Playing its best overall game to date, the CHS boys’ basketball team exploded out of the gate en route to a 20-point home win Monday night over Fairhaven, earning the Bulldogs a spot in the Division 3 playoffs, which get underway next week. Canton ended the regular season with a record of 8-12 and qualified […]
With last Thursday’s come-from-behind victory against Bedford, the Canton High girls’ varsity basketball team has qualified for state tournament play. After also beating King Philip at home last Friday, the team enters this week with a 5-13 record, riding a season-high three-game winning streak. “I am really thrilled with the progress the team has made […]
By Kathy Anderson The Canton High varsity gymnastics team finished the regular season last week with a disappointing record of 2-9. The Bulldogs showed marked improvement throughout the season, however, and earned their two wins in the second half. On January 25 Canton lost to visiting Oliver Ames by a fraction of a point, 123.6-123.625. […]
It was a busy week for the CHS girls’ and boys’ varsity swim teams, with both squads losing a meet at Dover-Sherborn last Wednesday, bouncing back to beat Franklin last Thursday and then taking part in the Hockomock League Championships last Saturday. Both squads came in sixth out of nine teams at the Hockomock Championships, […]
By Kathy Anderson Their physique notwithstanding, the lightweight-class grapplers on the Canton High varsity wrestling team are at the top of their game. Although half of the team members weigh in at under 130 pounds, these young men know how to hold their own, keeping pace with their heavier teammates and contributing to a successful […]
It was another excellent weekend for the CHS indoor track relay teams at Sunday’s state relay finals. The girls finished fifth overall with strong performances in the sprint relay, the 200-meter relay and the shot put. For the boys’ team, the sprint medley and the high jumpers had strong showings. The highest finish was […]
The CHS boys’ basketball team had a very exciting week, staging an exciting 51-48 win over rival Stoughton and nearly upsetting a very strong North Attleboro team before falling 48-46. The 6-12 Bulldogs have two games left in the season and will play King Philip away Friday and end the regular season at home Monday […]
Already riding a three-game winning streak and still in contention for the Hockomock title, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team stepped hard on the gas pedal last week with three more wins in six days, beating nonleague Pembroke, King Philip and Oliver Ames to improve to 12-2-1 overall (9-1-1 league). The Bulldogs are now 6-0 […]
It may have been Senior Night at Stoughton High last Friday night, but the CHS girls’ varsity basketball team was most concerned with having to defend a Stoughton sophomore. When Canton played Stoughton on January 8, Chrystal Holland, the leading scorer for the Black Knights, dropped 20 points on the Bulldogs, leading Stoughton to a […]
The Canton High School varsity girls’ hockey team added two more wins this week, 8-2 over Dover-Sherborn and 7-1 against Westwood. Coach Kelly Rider described the game against Dover-Sherborn as one of the best complete games all season. “I think this can be attributed to the hard work and effort the girls put in earlier […]
