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A memorable winter season came to an end for the Canton High swim team last week, with six female swimmers competing against the state’s best at the Division 2 state swimming championships, held Sunday evening at Harvard University. The six participants represented Canton’s largest contingent at a state meet in the past several seasons, and […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After more than 50 years of serving different regions of Canton and operating entirely independent of one another, the town’s two Catholic parishes, St. John the Evangelist and St. Gerard Majella, appear to be headed toward a future of collaboration that would involve the sharing of resources, staff, and possibly more — all under the […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner

After clawing its way back into the division title picture with five wins in six games, the CHS girls’ ice hockey team kept things rolling last week with a dominant five-day stretch, catapulting its way to the top of the standings with three consecutive league victories — all on the road — including a 5-2 […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

It was a girls-only affair for the Canton High swim team at last weekend’s central/south sectional swimming championships at MIT, where the six Bulldog qualifiers made the rest of their teammates and their coaches proud with several strong performances, highlighted by Shannon McLaughlin’s fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. McLaughlin, who qualified for the upcoming […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The season just keeps getting better for the red-hot CHS boys’ ice hockey team, which followed up a division-clinching win over a talented Mansfield squad last week with its first-ever victory over nonleague Lincoln-Sudbury in a wild finish last Wednesday at home. “I would say it was the wildest game of the season by far,” […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Needing to win its final three league games to claim the Hockomock’s Davenport Division crown outright, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and took care of business, crushing basement dwellers Stoughton and Foxboro last week before taking down a talented Mansfield team 4-2 on the road on Monday. The three wins vaulted […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
With deep roots in Canton and an undying love for the game of basketball, Matt Droney had always imagined himself in a Bulldogs uniform, playing alongside his friends and dominating opponents in front of his hometown crowd. It had been a dream of his for as long as he could remember, and yet for a […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

It’s been a memorable season for the Canton High girls’ swim team, and on Saturday the Bulldogs achieved new heights with a fifth place finish at the Hockomock championship meet in Attleboro — the program’s best showing in over five years. Led by freshman sensation Shannon McLaughlin, the girls turned in countless personal-best times and […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

It’s been a season of highs and lows for the CHS girls’ basketball team, but last week marked a new high point as the Bulldogs picked up three wins in a span of four days, led by their undisputed MVP, senior forward Olivia Murphy. One of the league’s most dominant players, Murphy exceeded even her […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Still riding high off its recent four-game winning streak, the CHS girls’ ice hockey team fell back to earth a bit last week after a 9-2 road loss to nonleague Hingham. Fortunately, the team was able to bounce back on Saturday with a 6-1 win over King Philip at the Foxboro Sports Center. With the […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner