The CHS baseball team has fallen on hard times, losing three consecutive games to fall to 1-5 on the season. The Bulldogs were defeated 5-2 by Foxboro, lost a heartbreaker 2-1 to North Attleboro, and fell 6-3 to Stoughton. The common denominators were a lack of clutch hitting and some subpar defensive play, while Canton […]
The CHS boys’ track team dominated Sharon and came close to beating one of the league powers in Franklin before falling 71-60 in dual meet action last week. Against Sharon, Canton scored points in all the events except the 4×400 relay. The Bulldogs swept four events, scoring a first, second, and third in the 800 […]
The CHS girls’ outdoor track team had a mixed week of results, as the squad came out on top in a close meet against Sharon 73-63, but fell to Franklin 84-52. Helping to clinch the Sharon victory was Mellyn Costello’s second place in the 100-meter hurdles and Radiya Buchanan’s performance in the 400-meter race. Chidimma […]
All told, it was a good opening week for the CHS varsity baseball team as the Bulldogs played competitively in a 9-6 loss to Sharon, came back to win 7-6 in extra innings over Franklin, and played well in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Oliver Ames. Against OA, Canton got a great pitching performance from […]
Selectmen announced Tuesday night that they will vigorously appeal a recent state court ruling that upheld the application of New Jersey-based Roseland Property Company to develop a large parcel of land near the Canton-Randolph border and build more than 200 housing units under Chapter 40B, the state’s affordable housing law. In 2008, the state Supreme […]
Both CHS outdoor track teams opened their 2010 campaigns against Mansfield — one of the top powers in the league — and did well but came out on the losing side. The meet was held at the George King Track on April 1. The boys’ team lost 84-43 but had several athletes earn first place […]
Canton High School track got a boost this winter from junior Matt Sidney, who reached the nationals in the high jump, and senior Amarachi Njoku, who came out for indoor track for the first time and reached the New England Championships with her performance in the shot put. Njoku won the shot put at the […]
New CHS girls’ spring track coach Conor Sheehan is hoping the momentum and excitement from the winter season will continue on this spring. The winter squad compiled a 4-4 league record and sent several members to the Class C meet and two to the New England Championships. The near 80-member spring squad, which has a […]
First-year CHS boys’ track coach Ben Mattson said the 2010 season is being dedicated to George King, who passed away last week. A longtime coach and physical education instructor at CHS, King fought hard for the outdoor track facility at CHS and is credited with developing the sport — and many good track athletes — […]
With a sound infield, good starting pitchers in Joey Wilkinson and Matt Bernstein, and many returning veterans, the 2010 CHS baseball team is looking to improve upon last year’s record of 6-14. The season is due to begin, weather and field permitting, today, April 1, at 3:30 p.m. against Mansfield. This year’s captains are Mike […]
