
Unfortunately, through no fault of their own, the CHS boys basketball team will not get to participate in this year’s Division 2 state tournament after a last-minute shuffling of the power rankings pushed them out of the top 32. While finishing just short of the .500 mark needed to earn an automatic qualification, the Bulldogs, […]
Mar 3 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Senior captain Eamon Kelly capped off a career week in the most thrilling way possible and the CHS hockey team made its biggest statement of the season as the Bulldogs outlasted D1 powerhouse Reading in overtime on Sunday to capture the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot championship in the Walter Brinn Division. Organized as a […]
Feb 17 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

With one powerful shot by junior defenseman Maya Battista, the CHS girls ice hockey team wrapped up a third consecutive Hockomock League title last week as they squeaked past King Philip Regional 2-1 in overtime to clinch the crown outright. Wednesday’s victory was their fifth in as many tries against a league opponent and all […]
Feb 10 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The red-hot Canton High boys ice hockey team ran its winning streak to double digits earlier this week with a dominant 4-0 win over Burlington in the opening round of the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament. Originally scheduled to be played on Sunday, the game was moved to Monday at Metropolis Rink as local […]
Feb 3 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Update: Canton High’s girls swim team captured the Hockomock Davenport title and finished with a perfect 7-0 regular season record after knocking off Foxboro 93-63 at home last Wednesday. The boys team also defeated the Warriors and finished with a record of 5-2. *** With two more convincing wins last week, the CHS girls swim […]
Jan 28 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It all started over the recent school vacation week with an impressive, 57-52 away win over nonleague Hingham. Since then, the CHS girls basketball team has kept its foot on the gas, topping 80 points twice last week in consecutive blowout wins over Taunton and North Attleboro. Earlier this week, the Bulldogs added another quality […]
Jan 20 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After opening the season with back-to-back losses despite two solid performances, the Canton High gymnastics team managed to break into the win column with another strong effort against Taunton last Saturday at Metro South Gymnastics Academy. With a combination of talent, enthusiasm and perseverance, the Bulldogs were able to narrowly hold off the Tigers while […]
Jan 15 2022 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its selections for top CHS teams and athletes of 2021. All award winners, along with honorable mentions, rookies of the year, and other sports highlights from the past year were featured in the January 6 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual year in review. Male Team […]
Jan 10 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS girls ice hockey program honored the members of the 2020 state championship squad — the first in Canton girls hockey history — during a pre-game ceremony last Thursday, December 30. The lady Bulldogs went unbeaten that year in 23 games, including a 3-0 mark in the playoffs, before their season was cut short […]

After a slower than expected start in the opening week of the season, things are starting to look up for the CHS boys ice hockey team. Now back to .500 at 2-2-1, the Bulldogs are in the midst of a three-game unbeaten streak as they await a huge rematch with Franklin this coming Saturday at […]
Jan 6 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner