The Canton A’s enjoyed a good week with three straight wins, improving its record to 8-6-1 and its standing in the nine-team Cranberry League. The top five teams make the playoffs. As of July 3, Canton was in fifth place, one game behind Weymouth (9-7-1) and two games back from third-place Rockland (10-7-1). With a […]
Jul 6 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton Citizen has named 24 CHS student-athletes to its spring 2011 all-star team. See this week’s issue of the Citizen for a complete wrap-up of the spring sports season. Most Valuable Players: Jon Vaughn* (track), Erika Nannery* (tennis) Boys’ tennis: Viboosh Chandrasekar*, Scott Chamberlain, Peter Sidney Girls’ tennis: Micaela Nannery Boys’ track: Chris Boughter, Tomas […]
Jun 29 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
In a rain-shortened week, the Canton A’s got a big effort from head coach and reserve pitcher Kee Arguimbau and veteran players Steve Delanian and Joe Belmosto as the A’s swept a doubleheader against the South Shore Warriors in Hanson Sunday afternoon. The victories gave Canton a 5-6-1 record and pushed the team to the […]
Jun 29 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The rain-shortened week ended on a bang-bang play at the plate as the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team fell to Brookline 2-1 on Sunday. With all the rain last week, Canton only managed to get in two other games: an 8-0 win over Foxboro thanks to an outstanding pitching performance by team ace […]
Jun 29 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The following Canton High School student-athletes were named to the Hockomock League All-Star team for the spring 2011 season: Boys’ tennis: Viboosh Chandrasekar Girls’ tennis: Erika Nannery Boys’ track: Jon Vaughn Girls’ track: Lauren Berman, Chidimma Nwankwo, Vicky Tondre Boys’ lacrosse: Matt Malloy Girls’ lacrosse: Sarah Healey Baseball: Matt Bernstein See next week’s Canton Citizen […]
Jun 22 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
With improved weather, the Canton A’s raised their record to 3-5 and are now sixth in the Cranberry League baseball standings. The week ended on a high note when first-year A’s player Chuck Erickson clubbed a 350-foot grand slam over Memorial Field’s right field fence to give the A’s a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over Plymouth […]
Jun 22 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Although the summer baseball season started off strong for the Canton American Legion Post 24 team — with two sparkling wins over Brookline and Foxboro — the young team hit a few bumps in the road with losses to Walpole (18-2) and Norwood (12-1), considered the two best teams in District 6 West. And despite […]
Jun 22 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The 2011 Hanningtons of Massachusetts senior softball team, sponsored by Canton attorney Glen Hannington and managed by Canton resident and Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, won the prestigious Atlantic Coast National Qualifier played at the spectacular four-field Potomack Lakes Sportsplex in Loudoun County, Virginia, during the week of May 16-21. Hanningtons compiled a 5-1 record, […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

Canton High senior Jon Vaughn ran the last race of his high school career at the New England Championships in Vermont on Saturday. He was seeded 11th in the 100-meter race and finished in 11th with a time of 11.41 seconds. The overall winner was Blackstone-Millville Regional’s Brett Buskey, who finished with a time of […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton Post 24 American Legion baseball team opened its 2011 season in dramatic fashion, beating Brookline 5-3 in extra innings last Friday, June 10. Tied 3-3 at the start of the eighth inning, Canton came up with a pair of runs in the top half of the inning, and reliever Casey Sullivan shut the […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger