Class of 2018 inductees recognized at a banquet on November 18th, 2018.
Dennis Baker (1966)
Dennis Baker graduated Ashland High School in 1966. He was a 3-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Baker was an all-league tight end on the gridiron, but baseball was where he really left his mark. He had a career batting average of .480 in the Dual County League and he captained the 1966 team. The 1966 club finished 20-2, won the dual county league, and captured Ashland’s first baseball state championship. Dennis received a baseball scholarship to Maryland where he continued his career. As a professional, Dennis Baker gave back to his community serving as baseball coach from 1982-1995. His teams combined for 200 plus victories over that fourteen year span. They also won three league championships and Dennis was named Boston Globe Coach of the Year in 1990.
Dennis Baker graduated Ashland High School in 1966. He was a 3-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Baker was an all-league tight end on the gridiron, but baseball was where he really left his mark. He had a career batting average of .480 in the Dual County League and he captained the 1966 team. The 1966 club finished 20-2, won the dual county league, and captured Ashland’s first baseball state championship. Dennis received a baseball scholarship to Maryland where he continued his career. As a professional, Dennis Baker gave back to his community serving as baseball coach from 1982-1995. His teams combined for 200 plus victories over that fourteen year span. They also won three league championships and Dennis was named Boston Globe Coach of the Year in 1990.
Chris Kane (1978)
Chris Kane graduated Ashland High School in 1978. Kane was a 3-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. As a captain and team MVP in basketball, he led the team in scoring and rebounding averaging over 15 points and 10 rebounds per a game. It is on the Ashland football field though where Kane was most renowned as quarterback and punter of the 1977 squad. The 1977 team finished the regular season undefeated and won the Tri Valley League Title before losing to Hull in the Super Bowl. Kane went on to play at Framingham State. In his four year football career at Framingham State, Kane set school records in passing and punting. Following school, he served as physical education teacher, head football coach, and eventually Athletic Director at Keefe Tech. |
Casandra Wheeler (1987)
Casandra Wheeler graduated Ashland High School in 1987. She is considered by many to be Ashland’s premier female track and field star of the 1980s. Wheeler received Tri-Valley League All-Star in both the high jump and hurdles three times. The triple jump was her best event. She earned TVL All-Star four times in the triple jump while being recognized as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic in the event in 1986. That was when Wheeler captured a New England Title with 37’2”. Wheeler still owns two school records in the high jump (5’6”), and the 100m hurdles (14.9). She also played varsity field hockey for the Clockers. |
1966 Baseball Team
The 1966 Baseball Team amassed a 20-2 record. Under the leadership of Massachusetts’ Hall of Fame skipper Clem Spillane and his assistant Al Adams, the club finished the season as Dual County League Champions. Tournament success include victories over Immaculate Conception of Revere and Bourne. The Clockers captured the state title with a win over future Tri-Valley League rival Norton. Ashland High School Athletic Hall of Famer Dennis Baker and fellow co-captain Jim Poole led the way for Ashland. Other senior teammates included Mike Pierce and Bruce Heider. Pat Fitzgerald, Dennis Fairweather, Steve Willard, Bob Mucha, Larry Dickens, Joe Markarian, Ernie Sannicandro, Mark Iarussi, Larry Piccioli, Earl McLaughlin, and Bill Ellsworth all contributed as under-classmen. |
Dan Paul (1986)
Dan Paul graduated Ashland High School in 1986. Dan Paul is Ashland’s most successful wrestler amassing a career record of 107-10-2. In 1985, Dan Paul completed the wrestling triple crown winning sectional, state, and New England titles becoming the first and only Ashland wrestler to accomplish the feat. Paul’s state title extended the streak to a program record three straight years of individual state champs. Paul finished the season with an unprecedented 45-0 record. He capped it off by becoming the 2nd New England Champion in Ashland Wrestling history. Injuries forced Paul off the mat in his senior season, but he had already become Ashland’s most decorated wrestler of all-time. |
1995 Football Team
The 1995 Football Team amassed a 10-1 overall record. Under the leadership of Massachusetts’ Hall of Fame coach Kevin Maines and his assistants Thomas Burns, Daniel Provost, Dave DiGirolamo, Mark Curran, Chris Lytle, and Dan DiGirolamo, the club finished the season as Tri-Valley League Champions. They defeated Trinity Catholic to capture the Division 6B Super Bowl. The Clockers defense held their opponents to 7.9 points per a game and the offense contributed as well averaging 24 points per a game. Major contributors for the team who garnered league and district recognition include Mark Ferrelli, Mike Hackett, Jason Meade, James Madden III, Dave Waldstein, Tyler Perry, Mark Vendetti, James Cisneros, Ryan Donahue, Jack Santos, Juan Sepulveda, Tim Wilson, and Dave Cicciarella. Mark Ferrelli (1996) Mark Ferrelli graduated Ashland High School in 1996. Mark was a two-sport captain for the Clockers in baseball and football. In baseball, as a freshmen Ferrelli finished 5-0 and led the TVL in ERA. As a senior, he batted .559 and went 7-2 as a starting pitcher on the 1996 South Sectional Finalist team. He earned a career mark of 22-5. His best game came as a senior in Millis where he completed a no-hitter and was 4 for 5 at the plate with two homeruns, He was honored as team MVP, League MVP, and Boston Globe D3 Player of the Year. On the gridiron Ferrelli shined. Starring as an offensive and defensive lineman, Ferrelli earned Tri-Valley League All Star as well as Division 6 All-Star honors in ’94 and ’95. He was selected to the Shriner's All-Star game in 1995. The co-captain led the Clockers to victory in the Division 6B Super Bowl. He was selected as Tri-Valley League Lineman of the Year, Middlesex News 1st Team All-Star, Boston Herald All-Scholastic, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic. |
Bob Capistran (1984)
Bob Capistran graduated Ashland High School in 1984. Bob was a talented multi-sport athlete and leader. He served as team captain in football, wrestling, and baseball. On the gridiron, Capistran was a factor in all three phases of the game serving as receiver, cornerback, punter, and returner. On the diamond, he was an outstanding shortstop. On the mat, he was dominant. He finished the 1984 wrestling season with a 34-1 record, a sectional championship, and a state championship. Capistran was a Boston Globe All-Scholastic honorable mention in wrestling and was voted most athletic in the Class of 1984. He also received the Ashland High School sportsmanship award in 1984. |