
Another outstanding Canton volleyball season came to an end last week as the third-seeded Bulldogs fell to No. 2 Hopkinton 3-0 in the semifinal round of the Division 2 central tournament. It was a tough way to go out, especially after the team played so well just two days earlier against No. 6 Groton-Dunstable, but […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It all started so well last Friday as the CHS Bulldogs stunned King Philip with a four-play, 69-yard touchdown drive on the opening series of the game. But it quickly dissolved as the Warriors scored the next 37 points, including 31 in the first half to pull away with a 37-13 victory. The game was […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Both Canton High cross country teams finished in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Mass. Division 5 Cross Country Championships, held Saturday, November 12, at Franklin Park in Boston. The boys finished 13th out of 30 teams and the girls finished 14th out of 27 teams. According to boys’ head coach Chris Elgar, […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
Earlier this season, the Citizen highlighted some of the top female athletes from Canton who have made a name for themselves in their respective college programs. However, it’s not just the local ladies who are having success in their post-high school careers. A number of the town’s male athletes are also getting it done on […]
The Hannington’s Bay State Bombers softball team, sponsored by Canton Attorney Glen Hannington, was one of 337 teams from across the United States and Canada that descended upon Phoenix, Arizona in late October to compete in the 2011 Senior Softball World Series. On Sunday, October 23, Hannington’s emerged from the 55-plus division as winners of the USA National […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Joe DeFelice

Update: The Bulldogs are headed back to the south sectional finals after beating No. 5 Dover-Sherborn 2-1 in OT Tuesday night at home. Canton will take on No. 6 Cohasset Saturday at 11 a.m. at Taunton High School. After rolling through the regular season with a near-perfect 16-0-1 mark, the top-seeded Canton High field hockey […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Paced by the running of quarterback Anthony Bires and Dexter Green, the CHS football Bulldogs used a ball-control offense to come away with a 27-21 win over Oliver Ames Friday night. It was the Bulldogs’ first win over a league opponent other than Sharon in the past several seasons — and it came on the […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

Update: The Bulldogs defeated Groton-Dunstable 3-0 Tuesday night at home to reach the Division 2 sectional semifinals. The girls will square off against No. 2 Hopkinton Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Hopkinton. Fresh off a big nonleague road win over a talented Quincy team, the CHS varsity volleyball team hosted neighboring Milton last week […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

After a whirlwind end to the regular season that featured three games in three days last week, the Hockomock champion CHS girls’ soccer team opened tournament play on Monday with a convincing 7-0 win over 14th seeded Diman Regional. A technical school in Fall River, Diman (10-6-2) went into the game with plenty of confidence […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

In a season that featured too many draws that could have easily been wins, the Canton High boys’ soccer team found redemption last week in the regular season finale, capturing its second straight Hockomock Classic Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kelly-Rex Division champion Franklin at home. The win last Tuesday served as a […]
Nov 9 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner