
Blessed with considerable roster depth and some legitimate top-end talent, the CHS wrestling team enters the 2016-17 season full of excitement and with high hopes for a strong winter campaign. Already, the Bulldogs have a convincing league win under their belts — 51-27 over Oliver Ames — along with a program-best showing at the annual […]
Dec 23 2016 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The CHS boys basketball team opened the 2016-17 campaign with back-to-back losses to Hockomock Kelley-Rex opponents Attleboro and Mansfield, but Bulldog head coach Ryan Gordy is still quite excited about the growth of the team. In last Tuesday’s opener at Attleboro, Canton hung tough before bowing out at the end 64-55. The Bulldogs also kept […]
Dec 23 2016 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The CHS girls soccer team has enjoyed quite a bit of success over the past four seasons, and it has been due in no small part to the play of senior forward Hannah Link. This season, Link’s offensive connection with classmate Tessa Cudmore provided for 17 goals and 12 assists and helped spark the team’s […]
Dec 16 2016 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After an impressive showing against division foe Milford in last Wednesday’s Division 2 central semifinals, the Canton High girls volleyball team found itself in a familiar position on Saturday — squaring off against a highly ranked opponent on a neutral court with a sectional championship on the line. “Unfortunately,” noted head coach Pat Cawley after […]
Nov 18 2016 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton Character Crew, a high school peer leadership program founded by K-12 Wellness Coordinator Ryan Gordy, was honored last month with the MIAA Champions of Wellness Student Award — a prestigious honor given to a student or group that exemplifies healthy life choices and demonstrates leadership within their school community. The Character Crew received […]
Nov 18 2016 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

Last week’s two-game postseason run for the CHS boys soccer team was a study in contrasts as the Bulldogs followed up a convincing win against No. 16 Bristol-Plymouth with an equally convincing defeat against the top-seeded, undefeated, and seemingly invincible Nauset Warriors. With the win and the loss, Canton ends its season just over .500 […]
Nov 12 2016 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Update: The Canton High volleyball team defeated Milford 3-0 on Wednesday and will now face Hopkinton on Saturday in the Division 2 central finals at Wellesley High School. The CHS girls volleyball team’s quest for postseason glory continued into the Division 2 central sectional semifinals following a hard-fought, straight-set win over No. 10 Ashland Monday […]
Nov 12 2016 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

For the first time this year, the CHS football team enjoyed a dominant win over an opponent, leading from wire to wire and playing all of its reserves in the fourth quarter en route to a 42-16 victory over Oliver Ames at home Friday night. The win was Canton’s second in as many games and […]
Nov 12 2016 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With the CHS fall sports season almost completed and no further home playoff or football games scheduled, the School Department has decided to begin renovations to the CHS turf field this week. As a result of the construction, the public will not be able to use the field or track for at least a month […]
Nov 11 2016 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

For the fourth consecutive year the CHS girls soccer team, coached by Kate Howarth, has qualified for the state tournament, finishing the regular season at 8-6-2 and in second place in the Davenport Division of the Hockomock League. Last week the girls started on a bad note, blowing a 2-0 lead with 26 minutes left […]
Nov 4 2016 | Posted in
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Mike Berger