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Another outstanding Canton volleyball season came to an end last week as the third-seeded Bulldogs fell to No. 2 Hopkinton 3-0 in the semifinal round of the Division 2 central tournament. It was a tough way to go out, especially after the team played so well just two days earlier against No. 6 Groton-Dunstable, but […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

The top-seeded Canton High School field hockey team defeated No. 6 Cohasset 5-2 on Saturday to capture its second straight Division 2 south sectional championship. The undefeated Bulldogs (20-0-1) now move on to the Division 2 state semifinals
Nov 12 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Earlier this season, the Citizen highlighted some of the top female athletes from Canton who have made a name for themselves in their respective college programs. However, it’s not just the local ladies who are having success in their post-high school careers. A number of the town’s male athletes are also getting it done on […]

Update: The Bulldogs are headed back to the south sectional finals after beating No. 5 Dover-Sherborn 2-1 in OT Tuesday night at home. Canton will take on No. 6 Cohasset Saturday at 11 a.m. at Taunton High School. After rolling through the regular season with a near-perfect 16-0-1 mark, the top-seeded Canton High field hockey […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

Update: The Bulldogs defeated Groton-Dunstable 3-0 Tuesday night at home to reach the Division 2 sectional semifinals. The girls will square off against No. 2 Hopkinton Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Hopkinton. Fresh off a big nonleague road win over a talented Quincy team, the CHS varsity volleyball team hosted neighboring Milton last week […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

After a whirlwind end to the regular season that featured three games in three days last week, the Hockomock champion CHS girls’ soccer team opened tournament play on Monday with a convincing 7-0 win over 14th seeded Diman Regional. A technical school in Fall River, Diman (10-6-2) went into the game with plenty of confidence […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

In a season that featured too many draws that could have easily been wins, the Canton High boys’ soccer team found redemption last week in the regular season finale, capturing its second straight Hockomock Classic Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kelly-Rex Division champion Franklin at home. The win last Tuesday served as a […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

To a generation of Canton kids who attended the Luce Elementary School, Israel “Izzie” Geller was their neighborhood crossing guard, a kind, old man with a European accent who helped guide them safely across the street at the intersection of Sawyer Avenue and Pleasant Street. To the Nazis who imprisoned him, however, Geller was nothing […]

After a blowout win over Stoughton last Monday, the Canton High field hockey team put the finishing touches on another undefeated season with a 2-1, comeback victory last Wednesday over Franklin in the Hockomock Classic. The win over the Panthers gave the Bulldogs a final record of 16-0-1 — the same as last year’s squad […]
Nov 2 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
It isn’t often that a coach heaps praise on her players after a loss, but that was the case last Thursday after the CHS volleyball team played their hearts out in a 3-1 loss to Franklin in the annual Hockomock Classic. Not usually one for moral victories, especially with a team as talented as this […]
Nov 2 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner