
After a string of recent victories, the Canton High varsity softball team came back to earth last week, falling to Davenport Division leader Oliver Ames 5-1 on Wednesday and second-place Stoughton 6-1 on Friday. The back-to-back losses brought the Bulldogs’ overall record to 3-6 with eight games to go; however, the girls have already clinched […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
A Canton High School outdoor track relay unit of senior Vicky Tondre, sophomore Rachel Campagna, and junior Mellyn Costello placed first in the long jump at the State Class C Relay event held last weekend. Another relay unit consisting of Tondre, Campagna, and junior Erika Boughter placed fourth in the triple jump. In earlier action […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After opening the season with three consecutive losses, the CHS varsity softball team has turned things around in a hurry with three wins in its past four games, including a 9-3 road victory over nonleague Boston Latin Academy last Monday. The girls also played North Attleboro last week, losing 14-0, but overall they have looked […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton High varsity baseball team got off to a strong start over April vacation week, knocking off Dedham in dramatic fashion to push its season-high winning streak to three games. But the streak didn’t last as the Bulldogs lost to its next two opponents, North Attleboro and Dover-Sherborn, to fall to 4-4 overall. By […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

On Saturday afternoon at Aleixo Arena in Taunton, the Canton Mite B Bulldogs came within a single goal of claiming the Mite B South championship, falling to the heavily favored Cape Cod Canal Sharks 3-2. Both teams played a hard-fought first period that ended in a scoreless tie, highlighted by some Tim Thomas-like saves by […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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It was a week of extremes for the CHS girls’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs followed up their worst loss of the season, a 20-9 drubbing by Apponequet at home, with arguably their best win of the season, an 11-8 victory over league power Mansfield on the road. The Hornets, who have struggled this season […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Before a packed house at the Sportsplex on Saturday, April 7, the Canton Squirt B Green Bulldogs took home the South Shore Conference Squirt B North Championship with an exciting 3-2 victory over Hanover in triple overtime. Having won their first two playoff games in single and double overtime, the team gathered for the final […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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After losing consecutive games at the start of last week to fall to 0-3 overall, the Canton High softball team bounced back in a big way on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against nonleague Randolph while also raising hundreds of dollars for two local charities. Organized by head coach Ed Amico and team captains Cady Kelly […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton High varsity baseball team improved to 3-2 with two league wins last week, and the schedule really picks up with five games in the next week. Coming off a disappointing 10-2 loss to Dover Sherborn on the road — one in which head coach Junior Medina said the defense “didn’t come to play” […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High boys’ tennis team had a strong second week of play with wins against both Foxboro and Mansfield — two teams that have given the Bulldogs trouble in the past — as the squad improved its record to 3-1. Last Tuesday’s match on the road against Foxboro resulted in a 3-2 win for […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Holly Erickson