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CHS girls’ track team victorious over Stoughton

The CHS girls’ track team won its third meet in four attempts with a 74-62 dual-meet win over Stoughton last week. Canton garnered eight first places and eight second-place spots, with Vicky Tondre, Chidimma Nwanko, Radiya Buchanan, Amarachi Njoku, Anna Amico, and Molly Phalan each recording double victories. “This is a big win for the […]

Vaughn, Bates lead trackmen to second win of season

Led by Jon Vaughn and Christian Bates. the CHS boys’ track team won its second meet of the year, 76-60 over Stoughton. Vaughn won four events including the 110 high hurdles (15.5 seconds); long jump (19 feet, one inch); and triple jump (39 feet, six inches). Bates won the mile at 4:38.9 and placed second […]

CHS hitting improves but team drops three games

The CHS baseball team fell to 1-13 last week, as the Bulldogs were defeated by Franklin 9-5, Mansfield 19-9 and Oliver Ames 15-0. Despite the record, head coach Tom Healy said the team is trying hard. “We are a young team,” he said. “There are lessons to be learned every game. This week our hitting […]

Girls’ track team records second victory; boys lose tough one to Foxboro Warriors

The Canton High School girls’ track team had a good week, beating Foxboro 88-48 and losing to North Attleboro by only eight points, 72-64. The boys’ team dropped its dual meet against Foxboro 80-56. In the State Freshman-Sophomore Meet held last weekend, Vicky Tondre was awarded the Most Outstanding Field Athlete. Tondre placed first in […]

Canton High baseball team still seeking elusive 2nd win

The CHS baseball team is still searching for its second win of the season and head coach Tom Healy said the problem is a lack of consistent and clutch hitting. The Bulldogs lost to King Philip 5-3 in extra innings, were beaten by Mansfield 10-4, and were edged by Sharon 4-2 to fall to 1-10 […]

To help solve school deficit,TM taps free cash — again

For this year at least, town meeting had a solution to the $1.37 million school deficit for the coming fiscal year, with 89 percent of that attributed to mandated special education costs. A vast majority of town meeting voters in the last session on Wednesday, April 28, authorized $440,000 in reserve funds to be put […]

CHS baseball team drops 2, including close loss to Wayland

It’s the little things that often determine if a team wins or loses, and it’s the little things that are troublesome for the 1-7 CHS baseball team. The Bulldogs dropped two last week, losing to a strong Abington team 15-6, and edged by Wayland  4-3. Having lost three games by one run, Saturday’s starter against […]

TM supports BOS wishes for waterslide, skate park, salaries

Selectmen were pleased at the conclusion of Monday night’s opening session of the annual town meeting as a majority of voters endorsed the municipal version of the capital budget — against the recommendation of the Finance Committee — and kept intact the salaries of selectmen, the Board of Health, and assessors. As a result, the […]

TM approves multiple free cash transfers to close budget gaps

Free cash was a popular phrase at town meeting Monday night as Canton voters tapped heavily into the reserve fund with three separate transfers, bringing the total free cash balance to $737,000 heading into ATM’s second night on Wednesday, when additional requests were also expected. During Monday’s first session, Canton voters authorized a total of […]

Both track teams lose to Oliver Ames

Although the scores were close, both Canton High School outdoor track teams came out on the losing end of a dual meet against Oliver Ames last week. The boys lost 78-58 while the girls fell 76-60. This was the first meet that both the boys’ and girls’ relay teams swept their events. The boys’ 4×100 […]

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