
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 […]
Nov 18 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
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 […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella

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 […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

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 […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
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 […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
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 […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
It’s do or die for the CHS cross-country teams as the State Division 5 Class Meet will be held Saturday, November 13, at 9:25 a.m. at Franklin Park in Boston. Boys’ coach Chris Elgar said his team has the best chance it has had in the last few years to be picked for the All-State […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Wins Hockomock Classic Crown For the first time in the program’s 28-year history, the Canton boys’ soccer team finished the regular season with an undefeated record — 13-0-4. “We have a mentally strong group of guys,” head coach Danny Erickson said of his team. “We are emotionally strong enough to not let teams beat us.” […]
With three more victories last week, Canton High’s field hockey team finished the regular season undefeated — 16-0-1— and the winner of the inaugural Hockomock Classic. After winning the Davenport Division of the newly divided Hockomock League, Canton faced off against Mansfield, the winner of the Kelly-Rex Division, in Saturday night’s first-ever crossover contest. “We’d […]
It was a bittersweet week for the CHS varsity volleyball team as the Bulldogs wrapped up a perfect regular season in the Davenport Division (Hock small) with a win over Foxboro, but came up short in its bid for the inaugural Hockomock Classic Cup, falling to Kelly-Rex Division champion North Attleboro for the second time […]
Nov 4 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner