By Dan DeBlasio Despite going 5-12 in an up-and-down regular season, the Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team qualified for this year’s MIAA state tournament, which began early last week. The Bulldogs earned the 28th and final seed in the Division 3 East bracket and faced off with fifth-seeded powerhouse Dover Sherborn. Canton, after some […]
After making it to the postseason, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team lost in the first round of tournament play to Sandwich by a slim margin, 11-10, ending the team’s storied season. “The girls were very antsy about playing,” coach Chris Murtagh said when describing the team’s mentality leading up to the game. But once the […]
Heading into the postseason, the CHS boys’ tennis team was playing its best tennis of the season — having won six of nine matches — but Canton could not keep its run going, falling 4-1 to Old Rochester Regional High School in the first round of the MIAA Division 3 south sectional tournament last Friday […]
Just 24 hours after top-seeded Hingham swept 16th-seeded Dighton-Rehoboth in the first round of the MIAA Division 2 south sectional tournament, the Harborwomen returned to action Monday afternoon and beat Canton 5-0 in the quarterfinal round, ending the season for the CHS girls’ tennis team. Canton, seeded eighth out of 18 teams, entered the tournament […]
~ Team looks to prepare for state tournament ~ King Philip has had the CHS girls’ tennis team’s number over the last few seasons, but then again, riding a 61-match win streak into Canton’s regular season finale, the Warriors have pretty much dominated everyone they have played. But last Monday, the state tournament-bound Bulldogs closed […]
After losing to North Attleboro on May 13, the CHS boys’ tennis team was 6-8 and needed to win three out of its last four matches in order to qualify for the state tournament. Three weeks later, Canton did exactly that — beating Stoughton, Foxboro and Cohasset in consecutive matches, bringing Canton’s win total to […]
Senior Amarachi Njoku’s first-place throw in the shot put was one of several outstanding efforts by members of the CHS outdoor track teams at Saturday’s Class C Sectional Track Championships held at Oliver Ames High School. Besides Njoku, senior Chidimma Nwankwo (shot put), junior Radiya Buchanan (triple jump), and senior Colleen Healy (400 intermediate hurdles) […]
The Bulldog bats finally woke up, but it wasn’t enough as Abington ended the season for the 1-19 CHS baseball team, coming from behind in the late innings to beat Canton 10-9. Earlier last week, Canton lost to King Philip 6-0 and Wayland 10-1. Canton had a 9-3 lead going into the fourth inning against […]
The CHS girls’ outdoor track team placed fifth in the Hockomock League’s two-day championship meet in Wrentham last week. Canton finished six points behind fourth-place North Attleboro. The team was led by veterans Anna Amico, Vicky Tondre, and Colleen Healy in the running events, and Chidimma Nwankwo, Amarachi Njoku, and Radiya Buchanan in the field […]
The CHS boys’ track team finished sixth in the Hockomock League Championships last week and ended the regular dual meet season with a good win over King Philip. The team had good success in the sprints, hurdles and many field events. Jon Vaughn placed second in the 110-meter hurdles with a best time of 15.28 […]
