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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a 20-day break between meets that included all of December vacation, both of the Canton High swim teams kicked off the new year with impressive performances in back-to-back meets last week, capped off by a convincing double victory over nonleague Randolph.
Ronald A. Gray, 59, on January 6. A graduate of Canton High School, Gray was the past president of Canton Pop Warner, a former Canton Little League coach, and a longtime volunteer for the town’s July 4th celebration. He and his wife, Deborah, owned and operated the Canton Rink snack bar and the snack bar […]
Paul Close retired from the Canton Fire Department in January after 32 years of service. Paul is the husband of Andrea Close, author of the long-running Canton Citizen recipe column “Close Encounters.” Barry Ronayne and Jim Podgurski, both lifelong residents, retired from the Canton Fire Department at the end of May. Ronayne started in 1974 […]
In a review of Canton High School sports in 2011, the teams from the past winter and spring seasons deserve plenty of credit. Nearly every team reached the postseason, and three of those squads captured league titles. There were also dominant individual performances by members of the wrestling, track and tennis teams. But nothing quite […]
* In a move that was met with mixed reviews by residents, town officials opted to forego the popular downtown block party, traditionally held in September, in favor of a July 4th celebration and fireworks display. The event was also moved from Canton High School to the Galvin Middle School. Unfortunately, many residents missed the […]
