By Dan DeBlasio The Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team kicked off its season last week with a convincing win over a fellow Division 3 opponent. The Bulldogs rolled over Dedham, dominating the visitors 15-2. The scoring came from all over the field as Canton saw 11 different players tally at least one point. Freshmen […]
Canton’s best opportunity in years to enjoy playoff football went out the window last week at the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s annual meeting in Westboro, when member schools voted overwhelmingly against a plan that would have greatly expanded the playoff format and eliminated traditional leagues in favor of enrollment-based divisions. The so-called Burkhead Plan, named […]
Canton High School track got a boost this winter from junior Matt Sidney, who reached the nationals in the high jump, and senior Amarachi Njoku, who came out for indoor track for the first time and reached the New England Championships with her performance in the shot put. Njoku won the shot put at the […]
New CHS girls’ spring track coach Conor Sheehan is hoping the momentum and excitement from the winter season will continue on this spring. The winter squad compiled a 4-4 league record and sent several members to the Class C meet and two to the New England Championships. The near 80-member spring squad, which has a […]
First-year CHS boys’ track coach Ben Mattson said the 2010 season is being dedicated to George King, who passed away last week. A longtime coach and physical education instructor at CHS, King fought hard for the outdoor track facility at CHS and is credited with developing the sport — and many good track athletes — […]
With a sound infield, good starting pitchers in Joey Wilkinson and Matt Bernstein, and many returning veterans, the 2010 CHS baseball team is looking to improve upon last year’s record of 6-14. The season is due to begin, weather and field permitting, today, April 1, at 3:30 p.m. against Mansfield. This year’s captains are Mike […]
CHS high jumper Matt Sidney ended the indoor track season last weekend in the Nationals where he tied for 14th at six feet, two and one quarter inches. Earlier this season at the Hockomock League Championship Meet he broke the school’s winter indoor record and tied the Hockomock League indoor meet record at 6’9”. But […]
In what might have been the biggest moment of their young lives on the biggest of all stages, the 22 members of the Canton High School boys’ hockey team soared to new heights of greatness, beating north champion Newburyport 4-2 Sunday at the Boston Garden to capture the program’s first-ever state title. Playing in front […]
After entering the playoff tournament as the first seed, the Canton High School girls’ hockey season came to a close with a 6-2 loss against Winchester last Thursday. The Hockomock champs fell behind 1-0 in the first period, but coach Kelly Rider said she had expected a rough start because the team hadn’t played a […]
Based on his performance in last weekend’s New England indoor track championships, CHS high jumper Matt Sidney qualified for the upcoming national championships, which will take place this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Sidney finished in a tie for 11th place among 17 competitors with a best jump of six feet, […]
