Brittany Lyons, a former standout athlete at Canton High School who plays forward for the Division 1 Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team, scored one of the team’s two goals in a 2-0 victory over No. 3 Clarkson in the deciding game of the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinals. Lyons’ goal — her seventh of the season — […]
The Canton Squirt C1 ice hockey team readied themselves for a postseason run with an exciting 5-4 win over Brockton. The kids knew that this was a team they will face in the playoffs, so they came out with a determined and focused attitude. Canton jumped out to a quick lead when Barrett Pratt made […]
For the second time in as many seasons, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team went into the Division 2 south sectional tournament as a legitimate title favorite, only to have their season abruptly cut short by an upstart opponent in the quarterfinal round. Last year it was No. 7 Oliver Ames — Canton’s pesky division […]
After fending off No. 21 Ursuline Academy in the preliminary round of the Division 2 state tournament, the 12th seeded CHS girls’ ice hockey team earned a date with No. 5 Belmont last week and nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback, storming all the way back from three goals down in the second period before […]
Fourth seeded Rockland (18-2) came into the opening round of the Division 3 south sectional basketball playoffs as advertised and made quick work of 13th seeded Canton, cruising to a 69-38 victory in last Tuesday’s battle of the Bulldogs at Rockland High. The playoff loss ended Canton’s season at 10-11 as the visiting fans gave a […]
Olivia Murphy and the 15th seeded CHS girls’ basketball team kept it close for three quarters, but struggled down the stretch in a 50-31 loss to No. 2 Fairhaven in the opening round of the Division 3 south sectional tournament. Despite the early playoff exit, the Bulldogs had a solid season overall, finishing 9-12 against […]
CHS sophomore wrestling duo Chris Sullivan (113 lbs.) and Quinn Merrigan (120 lbs.) didn’t place at the recent MIAA All-State competition, but the two managed to hold their own, often against competitors two years their senior. Sullivan and Merrigan had already become the youngest wrestlers in Canton High history to advance to the Division 3 […]
Update: Despite a valiant comeback effort from three goals down, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team came up just short against fifth-seeded Belmont on Monday, falling 5-4 in overtime in the first round of the Division 2 state tournament. Still riding the momentum from its big win over Walpole in last week’s regular season […]
The Hanningtons of Massachusetts 70 and over softball team, sponsored by Canton Attorney Glen Hannington and managed by Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, was one of 85 teams from across the United States, Canada, and Japan that traveled to Lakeland, Florida, to compete in the 2012 Senior Softball Tournament of Champions. Only champions of all […]
Despite having a superior head-to-head record, including a dominant win in the annual Hockomock Classic game, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team will have to settle for the No. 2 seed behind rival Franklin in the Division 2 south playoffs after closing out the season with a 1-1-1 showing at the highly competitive Bridgewater […]
