
The Canton High boys ice hockey team made it a perfect 5-for-5 in the month of December with a pair of wins last week over Westwood (2-2-0) and Wakefield (1-3-0). While head coach Brian Shuman believes the Bulldogs can still find another gear, he was pleased to see them still come away with wins against […]
Jan 5 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its MVP selections for the fall 2022 season. Writeups for all of the fall all-stars, along with team photos and season recaps, can be found in the December 28 print edition as part of our annual fall sports wrap-up. Boys MVP Owen Lane (Football) A junior captain and […]
Dec 29 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

The CHS boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with a convincing, 69-54 road win over Southeastern Regional Technical School on Thursday, December 22. Earlier in the week, the Bulldogs lost at Taunton 59-47. The Tigers are now 3-0 and tied with Franklin for first in the Hockomock Kelley-Rex Division while the Bulldogs sit […]
Dec 28 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After a challenging past few seasons marked by uncertainty and upheaval, the Canton High wrestling program is excited for a fresh start under new head coach Nick Matt. Taking over the reins from Dave Delpico, who filled in admirably as a temporary coach during the COVID years, Matt brings institutional knowledge — and built-in Bulldog […]
Dec 23 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It was another perfect fall season in West Roxbury as Canton’s Brady McGowan and his Catholic Memorial football teammates delivered the school’s second consecutive Super Bowl championship with a convincing victory over Hockomock League power King Philip last weekend at Gillette Stadium. In a rematch of last year’s title game, the Knights once again got […]
Dec 9 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

Behind a potent ground attack and a tough, opportunistic defense that seemed to get stronger with every possession, the Canton High football team had much to be thankful for this year as they rolled past rival Stoughton 28-14 at Memorial Field on Thanksgiving Day. The impressive finale win earned Canton some much deserved bragging rights […]
Dec 1 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Former Canton High School field hockey standout Erin Lane took home some noteworthy hardware in her first collegiate season as she was named the winner of Westfield State University’s 12th Player Award as determined by the Little East Conference. The prestigious honor is presented at the end of the season to one student-athlete from each […]
Nov 18 2022 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

The Canton High football Bulldogs came through with their fifth win of the year on Friday, coming back from a 20-7 deficit on the road to win at nonleague Norwood 21-20. Playing a non-playoff schedule, Canton (5-3) was pitted against the 2-7 Mustangs and will next host Dennis-Yarmouth (3-6) tomorrow afternoon before wrapping up the […]
Nov 10 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Update: The Canton boys knocked off No. 19 Nashoba Regional 3-1 in Saturday’s tournament opener. The Bulldogs will now face the winner of Bedford vs. Silver Lake in the Round of 16 on November 10. *** Tournament season has officially arrived, and the Canton High boys soccer team is looking forward to wiping the slate […]
Nov 5 2022 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

The CHS girls soccer team snapped a five-game winless skid with an important, 4-2 road victory Friday at division-leading Oliver Ames. The Tigers still maintained control of the Davenport as of Monday with a record of 11-3-1 while the Bulldogs remained in second place at 8-3-3. The team had three games remaining this week, culminating […]
Oct 27 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger