Despite back-to-back losses to Milford and Oliver Ames last week, the CHS boys’ basketball team greatly improved from the week before when they were beaten by 44 points in a season-opening loss to Taunton. The Bulldogs fell to Milford 82-67 and then lost a close game to Oliver Ames 50-41 on Friday night. The 0-3 […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Spurred on by hundreds of pink-clad supporters, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team earned its biggest win of the young season on Saturday, outdueling the always tough Mansfield Hornets 4-0 while also raising awareness and funds for cancer patients in honor of their coaches’ wives, who are both battling breast cancer. The emotional event, […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
A spirited defensive effort by senior Kyshani Dummott and a breakout offensive performance by senior captain Kelly Bradley propelled the CHS girls’ basketball team to a 40-35 win over division newcomer Milford last week at home. The victory was Canton’s first of the season, and it provided the team with a much-needed confidence boost after […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Although hockey championships are not won in December, the CHS girls’ team has to be considered one of the early favorites in Division 2 after opening the season with three straight impressive victories. Already the Bulldogs have racked up 25 goals in wins over King Philip (10-0), Sandwich (7-5) and Franklin (8-1), and new head […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
After struggling to find any rhythm in its season-opening loss to Lincoln-Sudbury last week, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team responded with a hard-fought, 2-0 road victory over familiar foe North Quincy to improve to 1-1 overall. For head coach Brian Shuman, it was exactly the type of “statement win” that he was hoping […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
An inexperienced Canton High boys’ basketball team opened the season at Taunton last Friday, and the results were anything but pretty as the Bulldogs fell to the Tigers in a blowout 85-41. Taunton’s deep, veteran-laden lineup came out on its home gym and took control early in the game, jumping out to a 25-7 first-quarter […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS girls’ basketball team suffered a convincing defeat in its season opener last Friday against Taunton, but there were plenty of positive takeaways from the 70-39 loss, according to head coach Caitlin Jamiel. Jamiel, in fact, thought the Bulldogs played an “awesome” game against a much bigger school with a considerably taller roster, and […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Both CHS swim teams are off to promising starts this season, highlighted by a double victory over Old Rochester at home last Wednesday and an 88-69 win by the girls’ team at Attleboro on Friday. The girls are now 2-0 on the season while the boys stand at 1-1 after a close loss to the […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The CHS girls’ track team won its first meet of the season last week, beating Milford 50-44. The boys’ team, rebuilding in talent and numbers, lost for the second time this season 66-25 after falling to Stoughton 70-21 in the season opener. With 46 team members, the girls have the numbers and the depth to […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

It was a landmark fall season for two of Canton High School’s most decorated coaches as Danny Erickson, longtime head coach of the boys’ soccer team, and Pat Cawley, head coach of the volleyball program, both celebrated milestone victories within a one week span late in the season. Erickson, who recently wrapped up his 20th […]
Dec 13 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner