The CHS girls’ lacrosse team struggled over April vacation, losing first to Franklin 15-5 and then to Mansfield 14-6, bringing their overall season record to 5-3. “The scores don’t really show the caliber of play from the girls,” head coach Chris Murtagh said of his team’s effort last week. “They were running with the other […]
By Kathy Anderson With a mid-season record of 4-3, and two postponements yet to be made up, the CHS varsity softball team is driving in significantly more runs and gaining momentum, and coach Danielle McNamara said the team has already earned a ticket to the postseason tournament. On Monday, April 12 at Franklin, Canton played […]
It’s the little things that often determine if a team wins or loses, and it’s the little things that are troublesome for the 1-7 CHS baseball team. The Bulldogs dropped two last week, losing to a strong Abington team 15-6, and edged by Wayland 4-3. Having lost three games by one run, Saturday’s starter against […]
Canton resident Jake Shapiro has been on the MIT gymnastics team for the last three years, but this past season he was also the team’s president, coach, captain and de facto travel agent. \ At the end of last April, eight of MIT’s 41 varsity sports were cut, including men’s gymnastics. So, as soon as […]
Although the scores were close, both Canton High School outdoor track teams came out on the losing end of a dual meet against Oliver Ames last week. The boys lost 78-58 while the girls fell 76-60. This was the first meet that both the boys’ and girls’ relay teams swept their events. The boys’ 4×100 […]
All three singles players and both doubles pairs on the CHS boys’ tennis team won their respective matches against Foxboro last Monday at home, but for head coach Leo Nelson, it was third singles player Scott Chamberlain who turned in the day’s best performance. After winning the first set, Chamberlain dropped the second set 6-3, […]
After starting slowly in each of the last three seasons, the CHS girls’ tennis team is off to a 5-1 start this year — its best record after six games since going 6-0 in 2006. Wins over Foxboro and Stoughton highlighted a 2-1 week for Canton. After beating Foxboro 3-2 on the road last Monday, […]
By Dan DeBlasio The Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team dropped a pair of games against Hockomok League foes this week, falling to King Philip 9-3 on Tuesday and Oliver Ames 7-5 on Friday. The slumping Bulldogs knew it was an important week, as they were coming off a rough outing last time out against […]
By Kathy Anderson Although it’s already school vacation week, the Canton High School varsity softball team has only five games under its belt due to three cancellations early in the season, but the girls are touting a respectable 3-2 overall record and by all indications, are improving and gaining confidence every time they hit the […]
After finishing the first week a perfect 3-0, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team experienced its first loss of the season last week, falling to King Philip 14-7. The girls won the week’s two other games in decisive fashion, 20-15 over Foxboro and 19-15 over Oliver Ames. “We are still playing catch-up with our players who […]
