With a dominating 23-10 victory over Sharon, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team was crowned the first-ever Davenport Division champions in the Hockomock League. “It was a great feeling, and the girls were really excited about it,” coach Chris Murtagh said. “We began the season with this as our goal, and to attain that goal […]
Three years ago, Father Michael McClellan became pastor at St. John’s the Evangelist in Canton. After more than three decades at parishes in Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, McClellan said the move served as a bit of a culture shock. “I moved from the city, where poverty is common, to the not so poor suburbs,” […]
After the success of its inaugural program last year, the Irish Cultural Centre, located on New Boston Drive in Canton, will again offer its Children’s Celtic Camp this summer. “We have a lot of children’s programs and activities here,” said Louise O’Shea, director of membership and programming at the ICC. “Our Christmas and St. Patrick’s […]
After four weeks without a win, the Canton High varsity softball team bounced back in a big way with two decisive victories last week: 3-0 against Sharon and 3-2 over Foxboro. When the Bulldogs played Sharon at the beginning of the season, the team fell 6-2. But head coach Ed Amico said Canton is a […]
Nearing the end of the season, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team finished the week with a mixed bag: an impressive 21-14 win over Foxboro and a difficult 23-19 loss to Cohasset. The Bulldogs came out quick in the game against Foxboro, scoring in the first minutes of the game. But as soon as the […]
After a stinging 17-3 loss to Franklin last Wednesday, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team bounced back, but still came up short in a 17-16 loss to Oliver Ames on Friday. “We couldn’t control the draws,” coach Chris Murtagh said of the girls’ performance in both games last week. “And usually whoever controls the draws […]
Despite suffering three tough losses last week — 4-2 against Attleboro, 9-0 against Mansfield and 6-5 at Franklin — the Canton High varsity softball team showed offensive improvement with 25 hits over the three games. Coach Ed Amico said the team’s downfall came with stranding runners on base and making errors. In the game against […]
Heading into the halfway point of the season, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team finished the week with a mixed bag: an impressive 20-13 win over North Attleboro and a stinging 19-6 loss to King Philip. The girls played a steady game against NA, scoring 11 goals in the first half and nine in the […]
The Canton High School softball team finished the first half of the season with three difficult losses: 5-0 against both King Philip and Oliver Ames and 11-6 against Stoughton. Despite failing to get a hit against KP, coach Ed Amico said the girls played their best defensive game of the season. The Bulldogs gave up […]
After a week with no games, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team returned to action last week with a dominating 18-11 performance against Sharon. Both teams started off slowly, but Canton started to push ahead at the end of the first half. “It was a matter of both teams feeling each other out,” coach Chris […]
