The field has been set for the 2024 annual town election and Canton voters will have no shortage of options this year with 18 candidates returning nomination papers for 12 open seats. Continuing a trend of local elections producing contested races, this year’s ballot will offer choices for five offices: Select Board, School Committee, Planning […]
The remarkable rise of Ruairi Ritson continued this past weekend at the Division 2 Central meet in Bellingham, where the decorated senior dominated the competition in the 190-pound class to earn his second sectional title in as many seasons. “I’m expecting a state title out of the kid,” said head coach Nick Matt after Ritson’s […]
After pushing each other throughout the season and posting identical 6-1 records, Canton High’s two varsity swim teams both showed up in a big way at last weekend’s Hockomock League Championship meet in Milford, placing third overall out of 12 league schools. Competing first on Friday afternoon, the boys would rack up 271 points as […]
With state tournament berths and league titles both firmly locked up, Canton High’s two varsity ice hockey teams will now focus on the finer points as they look to sharper their focus in advance of another deep postseason run. Two of the most successful public high school hockey programs in all of Massachusetts, the Bulldogs […]
With a fifth consecutive dual meet sweep and a final combined record of 12-2, Canton High’s varsity swimmers have solidified themselves as bona fide contenders heading into Hockomock championship weekend in Milford. Already the girls team, a perennial league powerhouse, can call themselves title winners after going unbeaten in the Davenport Division for a third […]
With two more blowout victories last week against Mansfield/Oliver Ames and Stoughton/Sharon, the CHS girls ice hockey team is starting to create some separation in the Hockomock League approaching the halfway point of the season. Now 7-2 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play, the Bulldogs are two full games ahead of the pack, […]
Aidan Kearney, the polarizing blogger/journalist and a driving force behind the “Free Karen Read” movement, was led out of Dedham District Court in handcuffs on Tuesday and could see up to 90 days behind bars after a judge revoked his bail during an arraignment on new charges for domestic assault and battery and witness intimidation. […]
A convincing dual-meet win over nonleague Durfee and two impressive early tournament showings stand out as highlights in what has been a very promising start for the Canton High wrestling team. Led by returning head coach and program alumnus Nick Matt, the Bulldogs enter the season with 36 wrestlers — more than double the size […]
Four different Bulldogs found the back of the net and new goalie Connor Geoghan recorded his first career shutout as the CHS boys ice hockey team rolled past perennial D1 contender Lincoln-Sudbury in Saturday’s season opener at the New England Sports Center. Not only was it an ideal start for the defending Division 2 state […]
One of the greatest single seasons in Bulldog history ended with a mix of tears and smiles on Saturday as Canton High’s girls volleyball team finally met its match in the Division 2 state title game, falling 3-0 to the vaunted Westborough Rangers for their one and only loss of the 2023 season. Although competitive […]
