It was a successful holiday vacation week for Canton High School’s indoor track teams, as the girls edged Foxboro for their first victory, and the boys continued their unbeaten season with their own win over the Warriors. Both teams also had many strong individual performances at the Boston Holiday Meet. In the December 29 meet […]
Jan 6 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After suffering its first loss of the season Wednesday night to Abington 59-37, the Canton High School girls’ basketball team quickly bounced back to defeat Innovation Academy 62-11 on Thursday. Head coach Kaitlin Mills called the Bulldogs first loss of the season a wake-up call. “It was a wake-up call for the girls to realize […]
The Canton High girls’ hockey team fell to Duxbury with a difficult 5-1 loss, to bring the girls’ record on the season to an even 2-2. Coach Kelly Rider said both teams played evenly throughout the first two periods, but Duxbury finished the second period ahead 1-0. It was in the third period, however, that […]
The Canton High School boys’ varsity ice hockey team opened its season on the road with a 3-3 tie against nonleague Quincy last Wednesday, but it was hardly a feel-good experience as the Bulldogs twice gave up a two-goal lead while committing far too many careless penalties. At one point early in the third period […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton High girls’ hockey team sailed to an easy 4-0 victory against Westwood last week, improving the girls’ season record to 2-1. “Westwood has definitely improved since last year and at points had us running around in our zone,” coach Kelly Rider said. “But overall we were able to outplay them.” Sophomore transfer Bethany […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The Canton girls’ basketball team remains undefeated this season after beating Foxboro 59-53 last Tuesday night at CHS. The Bulldogs rallied to outscore the Warriors 21-14 in the fourth quarter to win their third straight game. In the win, junior power forward Olivia Murphy had another impact performance, scoring 26 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
With a career high of 20 points — including three three-pointers — from Chris Murray and 11 points and 11 rebounds from Josh Sheehan, the Canton High boys’ basketball team grabbed its first win of the season 41-35 at Foxboro on December 21. The 1-1 Bulldogs led at all points of the game, including 12-6 […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High wrestling squad continues to struggle, losing 36-16 at Foxboro on Monday, December 20, and falling to North Attleboro by a margin of 64-11 on Thursday. The Bulldogs’ effort and desire has been consistent, but their search for a team identity is ongoing. “Foxboro was a bit of a mixed emotion meet,” said […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
Last Monday, the CHS gymnastics team fell to Sharon, 130.15 to 98.7. The Bulldogs are doing well, though, as they face a rebuilding season and a disadvantage in equipment. Canton is the only gymnastics team in the league that does not have gymnasts participating in outside programs, so opponents are able to create routines and […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates

The Canton women’s basketball team is off to a hot start, winning its first two games of the season. With the dominant defense of junior power forward Olivia Murphy and her double-double in each of the first two games, the Bulldogs earned a 62-53 victory over Bedford last Tuesday and a 56-49 win at Sharon […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella