
After playing seven of its last eight games in the friendly confines of Metropolis Rink, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Brockton on Saturday to take on Davenport foe Oliver Ames and somehow — despite playing sub-par hockey for two thirds of the game — managed to skate away with a 4-2 victory. […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Junior forward Olivia Murphy played her best game of her high school career last Tuesday night, hitting a game-winning free throw with three seconds left to lead the Canton girls’ basketball team to a victory over Attleboro 61-60. The Bulldogs, who had been trailing the entire game, were tied 60-60 with three seconds to play […]
After two lackluster, winless weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team bounced back in a big way last week, winning all three of its games: 3-0 over Quincy, 6-3 against Westwood, and 4-0 over King Philip. The girls’ season record now stands at 7-4-2. The Bulldogs dominated from the start in the game against […]
The CHS girls’ indoor track team was well represented at the Division 3 Coaches Invitational Meet held on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Two of the girls, Vicky Tondre and Chidimma Nwankwo, qualified for this weekend’s McIntyre Elite Meet after finishing in the top 24 in the long jump and shot […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
In what some might deem a rebuilding year, the Canton High wrestling team has seen its share of team success and individual accolades. The Bulldogs took seventh place at this weekend’s Hockomock League Championships. Franklin High School won the overall title for the meet. CHS did, however, walk away from the meet with two individual […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
The CHS boys’ basketball team, now 4-9, lost to two of the better teams in the Hockomock League’s large school division last week. The hosting Bulldogs lost to Attleboro 80-49; and after playing well for three quarters, the visiting Bulldogs lost to the Franklin Panthers 71-51 Friday night. Coach Mike Devoll said his team played […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS gymnastics team hit the gym on Monday, earning 111.7 points to North Attleboro’s 129.5. Despite the loss, however, the Bulldogs have all made personal strides in their quest for excellence. Jessie Brooks, coming back from an ankle injury, reasserted her dominance in the floor event with a 9.0, her highest score of the […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
As her classmates settle in front of the television for a relaxing February vacation, Canton resident Bridget Ponte will be under the lights competing for a title at the 2011 All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships in Killarney, Ireland. Ponte watched her older sisters participate in step dancing before she first picked up the soft shoes at […]

The CHS boys’ varsity hockey team delivered its finest performance of the season on Saturday, beating a red-hot Mansfield team 2-1 at home in a clash of the Hockomock’s two division leaders. Canton, which now sits alone atop the Davenport Division, improved to 7-1-1 with the win, while the Hornets, who had gone into the […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Six members of the CHS boys’ indoor track team and one relay will advance to the State Coaches Relay Meet this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston: Jon Vaughn and Tom Kerikas in the 55-meter hurdles; Mike Bronstein in the two mile; Cam Huber in the 600; Matt Sidney and Chris Boughter […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger