The Canton High School wrestling team opened the 2010 season on a high note, taking fifth place at the Oliver Ames Kick Off-Tournament in Easton on Saturday. The tournament represented the Bulldogs’ first action since the retirement of legendary coach Tom Bartosek, who established the program in 1992. New head coach Ryan Cafelle, a former […]
Dec 16 2010 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
The Canton High girls’ hockey team started off the season strong with a 6-2 win over North Quincy last week. Despite the high-scoring game, coach Kelly Rider said the girls didn’t play their best game. “It’s the beginning of the season and we still have a lot to improve, but we’re moving in the right […]
Dec 16 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
Hoping to improve upon last year’s record of 8-13 and first-round playoff loss to Bishop Stang, the 2010-2011 CHS varsity basketball team took to the court last week in a scrimmage against South Boston. The starting lineup included juniors Scott Levy at point guard, Joe McCabe at shooting guard, Chris Murray at small forward, Colby […]
Dec 9 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The winless Canton Bulldogs made it interesting on a blustery, cold Thanksgiving Day at Stoughton High, trailing only 7-0 at halftime and surprising everyone on the first play from scrimmage with a 35-yard halfback pass from Dexter Green to Elias Camacho. But Canton coughed the ball up on the very next play — the first […]

Canton ties Stoughton in annual Powder Puff game Canton High School’s senior girls battled their Stoughton rivals to a 12-12 draw in the annual Powder Puff flag football game, held last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, at Canton’s Memorial Field. Radiya Buchanan (basketball and track) and Juliana Houston (soccer) both scored touchdowns for the Lady […]
After a season in which they outscored their opponents 57-12, going unbeaten through 21 games with a 17-0-4 record, the Canton High School boys’ soccer team’s exciting state tournament run came to an end last week with a 2-0 loss to defending Division 2 state champion Concord-Carlisle at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy. It is […]
Nov 25 2010 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
After a near-perfect season with 20 wins and one tie, the CHS field hockey team lost 1-0 to Watertown in the Division 2 state semifinals last week. Canton lost by the same score to Watertown in the same game last year, but head coach Fior Griffin said the girls’ performance in both games was different. […]
Nov 25 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
There is no doubt that Canton is going to have to play its best game of the season in order to beat 3-7 Stoughton Thursday morning (Thanksgiving) at 10 a.m. at Stoughton High School. Canton, which stands at 0-9-1, is looking to end its season on a high note after struggling all year with injuries […]
Nov 25 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton High School boys’ soccer team captured the Division 2 south sectional championship for the very first time in program history after edging top-ranked Sandwich 2-1 in penalty kicks Sunday afternoon at Weymouth High School. The victory earned the undefeated Bulldogs (17-0-4) a chance to play Concord-Carlisle — the Division 2 defending state champions […]

Canton High School’s field hockey team shut out ninth-seeded Medway 2-0 on Saturday at Taunton High School to become the south sectional champion for the second consecutive year. The unbeaten Bulldogs (20-0-1) are seeded second and have yet to be scored upon in the state tournament. Coach Fior Griffin said her team knew the championship […]