
Sophomore Chris Sullivan made Canton High wrestling history last weekend, becoming the youngest Bulldog to win the Division 3 state tournament for his weight class. Fellow sophomore Quinn Merrigan finished second in his respective weight class. Both will advance to the All-State competition the weekend of February 25. Going into the state tournament, Sullivan had […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

After clawing its way back into the division title picture with five wins in six games, the CHS girls’ ice hockey team kept things rolling last week with a dominant five-day stretch, catapulting its way to the top of the standings with three consecutive league victories — all on the road — including a 5-2 […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It was a girls-only affair for the Canton High swim team at last weekend’s central/south sectional swimming championships at MIT, where the six Bulldog qualifiers made the rest of their teammates and their coaches proud with several strong performances, highlighted by Shannon McLaughlin’s fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. McLaughlin, who qualified for the upcoming […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The season just keeps getting better for the red-hot CHS boys’ ice hockey team, which followed up a division-clinching win over a talented Mansfield squad last week with its first-ever victory over nonleague Lincoln-Sudbury in a wild finish last Wednesday at home. “I would say it was the wildest game of the season by far,” […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Fifteen members of the Canton High indoor track tram will be advancing to the Division 3 Indoor Track and Field Championships, to be held tomorrow afternoon at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. “This is a pretty big number considering that we only have a combined team of around 50,” said head coach Brian Mattson. […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

CHS boys’ basketball head coach Ryan Gordy said every team in the well-balanced and competitive Hockomock League has a slump during the season and it’s up to each team to find its way “over the wall.” Canton certainly hit the wall last week, losing to Southeastern Vo-tech 47-45 and then to Oliver Ames 65-53 on […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The 2011-2012 CHS gymnastics season has come to an end, but not without much improvement and success from a talented squad. The Bulldogs have come a long way from last season, as evidenced by their 3-3 record and their great showing at the Hockomock League Championship Meet and their last meet against Braintree. The Hock […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

Needing to win its final three league games to claim the Hockomock’s Davenport Division crown outright, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and took care of business, crushing basement dwellers Stoughton and Foxboro last week before taking down a talented Mansfield team 4-2 on the road on Monday. The three wins vaulted […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Four Canton High wrestlers qualified for the state competition after finishing in the top four in their respective weight classes at the south sectional championships last weekend. As a team, the Bulldogs placed fifth at sectionals, one spot shy of advancing to postseason play. Senior captain David Rosenberg (126 lbs.) led the team with a […]

It’s been a memorable season for the Canton High girls’ swim team, and on Saturday the Bulldogs achieved new heights with a fifth place finish at the Hockomock championship meet in Attleboro — the program’s best showing in over five years. Led by freshman sensation Shannon McLaughlin, the girls turned in countless personal-best times and […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner