With several stolen bases and great pitching by Tom Nickel and Jimmy Fitzgerald, the CHS baseball team improved to 4-10 with an exciting, come-from-behind win over Foxboro last week. Entering the final inning down 2-0, hits by Drew Blake, Matt Potts and Matt Bernstein — along with key at bats by Matt Nichols and Justin […]
After qualifying in a previous meet, 20 members of the CHS boys’ and girls’ outdoor track teams traveled to Durfee High School in Fall River to compete in the State Coaches Invitational Meet on Saturday. Canton’s Matt Sidney placed fifth in the state in the high jump, Tom Kerikas placed sixth with a personal best […]
Firefighter/paramedic Leo Reardon and firefighter/EMT Christopher Whitley were recently named EMTs of the Quarter. Reardon received the highest rating for skills as a paramedic and Whitley the highest rating for skills as an EMT by Girard and Associates, the company responsible for quality assurance for Canton’s EMS program. Paramedics and EMTs are scored based upon […]
The CHS girls’ outdoor track team beat Stoughton 70-66 last week to improve to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the Hockomock’s Davenport Division. Vicky Tondre, Radiya Buchanan and Chidimma Nwankwo combined for seven first-place finishes, and freshman Mellyn Costello also scored several points to help lead the Bulldogs to the win. Tondre finished first in […]
The CHS boys’ outdoor track team came up short against Stoughton Tuesday, losing by seven points, 71.5 to 64.5. The boys’ record is now 1-4 with some losses by less than 10 points. Jon Vaughn continues to lead the boys in points and placed first again in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Tom Kerikas got […]
Eileen Chaput of the Luce School CAPT informed selectmen Tuesday night that private fundraising for a new playground is almost complete and a community build could commence this summer. Once completed, it will be transferred to the town and made available to the entire community. The CAPT has raised nearly $32,000 since September 2010, and […]
Article 35, the Reservoir Pond article that everyone had been waiting for, finally came up for a vote late in the second session of Canton’s annual town meeting, held last Wednesday, April 27. Every resident who attended the session voted affirmatively for the article, which authorizes the town to acquire both the pond and dam […]
Despite reservations from FinCom members, town meeting voters at last Wednesday’s second session authorized a $1.5 million loan to finance a new, more efficient heating system for the Rodman Educational Center. This latest proposal came as a bit of a surprise considering that the School Committee’s stated plan — and the one that had appeared […]
The Canton High girls’ track team had a good week with its first league win — 70-66 over Attleboro — and a strong showing at the State Relays held in Stoneham last weekend. The boys’ team also had a good showing at the State Relays, but fell 94-42 in the Attleboro meet. Vicky Tondre was […]
The CHS baseball team is beginning to show considerable improvement with two wins last week over Hockomock League opponents, many competitive games and an overall record of 3-6. Late last week, Canton beat Stoughton 6-3 as Michael Hallett pitched a complete game for his first win and Drew Blake knocked in four runs. Earlier in […]
