Stories written by Mike Berger
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 […]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
May 6 2010 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
May 6 2010 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
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 […]
Apr 29 2010 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
Apr 29 2010 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
Apr 29 2010 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
Apr 22 2010 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger