In two more highly anticipated showdowns against a couple of the region’s strongest opponents, the Canton High varsity field hockey team once again demonstrated its bona fides as a legitimate state title contender. While they didn’t come away with a victory in either contest, the Bulldogs battled both Moses Brown — a former state champion […]
Oct 17 2025 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It’s been a rollercoaster stretch for Canton High’s boys varsity soccer team, which remains right at .500 after another recent win, loss and draw. “We played probably our best soccer of the season on Friday against a very good Westwood team, followed by probably our worst performance of the season on Monday versus Stoughton,” noted […]
Oct 10 2025 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
With a perfect 6-0-0 league record and an overall mark of 6-1-1, the Canton High girls varsity soccer team is off to one of its best starts in years as it eyes its first Hockomock title since the COVID-shortened season of 2020. Currently sitting two points ahead of Mansfield in the Davenport Division standings, Coach […]
Oct 3 2025 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

For the first time in two years, the CHS boys cross country team earned itself a dual meet win, beating Stoughton last week 26-31. It was an action-packed week for both Bulldog XC teams as they followed up a sweep of the Black Knights with a strong showing at Saturday’s MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational. In […]
Sep 25 2025 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

This year’s CHS football team is finding different ways to win, and different players are stepping up when needed. In last Friday’s 13-0 victory over nonleague Bedford — its third in a row to open the season — concerns were raised when Nick Crowe, one of the team’s top all-around players, had to be assisted off the field with a leg injury. A few series later, Crowe re-entered the game and played a few series
Sep 25 2025 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

For the fifth consecutive game to open the season, the Canton High varsity field hockey team defeated a Hockomock League opponent and made it look easy as they rolled past Milford 9-1 on the road Monday night to stay unbeaten at 5-0-0 overall. While they have yet to face a truly elite opponent, the Bulldogs […]
Sep 19 2025 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
With the realignment of the Hockomock League and creation of the Davenport and Kelley-Rex divisions, the Canton High football team had not faced Franklin, a large school opponent, since the 2011 season. On Friday evening in Franklin, the Bulldogs made a lasting impression, piling up over 400 yards of offense en route to a dominant, […]
Sep 12 2025 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton High School Athletic Department recently released details for the first fall practices/tryouts with the start of the season fast approaching. Anyone interested in participating in a fall sport must have a parent/guardian register them before participating. Registration can be completed online at tinyurl.com/chs-fall-sports. The user fee for all fall sports is $245 per […]

The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2025 spring all-star selections. The full list, complete with write-ups for each athlete, appears in the July 17 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual spring sports wrap-up section. Girls Spring MVP Chloe Dubuisson (Track & Field) Only a junior, Dubuisson has already solidified herself as […]
Jul 18 2025 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Canton High School’s strength and conditioning coach Mark Erickson is excited to announce the training schedule for the summer 2025 offseason. The program is offered free to all CHS students. “This is a great opportunity,” said Erickson, “especially for those of you who compete in a fall sport to improve yourselves as athletes and create […]
Jun 27 2025 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen