The CHS boys’ indoor track team lost a tough one Saturday, ending its undefeated dual meet season at 2-1-1 with a narrow loss to Oliver Ames 45-41 at the Franklin Field House. Head coach Chris Elgar said his team gave a maximum effort but fell just short. “They gave them their best,” he said. Senior […]
Feb 10 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS girls’ indoor track team was well represented at the Division 3 Coaches Invitational Meet held on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Two of the girls, Vicky Tondre and Chidimma Nwankwo, qualified for this weekend’s McIntyre Elite Meet after finishing in the top 24 in the long jump and shot […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS boys’ basketball team, now 4-9, lost to two of the better teams in the Hockomock League’s large school division last week. The hosting Bulldogs lost to Attleboro 80-49; and after playing well for three quarters, the visiting Bulldogs lost to the Franklin Panthers 71-51 Friday night. Coach Mike Devoll said his team played […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Six members of the CHS boys’ indoor track team and one relay will advance to the State Coaches Relay Meet this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston: Jon Vaughn and Tom Kerikas in the 55-meter hurdles; Mike Bronstein in the two mile; Cam Huber in the 600; Matt Sidney and Chris Boughter […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The word is out in the Hockomock League. To stop the CHS basketball team, you have to stop key shooter Joe McCabe And unfortunately for the Bulldogs, that’s what happened last week when Oliver Ames and Stoughton put their best defensive players — sometimes two — on McCabe and came out with convincing wins. Despite […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Selectmen gave the go-ahead to the Recreation Commission to fundraise for a Fourth of July celebration this year and forego the Downtown Block Party in September. The decision will be revisited in a year, and the commission will be asked to return with more evidence from townspeople as to which event should be held on […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

It was a great week for the CHS boys’ basketball team as the Bulldogs earned a spot in the postseason tournament with a 71-62 win over Old Rochester on Sunday. The victory was Canton’s fourth over a Division 3 opponent already this season. But the game everyone is still talking about took place at home […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
It was an up and down day for the CHS boys’ indoor track team at Saturday’s MSCTA Division 3 State Relays, with the high jump relay besting all other Canton teams with a fourth place finish. The relays were held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Matt Sidney jumped six feet, five inches in […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

CHS boys’ varsity basketball coach Mike Devoll has a wealth of talent and expertise in his assistant coaching ranks this year, but he also has a couple of former classmates to lean on who were stars in their own right while playing for the Bulldogs in the mid 1990s. Canton natives Jarod Cowens and Eileen […]

The CHS boys’ basketball team evened its record to 3-3 Sunday at home with an exciting, 55-50 win over Division 3 opponent Fairhaven. Junior Joe McCabe led the way with 25 points, including four three-pointers, while the entire team played outstanding defense, forcing Fairhaven to commit many turnovers. Sunday’s game was close from start to […]
Jan 13 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger