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
Both the boys’ and girls’ CHS outdoor track teams continued to make strides on an individual level, but they still have a way to go as a team as they both lost to Oliver Ames last week to fall to 0-2 on the season. Boys’ head coach Brian Conroy said the Bulldogs had a very […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton High baseball team opened the season with mixed results last week, crushing Sharon 9-2 with a great display of hitting before falling to Dedham 12-7 in a game plagued by inconsistent pitching and defense. The Bulldogs are hoping to improve upon last year’s record of 6-13 and a second round appearance in the […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Canton High School sophomore Quinn Merrigan, a standout wrestler on the Bulldogs’ varsity wrestling team, recently competed at the NHSCA High School National Wrestling tournament, held March 28-30 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the winter season Merrigan compiled a record of 31-17 and also made it to both the Division 3 sectional and state finals. […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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After falling to nonleague Westwood in last Monday’s season opener, the CHS boys’ varsity lacrosse team bounced right back two days later with a 12-7 victory over Oliver Ames. Wednesday’s win over the Tigers was also the first career win for junior goalie Rich Nee, who has excelled in net for the school’s hockey team […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton High girls’ lacrosse team kicked off the regular season with a hard-fought win over Oliver Ames last week, outlasting the Tigers on their home field 13-12. As veteran head coach Chris Murtagh noted afterward, Wednesday’s season opener was a typical Canton-OA affair, meaning that it was close the whole way with both teams […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner