Both CHS track teams were impressive at Saturday’s State Relays at Milton High, with the girls finishing fifth overall out of 23 teams and the boys finishing 15th out of 28 teams. The State Relays are a precursor to the Class C meet and give participants an idea how they compare to others in certain […]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
~ Individual players shine in weekend tournament ~ After clinching a berth in the state tournament the week before, the CHS girls’ tennis team lost its only match of the week 3-2 at North Attleboro last Thursday. But, as head coach Sheila Conneely points out, the score of that match “does not tell the whole […]
In the boys’ tennis team’s lone match last week, the Bulldogs fell one point shy of pulling off an upset against unbeaten North Attleboro, losing 3-2 last Thursday at home. With the loss, Canton is 6-8 on the season and needs wins in three out of its last four matches to earn a spot in […]
After a decisive 21-7 win over Oliver Ames, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team qualified for the state tournament — its main goal since the beginning of the season. The girls lost the week’s two earlier games, 17-12 to King Philip and 15-4 to Franklin. After earning a 19-15 victory over OA in the second […]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
By Dan DeBlasio The Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team had a busy week with three games against Hockomock League foes. Coming off a week that saw two strong outings and an end to their losing skid, the Bulldogs were riding high and sporting a new sense of confidence. But that momentum all but disappeared […]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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By Kathy Anderson It was another roller coaster week for the Canton High varsity softball team, with a huge 9-2 victory at home against Foxboro on Wednesday, followed by a crushing 10-1 trouncing at North Attleboro the following day. The Bulldogs are now 7-8 on the season with three games remaining before the start of […]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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The CHS baseball team had two good shots to win a baseball game last week, but one bad inning in each game cost the team a chance for its second win of the year. The Bulldogs lost to Foxboro 10-5 and North Attleboro 9-3, falling to 1-15 on the season. They were also hurt by […]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS girls’ track team won its third meet in four attempts with a 74-62 dual-meet win over Stoughton last week. Canton garnered eight first places and eight second-place spots, with Vicky Tondre, Chidimma Nwanko, Radiya Buchanan, Amarachi Njoku, Anna Amico, and Molly Phalan each recording double victories. “This is a big win for the […]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Led by Jon Vaughn and Christian Bates. the CHS boys’ track team won its second meet of the year, 76-60 over Stoughton. Vaughn won four events including the 110 high hurdles (15.5 seconds); long jump (19 feet, one inch); and triple jump (39 feet, six inches). Bates won the mile at 4:38.9 and placed second […]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After securing its ninth win of the season in last Friday’s 5-0 win over Fontbonne Academy, the CHS girls’ tennis team qualified for the state tournament for the first time since the 2008 season. After going 1-2 the week before, Canton rebounded to go 3-1 last week with 5-0 wins over Franklin, Oliver Ames and […]