After a pair of subpar performances the week before against Franklin and Milford, the Canton High girls’ soccer team traveled to Oliver Ames last Thursday and rediscovered its groove, pummeling the Tigers on their home field 7-0 to improve to 3-1-1 overall. It was exactly the kind of performance that head coach Paul Turner was […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

In a very competitive football game that came down to a few key plays in the fourth quarter, the Abington Green Wave wore down the CHS defense en route to a 29-15 victory at CHS Friday night. The Bulldogs are now 1-1, while Abington remains undefeated at 3-0. Canton now prepares to take on Attleboro […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Despite losing to Foxboro last week, the CHS golf team evened its record to 2-2 with a key victory over rival Oliver Ames, a usual contender for the Davenport Division title. The Bulldogs, a bit unfamiliar with the challenging Foxboro course, were defeated 161-177. Canton’s top performers on the par-36 course were JC Marcone, Gavin […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Despite an incredible offensive explosion by senior captain Lauren Berman, the highly rated CHS girls’ soccer team produced only mediocre results last week, settling for a win, a loss, and a tie over a busy five-day stretch. The week started off on a high note as the Bulldogs played mistake-free soccer in a 5-0 victory […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Down 12-7 late in the third quarter, the Canton High football team stormed back to score the next 14 points and outplayed the Quincy Presidents on their home field to win 21-12. The Bulldogs are 1-0 and will host 2-0 Abington at CHS tomorrow night at 6 p.m. Running back Dexter Green scored all of […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

It was an up-and-down week for the Canton High boys’ soccer team as the Bulldogs followed up a thrilling win at Attleboro with back-to-back defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Franklin at home and a 4-1 road loss to Milford, the Davenport Division’s newest member. With the two losses, the Bulldogs are now 2-2 and […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

In an epic battle lasting seven games and then extra innings on another day, Hannington’s outlasted Halfway Café by a final score of 26-25 to claim the 2012 Canton Men’s Softball League championship. Hannington’s finished the year at 32-5 overall, including 3-0 in the preseason, 20-1 in the regular season, and 9-4 in the playoffs. […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS girls’ cross country team edged Sharon 26-31 for the first win of the season, accomplishing the feat on Sharon’s home course at Debra Sampson Park. Junior Amanda Eagles came in first for Canton and second overall in the race, covering the 2.8-mile course in 18:59. She was neck and neck with the third-place […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Despite showery weather at the start of the Reebok/Canton Association of Business and Industry Road Race Saturday morning, sunny skies moved in and more than 700 runners participated in one of three races held at the Reebok International campus off Royall Street. The event raised almost $58,000 for several Canton public and non-profit groups. Now […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Despite losing 11 seniors from arguably the most gifted class in program history, the Canton High boys’ varsity soccer team kicked off its Davenport Division title defense with an impressive 2-0 victory over North Attleboro last Friday at Memorial Field. In addition to giving the young team some much-needed early season confidence, last week’s win […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner