round playoff game against  No. 3 Denton Ryan.

Carlos and Alexis chat high school volleyball and football playoffs, while Monterey head coach Wayne Hutchinson joins the show.

Carlos and Alexis talk some of the notable high school volleyball and football matchups as the calendar turns to November. Also, Lubbock Christian High School football coach Chris Softley discusses his squads strong season and more.

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,

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&rs

Alexis and Carlos chat about high school volleyball and football as both are coming to a close when it comes to the regular season. Frenship football and volleyball are main topics, while Tahoka head coach Stephen Overstreet joins the show.

In another edition of the Lone Star Varsity podcast, Alexis talks about Week Eight football action and looks ahead to this week's games. Sundown coach Adam Cummings joins the show to discuss the Roughnecks' identity and how District 2-2A, Division I is unfolding ahead of the team's Week Nine game against undefeated Post.

Alexis and Carlos burn the midnight oil to talk high school volleyball and football. Sudan head coach John Cornelius joins the show to chat about his first season and the 6-0 start for the Hornets.

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