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

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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<p><strong>Cassell&rsquo;s Corner</strong></p>
<p>Each week, Tommy Cassell of the<a href="http://www.metrowestdailynews.com"> MetroWest Daily</a> and<a href="http://www.milforddailynews.com/"> Milford Daily News</a> 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<a href="https://twitter.com/tommycassell44"> @TommyCassell44 </a>or by email at <a href="mailto:tcassell@wickedlocal.com">tcassell@wickedlocal.com</a></p>
<p>You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don&rsquo;t forget to rate and review. And if you aren&rsquo;t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell&rsquo;s Corner is available<a href="http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/topics/cassells-corner-podcast"> on our websites</a>.</p>
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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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