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After a pair of subpar performances the week before against Franklin and Milford, the Canton High girls’ soccer team traveled to Oliver Ames last Thursday and rediscovered its groove, pummeling the Tigers on their home field 7-0 to improve to 3-1-1 overall. It was exactly the kind of performance that head coach Paul Turner was […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Last month, on a pilgrimage with three lifelong friends to the Marian apparition site at Medjugorje, Jean Kelleher, a veteran teacher at St. John the Evangelist School, finally received the sign from God that she had been hoping and praying for ever since her cancer diagnosis in April 2011. There, under a red-orange sunset surrounded […]

Despite an incredible offensive explosion by senior captain Lauren Berman, the highly rated CHS girls’ soccer team produced only mediocre results last week, settling for a win, a loss, and a tie over a busy five-day stretch. The week started off on a high note as the Bulldogs played mistake-free soccer in a 5-0 victory […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

It was an up-and-down week for the Canton High boys’ soccer team as the Bulldogs followed up a thrilling win at Attleboro with back-to-back defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Franklin at home and a 4-1 road loss to Milford, the Davenport Division’s newest member. With the two losses, the Bulldogs are now 2-2 and […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Gail Callahan never pictured herself as the fundraising type, but after meeting with an Alzheimer’s caregiver coach following the diagnosis of her husband, Peter, she figured it might do her some good to give it a try. “I just decided that I needed to do something,” said Callahan, a native of Dorchester who moved to […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner

Despite losing 11 seniors from arguably the most gifted class in program history, the Canton High boys’ varsity soccer team kicked off its Davenport Division title defense with an impressive 2-0 victory over North Attleboro last Friday at Memorial Field. In addition to giving the young team some much-needed early season confidence, last week’s win […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It’s only one game, but the Canton High girls’ soccer team sure looked dominant in its 3-0 victory over North Attleboro in last Friday’s season opener. Led by reigning Hock League MVP Lauren Berman, the heavily favored Bulldogs made quick work of their opponent, jumping out to a 2-0 lead after just seven minutes of […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
With several players still nursing injuries and several others trying out new positions, the Canton High varsity field hockey team was a bit of a mystery heading into last Friday’s season opener against North Attleboro. In the end, however, the defending regional champs were simply too talented for their hosts as they dominated possession en […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Bolstered by a strong serving game and a dominant performance by senior captain Julia Murphy, the Canton High volleyball team notched its first win of the season last week, outlasting Kelly-Rex Division powerhouse North Attleboro in Thursday’s home opener. It wasn’t the cleanest of victories, but it was impressive nonetheless as the Bulldogs took three […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

In the early spring of 2011, a few months before he was set to graduate from Canton High School, Bryan Glick tasted the bitter disappointment that accompanies a dream deferred. In Glick’s case, that dream was to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, and it had seemed well within reach just a […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner