
After four weeks without a win, the Canton High varsity softball team bounced back in a big way with two decisive victories last week: 3-0 against Sharon and 3-2 over Foxboro. When the Bulldogs played Sharon at the beginning of the season, the team fell 6-2. But head coach Ed Amico said Canton is a […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

The CHS girls’ tennis team improved its overall record to 8-5 after splitting its two matches last week. The win also qualified the team for the state tournament. Monday’s match allowed the Bulldogs to avenge themselves against Sharon, pulling out a dramatic 3-2 win. Erika Nannery beat her talented opponent to win first singles 6-3, […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates

The end result was a couple of hard-fought wins, but the CHS boys’ lacrosse team sure made it interesting last week in home games against North Attleboro and Milton, nearly coughing up a lead in both games before holding on to win by a single goal. The Bulldogs, who also got crushed last week by […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

With several stolen bases and great pitching by Tom Nickel and Jimmy Fitzgerald, the CHS baseball team improved to 4-10 with an exciting, come-from-behind win over Foxboro last week. Entering the final inning down 2-0, hits by Drew Blake, Matt Potts and Matt Bernstein — along with key at bats by Matt Nichols and Justin […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After qualifying in a previous meet, 20 members of the CHS boys’ and girls’ outdoor track teams traveled to Durfee High School in Fall River to compete in the State Coaches Invitational Meet on Saturday. Canton’s Matt Sidney placed fifth in the state in the high jump, Tom Kerikas placed sixth with a personal best […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Nearing the end of the season, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team finished the week with a mixed bag: an impressive 21-14 win over Foxboro and a difficult 23-19 loss to Cohasset. The Bulldogs came out quick in the game against Foxboro, scoring in the first minutes of the game. But as soon as the […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The Canton High boys’ tennis team showed some of its trademark resiliency this past Thursday, scrapping and clawing its way to a 3-2 victory over Foxboro. The Bulldogs, who were without top singles player Viboosh Chandrasekar, improved their record to 5-7 on the season. Senior Peter Sidney, playing in the number two singles slot, earned […]
May 18 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph

Fresh off a big win over King Philip in what has been an impressive regular season, the CHS boys’ varsity lacrosse team went out and laid an egg against Franklin last week, falling to the Kelly-Rex Division leaders 11-4 Wednesday at home. Fortunately, the Bulldogs bounced right back two days later with a 7-3 win […]
May 11 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS girls’ outdoor track team beat Stoughton 70-66 last week to improve to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the Hockomock’s Davenport Division. Vicky Tondre, Radiya Buchanan and Chidimma Nwankwo combined for seven first-place finishes, and freshman Mellyn Costello also scored several points to help lead the Bulldogs to the win. Tondre finished first in […]
May 11 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The CHS boys’ outdoor track team came up short against Stoughton Tuesday, losing by seven points, 71.5 to 64.5. The boys’ record is now 1-4 with some losses by less than 10 points. Jon Vaughn continues to lead the boys in points and placed first again in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Tom Kerikas got […]
May 11 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger