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A disappointing season ended on a high note for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team last week as the Bulldogs clawed their way back to beat Medway 7-6 in overtime. Coming off a convincing loss to Foxboro and having already been eliminated from postseason contention, the boys could have easily called it quits — especially after […]
May 29 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The playoffs are almost here, and the CHS girls’ lacrosse team has gotten back to its winning ways after a midseason losing streak. Last week, the girls made it three in a row and cemented their grip on second place in the Davenport Division with back-to-back wins over Oliver Ames and Milford. On Monday, the […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Between turning 18 in April and turning heads with his play at the highest levels of American junior hockey, Canton native Liam Pecararo is having himself one heck of a spring. Playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League — the nation’s only Tier I junior hockey circuit — Pecararo took […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Fresh off a slump-busting win against Oliver Ames early last week, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team continued its late-season rebound with a 13-3 home win over Milford on senior night last Wednesday. The win improved the team’s record to 6-7 in the Hockomock League and 6-10 overall as the Bulldogs look to finish strong despite […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The losses are starting to pile up for the Canton High softball team, which fell to 2-14 after dropping four in a row last week. However, despite their less than stellar record, the Bulldogs continue to flash their potential against some of the top teams in the Hockomock League, including regional powerhouses Taunton and Milford. […]
May 15 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After roaring out of the gate with seven straight victories, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team experienced something of a wakeup call last week with consecutive losses at the hands of Foxboro, King Philip, and nonleague Norwood. In all three contests, the Bulldogs performed reasonably well, although they could have and should have played better, according […]
May 8 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The Canton High boys’ lacrosse team has reached the most challenging part of its schedule — and it has shown in the results as the young squad fell to 4-7 overall with losses last week to Foxboro 9-2 and King Philip 14-2. While the Bulldogs have continued to play well defensively, led by senior captains […]
May 8 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

When Gina McCarthy took a job as her hometown health agent back in 1980, she never dreamed that she would one day be rubbing shoulders with national leaders or that she would eventually become one herself. She certainly didn’t envision a day that she would be standing alongside the president of the United States as […]
May 8 2014 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
Restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries, a major alteration to the municipal election calendar, and the town’s first ever batch of Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects are some of the many interesting items up for discussion at the 2014 annual town meeting, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in the Canton High […]
May 8 2014 | Posted in
Uncategorized | By
Jay Turner

The Canton community lost a beloved friend and loyal supporter on Monday with the sudden passing of Billy Cravens at the age of 56. A nearly lifelong resident of the town, Cravens made a name for himself first as a standout athlete — starring on the CHS football and baseball teams in the mid 1970s […]
May 1 2014 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner