Stories written by Jay TurnerJay joined the
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Riding a three-game win streak and faced with its toughest test of the season, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Franklin last Monday and turned in a classic performance against its biggest rival, dominating the first two periods and then holding on for dear life over the final 20 minutes for a […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After an up-and-down past few weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team appeared to finally right the ship last week with impressive wins over previously unbeaten Norwood (7-5) and Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke (9-5). Both games were played at the friendly confines of Metropolis Rink, although the Norwood contest officially counted as an away game, while the […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

After delivering several top-notch individual performances but struggling to get over the hump as a team, the Canton High girls’ swim team came through with a dominant 99-66 victory over Franklin last Friday at home. It was the Bulldogs’ third win of the season, and it came just two days after their encouraging effort in […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

After putting up a ten-spot on Stoughton on January 7, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and duplicated the feat in its very next game, pummeling division opponent Foxboro 10-1 last Wednesday at Metropolis Rink. Although it doesn’t seem possible given the score, Foxboro actually outplayed the Bulldogs in the early going, […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
On Sunday, January 29, hundreds of diners will descend on Salem and Hanover streets in Boston’s famous North End for the seventh annual CityFeast, a unique food-and-wine fundraiser that benefits diabetes research and care through the Joslin Diabetes Center’s High Hopes Fund. The popular event is the brainchild of Carla Agrippino-Gomes, a Canton resident since […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner

For the second time in as many weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team split the difference with a win and a loss, beating Medfield 4-1 at home last Wednesday and then losing to Sandwich 3-1 on Saturday at Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne. With the loss to the Blue Knights, the Bulldogs once […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Although neither team came away with the victory, the Canton High boys’ and girls’ swim teams both turned in one of their strongest performances of the season in a home meet last Friday against the formidable King Philip Warriors. “Friday was a fantastic meet,” said head coach Lori Mooney, whose teams are now a combined […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
It’s been a trying past few weeks for the Canton High girls’ basketball team, and last week the struggles continued as the Bulldogs dropped back-to-back games to North Attleboro and King Philip to fall to 3-5 overall. The team has now lost five of its last six games and is currently in the midst of […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

The Canton High boys’ ice hockey team played its first two division games of the season last week, and other than the venue, the games could not have been more different. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs lost a closely contested battle with Oliver Ames at Asiaf Rink in Brockton, falling 2-1. Canton then returned to Brockton […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Senior forward Haley Gaughan continued her torrid start to the season with back-to-back hat tricks, but the Canton High girls’ hockey team could only muster one win in two tries last week as the Bulldogs once again slid below .500 with a disappointing loss to Franklin Saturday at Metropolis Rink. Sitting at 1-2 and coming […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner