After having success with a single coach to oversee both the boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams last winter, Canton High School Athletic Director Danny Erickson has opted to continue the model in the fall with the appointment of Christa Marr as the head coach of both CHS cross country teams. Marr had three main […]
Aug 30 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The 2012-2013 athletic year for Canton High School will be full of new twists, beginning with a change in early season practice times due to the recent mosquito threat, as well as new online registration, a new 13-month physical exam requirement, and a new requirement that athletes and their parents read the school’s concussion policy. […]
Aug 16 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
This week is an important one for Canton High School football as CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson will meet with head football coach Dave Bohane to talk about how the ongoing mosquito threat will impact the timing of evening practices and Friday night games. State health officials recently raised the town’s risk level for Eastern […]
Aug 8 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The last team standing for CHS spring sports, the boys’ tennis team saw its season come to an end last Tuesday against Westport. Playing in the quarterfinals of the Division 3 south sectional tournament, the 10th seeded Bulldogs fell 3-2 to the second seeded and heavily favored Wildcats, who were undefeated going into the match […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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Holly Erickson

The CHS boys’ tennis team continued its winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Old Rochester last Monday. Seeded 10th going into the state tournament, the boys went in as the underdogs and prevailed. Playing seventh-seeded Old Rochester, the squad went into the match knowing it would be an uphill battle. But the boys stepped […]
Seeded 27th out of 30 teams and not given much of a chance in its opening round matchup against No. 6 Weston, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team went out and nearly pulled off an improbable victory, falling 5-4 in a game that could have easily gone the other way. For the Bulldogs, the loss […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

In a heartbreaker of a match, the CHS girls’ tennis team ended its season with a 3-2 tournament loss to Somerset-Berkley. The 10th seeded Bulldogs played their best against the sixth seed on Friday, June 1, but it ultimately wasn’t enough as the team came up short in a few crucial matches. Hitting the road […]

A 2-0 loss to Fairhaven in the preliminary round of the playoffs last Friday ended the CHS baseball season, as the Blue Devils had just enough offense to spoil a well-pitched game by promising sophomore Sam Larson. Canton (7-14) was seeded 18th out of 19 teams in the Division 3 south sectional bracket, while Fairhaven […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After struggling throughout the regular season against larger Hockomock schools, the Canton High softball team traveled to Middleboro last week hoping to catch lightning in a bottle in the opening round of the Division 2 playoffs. Unfortunately for the 21st seeded Bulldogs, the same pattern prevailed as the girls kept it close for the first […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Both Canton High outdoor track teams fared very well at the Division 3 track and field championships this past weekend in Pembroke, led by senior captain Vicky Tondre, who captured gold in the long jump while finishing a close second in the triple jump and placing sixth in the 200-meter race. Tondre, who now moves […]
May 30 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger