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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
