
For the second time this season, the CHS girls’ hockey team played two periods of quality hockey against a tough opponent, but it still wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs fell to 0-2 at home and 1-2 overall after last Wednesday’s 7-2 loss to visiting Duxbury. It wasn’t exactly the result that the Bulldogs were expecting, […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton High girls’ varsity basketball team kicked off a new season under new head coach Caitlin Jamiel on Friday with a 43-42 overtime victory over visiting Sharon in the CHS gymnasium. Twice the Bulldogs built a double-digit lead in the game, and twice the Eagles came roaring back, eventually tying it in the final […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Those who remember the end of last season for the CHS boys’ basketball team will recall the best two games of the year in the playoffs: a 58-46 win over Dover-Sherborn in the first round and a 57-53 road loss to Cardinal Spellman in the second round. Spellman went on to lose in the Division […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After opening the season with a home loss to Barnstable last Wednesday, the Canton High girls’ varsity ice hockey team responded in a big way Saturday at Dover-Sherborn, winning 10-2 to even its record at 1-1 overall. Senior assistant captain Haley Gaughan finished with a hat trick, giving her four already this season through two […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Coming off a close loss to Mansfield to open the season, the CHS swim teams returned to the pool last Wednesday at Attleboro to claim convincing victories over the Bombardiers, including a 97-61 win for the girls and an 88-66 win for the boys. In addition to securing their first victory, several female swimmers also […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
In two very close meets, the Canton High boys’ indoor track team edged the Stoughton Black Knights 48-47, but the girls’ team lost 50-44 in opening dual meet action on Saturday, December 17. According to head coach Ben Mattson, the boys’ team had tied Stoughton in each of the past two years and was very […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High School Athletic Booster Club is pleased to share some exciting news about its latest fundraising program. It’s called “scrip,” and it’s the fundraising program that works while you shop. Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money.” The Scrip program enables CHS Booster Club families and friends to purchase pre-paid gift […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

It isn’t often that the winning team in a championship game gets overshadowed by a single, correct officiating call, but that’s precisely what happened in the aftermath of this year’s MIAA Division 4A Super Bowl, won by Blue Hills Regional Technical School 16-14 over Boston Cathedral. The call in question, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton girls’ soccer team’s 2011 season ended in the most heartbreaking fashion imaginable. The Bulldogs, despite dominating play on both sides of the pitch for nearly the entire 90 minutes, fell 1-0 to Auburn in the Division 2 state championship game. It was a tough pill to swallow for a team of girls who […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph

Most people think of the Kentucky Derby when they hear the name Churchill Downs. But for CHS senior Dara D’Agostino, that name evokes a whole array of memories and emotions that date back to January 2011 and only ended this past month with a trip to one of the most famous horse tracks in America. […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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