The Canton High girls tennis team continued its impressive second-half surge last week with three straight team wins over division foes Oliver Ames (4-1), Milford (3-2), and Stoughton (4-1). With the three victories, the Bulldogs improved to 6-7 overall with three matches remaining heading into this week. The girls would need to win two of […]
May 22 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

For the second week in a row, the Canton High boys and girls tennis teams produced nearly identical results, going 1-2 with a big win over Taunton sandwiched between losses to Mansfield and Foxboro. On the girls’ side, there were plenty of encouraging signs as the lady Bulldogs easily defeated Taunton 4-1 and then took […]
May 14 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Update: With a win over Attleboro on Wednesday, the CHS boys lacrosse team clinched the 2015 Davenport Division championship. The Bulldogs finished with a 6-3 league record and will wrap up the regular season with four straight nonleague games. Only two weeks removed from upsetting highly ranked Foxboro, the CHS boys lacrosse team made the […]
May 14 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It was one of the most successful weeks in recent years for the CHS varsity baseball team as the Bulldogs improved to 6-3 with an extra-inning win over Sharon and shutouts of league opponents Attleboro and Franklin. The week started off with a dramatic, 6-5 road win over Sharon that featured a three-run seventh inning, […]
May 8 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The heartbreak continued for the CHS girls lacrosse team last week as the Bulldogs endured two more close losses, falling to Apponequet and Oliver Ames by a combined three goals. The team is now 2-7 on the season, with six of their nine games having been decided by three goals or less. “Our games have […]
May 8 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Led by junior goalie Chris Albert and breakout sophomore sensation Shaun Kirby, the Canton High boys lacrosse team earned its biggest win of the young season last week, upsetting division leading Foxboro 7-5 at the CHS turf field. “We played our best game overall; we’re really starting to come together,” said an excited head coach […]
Apr 30 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS softball team is still winless after six games as the lady Bulldogs ran into pitching trouble last week, losing an April 20 doubleheader to Boston Latin 12-9 and 21-9 followed by a loss to rival Stoughton 8-1. Against Boston Latin, regular starter Sarah Reissfelder pitched the first game but could not continue due […]
Apr 30 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

It was a busy opening week for the Canton High baseball team as the Bulldogs played four games in five days — all at the Kennedy School’s Ruane Field — winning two and losing two. The team fell to North Attleboro 4-3 in extra innings but rebounded the next day with a 10-9 extra-innings victory […]
Apr 23 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The girls team earned a close meet win (70-66) and several members of both squads turned in personal bests as the Canton High outdoor track teams opened the season last Tuesday at home against Milford. Head coach Anna Amico cited the performances of Julia Guerini and Margaret Polsgrove, who stepped up and ran the two-mile […]
Apr 23 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The CHS spring sports season officially got underway last week with the start of boys and girls lacrosse, and both teams have high hopes for 2015 despite a less than stellar opening week. Both squads lost their season opener to defending Kelly-Rex champion Franklin last Wednesday — the boys on the road and the girls […]
Apr 9 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner