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Bulldogs looking for season’s 1st win in T-Day rivalry with Stoughton

There is no doubt that Canton is going to have to play its best game of the season in order to beat 3-7 Stoughton Thursday morning (Thanksgiving) at 10 a.m. at Stoughton High School. Canton, which stands at 0-9-1, is looking to end its season on a high note after struggling all year with injuries […]

CHS boys’ soccer team makes history in thrilling OT win

CHS boys' soccer sectional trophy

The Canton High School boys’ soccer team captured the Division 2 south sectional championship for the very first time in program history after edging top-ranked Sandwich 2-1 in penalty kicks Sunday afternoon at Weymouth High School. The victory earned the undefeated Bulldogs (17-0-4) a chance to play Concord-Carlisle — the Division 2 defending state champions […]

Field hockey team repeats as sectional champions

CHS field hockey sectional trophy

Canton High School’s field hockey team shut out ninth-seeded Medway 2-0 on Saturday at Taunton High School to become the south sectional champion for the second consecutive year. The unbeaten Bulldogs (20-0-1) are seeded second and have yet to be scored upon in the state tournament. Coach Fior Griffin said her team knew the championship […]

Cross country teams give it their all at divisional meet

The Canton High boys’ cross country team finished 10th out of 30 teams in the Division 5 Class Meet on Saturday. The girls’ team, consisting largely of underclassmen, finished 17th out of 26 teams. Canton’s top six runners on the boys’ team finished 23rd, 36th, 46th, 71st, 94th, and 106th out of 208 runners. “While […]

Visiting Hornets overpower Bulldogs 41-0

CHS football

Mansfield’s football team proved why it’s rated one of the best in eastern Massachusetts as the visiting Hornets rolled to a 41-0 win over the Canton Bulldogs Friday night. Mansfield climbed to 9-1 while Canton is still looking for its first win after falling to 0-9-1. The victory clinched the league title for Mansfield, which […]

CHS boys’ soccer trounces Milton 4-1 in first round

The Canton boys’ soccer team trounced Milton 4-1 Monday in a heavy downpour of rain to advance to the quarterfinals of the MIAA Division 2 south sectional tournament. The Canton offense exploded with three second half goals, two of which came from two Bulldog captains who secured the first round tournament win. The Bulldogs ended […]

CHS field hockey team charging through tourney

With two shutouts, the Canton High field hockey team made a strong statement in the first week of the postseason. Seeded second in the MIAA tournament — just behind Bishop Stang who finished the season with a perfect 16-0-0, marginally better than Canton’s 16-0-1 — the Bulldogs faced 18th-seeded Westport in the first round and […]

Volleyball season ends with tourney loss to Milford

The CHS girls’ volleyball season came to an abrupt end Friday night when the slumping Bulldogs, already losers of three straight heading into the match, fell to seventh seeded Milford 3-0 in the opening round of the Division 2 central sectional tournament. Canton, which came in as the 10th seed, once again had the unenviable […]

CHS girls’ soccer team sails to first round victory

The seventh seeded CHS girls’ soccer team sailed to an easy 6-1 victory over 10th seed Bishop Stang in the first round of the state tournament last week. The girls dominated from the beginning with senior captain Michelle Whelan scoring 45 seconds into the game. But Coach Paul Turner said it was both a blessing […]

Foxboro capitalizes on Bulldogs’ early mistakes in 44-7 rout

The common denominator when the CHS football team visits the home territories of the big Hockomock schools — North Attleboro, Mansfield and Foxboro — is interceptions and fumbles, which translate to huge early deficits and eventually large defeats. Such was the case Friday night when the Bulldogs traveled to Foxboro and lost 44-7. The Warriors […]

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