After a brutal 0-7 stretch that included five straight away games to open the season, the CHS girls’ varsity basketball team finally found its groove last week with two impressive road victories: 64-56 over non-league Bedford and 76-61 over Hockomock opponent King Philip. Head coach Kaitlin Mills could not have been happier with her team’s […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Good outside shooting by Chris Murray (18 points) along with a tough Canton defense that held King Philip to 13 fourth-quarter points propelled Canton to its third win of the season 61-53 at home Friday night. A number of Bulldogs had a hand in the win, including seniors Marc Abelard and A.J. Nichols, who both […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The CHS girls’ hockey team continued its three-week winning streak with dominating performances over Westwood, 4-0, and Quincy, 7-1. At the halfway point in the season, the girls have an overall record of 8-1 and remain undefeated in league play. As was the case in last week’s game against Medfield, the girls failed to score […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
It seems hard to fathom considering the Bulldogs’ hot start, but after falling to undefeated Franklin 4-1 last week in what head coach Brian Shuman described as a “winnable game,” the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team suddenly finds itself in fourth place and in must-win mode heading into the halfway mark of the season. While […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The CHS wrestling team had a strong week, with a victory over Foxboro and a second-place finish in the 13th annual James Peckham Wrestling Tournament. “It was an extremely rewarding week,” coach Tom Bartosek said. “You work hard and expect the best. This was one of our finest weeks ever. First we improve to 11-4 […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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By Kathy Anderson A much-needed win over King Philip was a big morale-booster for the Canton High gymnastics team, which has been struggling since the start of the season. Now into the second half of the season, the team has a frustrating record of 1-6, but team morale is on the rise. On January 7 […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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The CHS boy’s indoor track team finished its regular season at 3-4-1 with a win over King Philip (52-34) and a loss to Franklin (61-25) in tri-meet action last Saturday at the Franklin Field House. Leading point scorer for the team in the regular season was Jon Vaughn with 75, followed by Christian Bates (51), […]
Jan 14 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With over two weeks since their last meet against North Attleboro on December 21, the CHS varsity girls’ and boys’ swim teams returned to action last Wednesday against Sharon. Neither team won — the girls lost 88-74, while the boys fell 99-60 — but head coach Lori Mooney said that even though there is still […]
The Bulldog wrestling team improved to 10-4 overall and 2-3 in the league by defeating Silver Lake Regional 36-30 and Beverly 33-31, and losing to Pembroke 45-18 and Oliver Ames 39-29. “I’m actually pleased that we were able to salvage the week with so many starters out of the lineup,” coach Tom Bartosek said. “All […]
Jan 14 2010 | Posted in
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The Canton High School varsity girls’ hockey team continued its winning streak this week, defeating Medfield 2-1 and King Philip 6-0 to bring its season record to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in league play. Although the girls were down 1-0 in the first two periods in the game against Medfield, they fought back hard, netting […]
Jan 14 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel