When the calendar reads October and earning a tie on the road is considered the first slip-up of the season, it is safe to say that the Canton High boys’ soccer team is in excellent shape. Ten games into the 2010 campaign, Canton may no longer have a perfect record, but the Bulldogs will settle […]
The Canton High golf team began the drive to reach the state playoffs with two consecutive wins last week, improving its record to 4-5 with four matches left at home. To reach the playoffs, Canton must finish with a .500 record or better. Senior co-captain Glenn Kaplan led the way in both victories, shooting par […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton High field hockey team kept up its undefeated streak with two more wins last week — 2-0 against King Philip and 1-0 over Oliver Ames — and a 1-1 tie against Mansfield. The girls’ season record now stands at 8-0-1. In the game against KP, the girls started off with a strong passing […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

The Canton Bulldogs tied the Sharon Eagles in overtime 26-26 Friday night, but not before coming back from a 12-0 deficit to take a 20-12 lead at the end of the third quarter. As CHS head coach Jim Goff noted, while the offense had a very good day both on the ground and in the […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High girls’ soccer team finished the week with a mixed bag: a 5-2 win over King Philip, a 1-1 tie against Mansfield, and a 4-2 loss to Oliver Ames. At the halfway point in the season, the girls’ record stands at 4-3-2. Coach Paul Turner described the game against KP as one of […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
Just as the CHS volleyball team was beginning to find its groove after battling inconsistency through the early part of the season, the Mansfield Hornets came to town Friday and spoiled the party, handing Canton its third loss of the season and second against teams in the Hockomock’s large school division. Although the 3-1 loss […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The final score may have been 6-0, a game where the offense was “clicking,” but Canton High boys’ soccer head coach Danny Erickson credited his team’s win over Silver Lake Regional last Friday in part to Colby Gavigan’s performance in net. “It sounds silly that in a 6-0 game your goalkeeper was important, but Colby […]
The Canton High girls’ varsity soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to four games with a 2-0 victory at Foxboro last Wednesday. The girls’ second game of the week against Silver Lake Regional was postponed to October 11 because of inclement weather. Coach Paul Turner described the beginning of the game against Foxboro as the […]
The Canton High field hockey team remained undefeated through six games after two more victories last week: 6-1 at Foxboro and 4-0 at nonleague Arlington. On Wednesday, Foxboro jumped out to a surprising 1-0 lead with a quick goal within the first three minutes of the game, ending the Bulldogs’ season-long shutout streak. “This shocked […]
The matches were a little too close for comfort, but CHS head volleyball coach Pat Cawley was still quite pleased with the end results last week: a pair of hard-fought road wins against league opponents, including a furious rally from two sets down to beat Foxboro 3-2 on Friday. “This match showed that although we […]
Oct 7 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner