
After extending their season with a magical finish in the Division 2 sectional quarterfinals, the third-seeded CHS boys’ soccer team seemed to have all the momentum on their side heading into last Friday’s semifinal showdown with No. 2 Hopkinton. But it was apparently not meant to be as the Bulldogs surrendered two first-half goals and […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Another outstanding Canton volleyball season came to an end last week as the third-seeded Bulldogs fell to No. 2 Hopkinton 3-0 in the semifinal round of the Division 2 central tournament. It was a tough way to go out, especially after the team played so well just two days earlier against No. 6 Groton-Dunstable, but […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
It all started so well last Friday as the CHS Bulldogs stunned King Philip with a four-play, 69-yard touchdown drive on the opening series of the game. But it quickly dissolved as the Warriors scored the next 37 points, including 31 in the first half to pull away with a 37-13 victory. The game was […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Both Canton High cross country teams finished in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Mass. Division 5 Cross Country Championships, held Saturday, November 12, at Franklin Park in Boston. The boys finished 13th out of 30 teams and the girls finished 14th out of 27 teams. According to boys’ head coach Chris Elgar, […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Update: The Bulldogs are headed back to the south sectional finals after beating No. 5 Dover-Sherborn 2-1 in OT Tuesday night at home. Canton will take on No. 6 Cohasset Saturday at 11 a.m. at Taunton High School. After rolling through the regular season with a near-perfect 16-0-1 mark, the top-seeded Canton High field hockey […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Paced by the running of quarterback Anthony Bires and Dexter Green, the CHS football Bulldogs used a ball-control offense to come away with a 27-21 win over Oliver Ames Friday night. It was the Bulldogs’ first win over a league opponent other than Sharon in the past several seasons — and it came on the […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Update: The Bulldogs defeated Groton-Dunstable 3-0 Tuesday night at home to reach the Division 2 sectional semifinals. The girls will square off against No. 2 Hopkinton Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Hopkinton. Fresh off a big nonleague road win over a talented Quincy team, the CHS varsity volleyball team hosted neighboring Milton last week […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

After a whirlwind end to the regular season that featured three games in three days last week, the Hockomock champion CHS girls’ soccer team opened tournament play on Monday with a convincing 7-0 win over 14th seeded Diman Regional. A technical school in Fall River, Diman (10-6-2) went into the game with plenty of confidence […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

In a season that featured too many draws that could have easily been wins, the Canton High boys’ soccer team found redemption last week in the regular season finale, capturing its second straight Hockomock Classic Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kelly-Rex Division champion Franklin at home. The win last Tuesday served as a […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

With seven world championships since 2001, the dominance of Boston’s professional sports teams in the past decade is well chronicled. Twenty miles south of America’s current sports capital, in Canton, another dominant run is taking place, albeit on a slightly smaller scale. Over the past seven years, Canton High School’s fall sports teams have established […]
Nov 2 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph