
The Canton Bulldogs learned the hard way that football is a 48-minute game — and sometimes more than that — as the Bulldogs squandered a 14-0 lead in the fourth quarter before falling to rival Sharon 21-14 in overtime. The second consecutive come-from-behind win for the Eagles extended their unbeaten record to 5-0, while the […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS varsity volleyball team steamrolled through three more opponents last week, improving its season record to 10-0 following straight-set wins over Foxboro, Stoughton, and Taunton. At this point, it is clearly the Bulldogs and then everybody else in the Hockomock League, with Canton now a perfect 9 for 9 in league matches, including earlier […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
It was a study in contrasts last week as the red-hot CHS girls’ soccer team did battle with three of the Hockomock’s cellar dwellers, winning all three contests by a combined score of 15-1. Head coach Paul Turner described all three as comfortable wins, and that was especially true in home games against Stoughton (5-0) […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Coming off a disappointing home loss to Taunton 10 days ago, the CHS golf team rebounded with two wins last week and improved to 5-3. This week the Bulldogs are setting their sights on first-place Sharon in a key Davenport Division matchup scheduled for Tuesday at Sharon Country Club. Last week, the Bulldogs went on […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After demoralizing first-place Oliver Ames on its home field the week before, the Canton High girls’ soccer team continued its run through the Davenport Division with back-to-back road wins over Sharon and Foxboro last week. Canton (5-1-1) has now won a season-best three straight games and has done so in dominant fashion, having outscored the […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

If you see a car with the license plate SFTBLL heading down Washington Street, there’s a good chance it’s heading to a softball tournament. The driver, Canton native and longtime Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, has had a decades-long love affair with baseball and softball. He played in his first Little League game at the age of […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Mary Ann Price

The wins keep piling up for the CHS volleyball team as the Bulldogs pulled off a rare trifecta last week, beating Oliver Ames, Quincy, and Sharon in a span of five days to remain perfect at 7-0 overall. Canton did see its nine-set winning streak come to an end with a set-three loss at OA […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Facing a make-or-break week after falling below .500 with three straight losses, the Canton High boys’ soccer team responded with two critical victories last Monday and Friday at home — a 2-1 thriller over Sharon and a 4-1 win over Foxboro. For head coach Danny Erickson, it was about as good of a week as […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
It was an up and down week for the Canton High field hockey team as the Bulldogs scored an easy 3-0 win over Sharon last Monday before settling for another draw — their third already this season — against an improved Foxboro squad on Friday. Both games were played away from Memorial Field, while the […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
On a rainy and windy night in Attleboro, the Canton High football team went toe to toe with an undefeated Bombardiers team before losing in the end by a touchdown, 26-20. The Bulldogs are now 1-2 on the season and will host unbeaten Sharon in a key Davenport Division matchup tomorrow night at 6 p.m. […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger