The CHS girls’ tennis team faced two difficult teams last week, falling to Foxboro before bouncing back to beat Mansfield to bring its overall season record to 2-2. Monday’s match brought the players to Foxboro, one of the deepest teams in the league, and it showed on the court as the Warriors cruised to a […]
Apr 21 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates

The CHS varsity baseball team dropped two games last week but played well against two Hockomock League opponents. Canton fell to Foxboro 9-7 and to Mansfield 5-2. Entering this week, the team’s record stood at 1-3. In the Foxboro game, Matt Bernstein, who pitched Canton to its only win a week ago, pitched well again […]
Apr 21 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After a difficult 5-0 loss to Foxboro, the Canton High School varsity softball team rebounded last week with an impressive 6-0 win against Boston Latin Academy — the team’s first of the young season. Head coach Ed Amico said the girls’ performance against Foxboro was hampered by popups and a number of errors, two areas […]
Apr 21 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

Following a tough road loss to Mansfield to start the week, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team bounced back Thursday night against Sharon with a 15-12 comeback win at home to improve to 2-2 in the Hock and 3-2 overall. Originally scheduled for Wednesday but postponed due to rain, the game against the Eagles featured several […]
Apr 21 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

After two decisive victories, 19-14 against Foxboro and 15-13 over Oliver Ames, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team fell to Middleboro 13-4 to start the season off with a 2-1 record. “The score shows it was really a tough game,” coach Chris Murtagh said of the game against Middleboro. “We started off close at the […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
After starting the season with two big wins — including a dominant 17-0 performance against nonleague Dedham in the season opener — the CHS boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell back to earth a bit on Friday, falling at home to defending league champion Foxboro 14-3. According to head coach Bill Bendell, this year’s squad just […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS girls’ tennis team started its season with a 1-1 split, beating Dedham but falling to Sharon in two home matches last week. In the season opener against Dedham, the Bulldogs edged out a 3-2 win. Erika Nannery easily notched a bagel in her first high school match, crushing her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Her […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
One day after its first match of the season was postponed due to wet and rainy conditions, the Canton High boys’ tennis team made a splash of its own. Despite preseason practices being limited by weather, the Bulldogs defeated Dedham High School 4-1 in their first match of the season on Wednesday, April 6, at […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
The CHS boys’ track team defeated the hosting Sharon Eagles 70-61 on Thursday, but the girls’ team fell 79-57 in a fairly close meet. CHS coach Brian Conroy said the win was truly a team effort, with Canton earning points in every event with the exception of one relay race. Jon Vaughn led Canton with […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

With five new faces on a team of 11, and six of the starting nine playing new positions, the Canton High softball team may seem unrecognizable when they walk on the field. Even with all the new team members, coach Ed Amico said the girls have already established a strong sense of camaraderie and shown […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel