Seniors Kyle Forte (112 pounds) and Will Alfano (140) and junior Kevin Connolly (125) all took sectional crowns while the Canton team repeated as South Sectional finalist for the second weekend in a row. “Canton has never had three champions at the same sectionals before,” coach Aaron Mann said. “This has been an award-winning year […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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~ LeDonne moves on to state tournament ~ Five Canton High swimmers — Misty King, Andrea Konopka, Alison McHugh and Abbey Willis for the girls and Chris LeDonne for the boys — competed in last weekend’s Central/South Sectional Swimming and Diving Championships at M.I.T. LeDonne had already qualified for Friday’s State Championship meet during the […]
With strong performances in the sprints and the shot put, the CHS girls’ indoor track team finished fifth in the Hockomock League Championships, one point behind fourth place North Attleboro. The best events for Canton was the 55-meter dash, in which Canton had three of the top 10 finishers, and the shot put, in which […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
CHS junior Matt Sidney tied a Hockomock League Championship Meet record with a best jump of six feet, nine inches as he won the event and highlighted the team’s sixth-place finish in the league meet. Sidney tied the mark of Phil Allessi of North Attleboro, who jumped the 6’9” mark in 1995. Recently, Sidney was […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
For the second time this season, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team played well enough to beat its biggest rival, the Franklin Panthers, but somehow still ended up losing by a lopsided score – only this time it occurred on home ice with a possible league title on the line. While it wasn’t for lack […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The CHS girls’ hockey team finished off the regular season with two more wins — over King Philip and Quincy — remaining undefeated in the league with 14 wins and an overall record of 15-2-1. The girls began the week with their senior night, which ended with a 7-0 shutout of KP. Before the game […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
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 […]
Feb 18 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
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. […]
Feb 11 2010 | Posted in
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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, […]