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Girls’ lacrosse heading into postseason with momentum

The Canton High girls’ lacrosse team finished the season strong with two wins, 8-7 over Mansfield and 10-8 against Ursuline Academy. The girls finished the regular season with a 10-5-1 record, solidifying the team’s season-long goal of attaining double digits in the wins column. The win against Mansfield was particularly special because it was the […]

Boys’ lax ends regular season with dramatic week

By Dan DeBlasio It was the last week of the regular season for the Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team, and what a week it was. The Bulldogs were looking to make a little noise and improve their seeding in the Division 3 state tournament, which will begin next week. Canton had three games against […]

Softball team suffers frustrating loss to Stoughton

By Kathy Anderson The Canton High School varsity softball team fell to Stoughton in its only game last week 8-2, having previously defeated the Black Knights 7-0 on April 15. “This season has been really up and down for us,” said coach Danielle McNamara. “We play a really great game, and then have a poor […]

Baseball edged by Stoughton

The Canton High baseball team played well defensively, but a late rally fell short and the Bulldogs were defeated by visiting Stoughton 2-1 on May 17. Pitcher Joey Wilkinson pitched extremely well, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out three batters in seven innings of work. The game featured several outstanding […]

Different lineups, same positive result

~ Girls’ tennis at 12-5 ~ By opening last week against Stoughton and Fontbonne Academy, two of the weaker opponents on the schedule this season, CHS girls’ tennis coach Sheila Conneely was able to shuffle her lineup, but even with a different combination of players, the results were just the same: Canton wins.  The girls’ tennis […]

Boys’ tennis qualifies for state tournament

With three wins last week, the CHS boys’ tennis team is tournament bound. Victories over Stoughton, Foxboro and Cohasset brought Canton’s win total to nine, the magic number of wins the Bulldogs needed to qualify for the state tournament. After starting the season with a 3-6 record, the team has rebounded with a 6-2 mark […]

Track teams have strong presence at State Relays

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 […]

Girls’ tennis falls in only match of the week

~ 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 […]

Boys’ tennis falls, still hope for tourney

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 […]

Girls’ lax qualifies for tournament

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 […]

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