The Canton High boys’ basketball team ended the season with a bang, playing its best basketball of the year before falling in the last minute of play 57-53 to highly rated Cardinal Spellman at the Cardinals’ home gym on Wednesday, March 2. Earlier in the week, the Bulldogs — seeded 19th in the Division 3 […]
Both the CHS boys’ and girls’ ice hockey teams were eliminated from postseason play over the weekend in the quarterfinal round of their respective Division 2 tournaments. The boys, who last year captured the D2 state championship, fell in overtime Saturday to familiar foe Oliver Ames 2-1 at Gallo Ice Arena in Buzzards Bay. They […]
After knocking off #14 Dover-Sherborn in the preliminary round of the Division 3 south sectional tournament, the 19th seeded CHS boys’ basketball team came within a few points of pulling off an improbable upset over #3 Cardinal Spellman Wednesday night, March 2, in Brockton. The game was tied with less than a minute to play, […]
Playing a ferocious, full-court press defense, hitting several three-point shots, and limiting Dover-Sherborn to just nine fourth quarter points, the CHS boys’ basketball team advanced to the second round of the Division 3 south playoffs with a resounding 58-46 upset win at Dover-Sherbon Monday night. The Bulldogs, seeded 19th in the 20-team bracket at 5-15, […]
After taking down Mansfield — the top-ranked team in all of Division 2 south — to capture the inaugural Hockomock Classic Cup, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team went out and took care of business last week in its final two regular season contests, defeating nonleague opponents North Quincy and Melrose on back-to-back days to snag the second seed […]
The Canton High indoor track teams were well represented at the All-State Track Championships, as Canton seniors Matt Sidney (high jump) and Jon Vaughn (55-meter hurdles) both placed third. Both will continue on to the New England championships tomorrow, March 4, and according to CHS head coach Chris Elgar, they have a good chance to […]
Update: The CHS girls’ basketball team fell to #2 Norwell 65-50 Thursday night, March 3, in the first round of the Division 3 south sectional tournament. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 11-10. See next week’s Citizen for complete coverage. *** The Bulldogs ended their regular season with two wins, making […]
Despite impressive game play, the Canton High girls’ hockey team came up short in a difficult 2-1 loss to Walpole (14-4-2) to finish the regular season with an 11-6-3 record. “Going into the game we knew it would be competitive and saw similarities between the two teams,” coach Kelly Rider said. Canton started off strong […]
Monday was a special night for two Canton High sports teams, as both the girls’ ice hockey and boys’ basketball teams opened MIAA tournament play with an upset win on the road. In the Division 2 south girls’ hockey bracket, #10 Canton defeated #7 Wellesley 6-4 at Babson Rink in Wellesley. Meaghan McKenna had a […]
Height, rebounding, and good outside shooting proved to be too much for the CHS boys’ basketball team as the Bulldogs fell to 5-14 with losses to Franklin in the Hockomock Classic 72-37 and to Stoughton 73-53 earlier last week. Canton had one more regular season game to play against Fairhaven before awaiting its playoff seed […]
