Despite a subpar regular season that ended with seven wins in 23 tries, the shorthanded and injury plagued Canton A’s got off to a good start in last week’s Cranberry League playoffs, upsetting fourth-seeded Rockland 3-2 before being eliminated in the semifinals by third-seeded Foxboro 4-2. Canton led Foxboro as late as the fourth inning […]
Jul 22 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After 13 games Hannington’s leads the Canton Men’s Softball League with a perfect 13-0 record, followed by the Cincinnati Suds at 10-2 and Lewis Bar & Grill at 11-4. Canton Junction is also close behind in fourth place at 10-8. Rounding out the standings are Golden China and the OIF/OEF Vets, who are tied for […]
Jul 22 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

One morning this winter, Canton resident Yiannis Karavas arrived early to his Introduction to Astronomy class at the Dexter School in Brookline. Ron Dantowitz, the director of the Clay Center, the school’s observatory, stood at the front of class, acting as a substitute for Karavas’ teacher Kelly Beatty. Before the rest of the class filtered […]
The American Legion Post 24 baseball team’s season ended late last week as the team finished 8-9, narrowly missing the playoffs by four points in the standings. The top five teams in District 6 West made the playoffs, including Walpole, Franklin, Westwood, Norwood, and Foxboro, which finished slightly better than Canton at 9-7-2. Coached by […]
Jul 15 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton A’s finally had a winning week of play, taking three of five games, including a no-hitter, to finish the regular season at 7-16. The A’s were due to play Rockland earlier this week in a single-elimination Cranberry League tournament. Pitcher Paul Toland is Canton’s lone representative to the league All-Star team, which will […]
Jul 15 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Recent Canton High School graduate Christian Bates repeated as champion in Sunday’s 43rd annual July 4 road race, winning for the third consecutive year with an impressive time of 31:05. The race drew nearly 100 participants with 24 children running in the 1.8-mile fun run and 73 runners, including teenagers and adults of all ages, […]
Jul 8 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With exciting wins over Norwood and Dedham last week, the 6-7 American Legion Post 24 baseball team is still in the playoff hunt with a week remaining in the regular season. As of Sunday, July 4, Canton was tied for seventh place, but just two games out of fifth place with five games left to […]
Jul 8 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton A’s lost three consecutive close games last week despite some very good pitching. The team was hurt by a lack of depth — with some pitchers being forced to play in the field due to injuries — as well as spotty defense and an overall team batting slump. Only newcomer Brian Williams is […]
Jul 8 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Halfway through the season, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team finds itself in the playoff hunt with a 4-5 record through Sunday night, June 27. Canton is currently in seventh place and just a game away from the fifth spot. The top five teams at the end of the regular season on July […]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton A’s improved to 4-11 after the team won two games last week, thanks to the pitching of Paul Tolland and the bats of Cory Burkman and Canton’s Pat Bogue, Bill Murray, and Billy Curry. In Cranberry League action last week, the A’s beat Brockton 20-2 and upset Easton 2-1. They also lost to […]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger