The following recap appears in our annual fall sports wrap-up that was included with this week’s Canton Citizen. It was another successful fall season for the Canton High Unified basketball program as the Bulldogs went unbeaten in the Hockomock League for a second straight year. Pioneered by Special Olympics, Unified programs bring students with and […]
By Matt Benedetti On the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Xaverian Division 1 Football Championship, Journey Forward founder Dan Cummings reflects on a remarkable high school football career, setbacks and developing the courage to persevere. Two decades have passed since sophomore Kevin Tully kicked a 34-yard field goal in the waning seconds of […]
The Canton Youth Hockey Mite A team played in the prestigious Turkey Goblet Tournament held at the Foxboro Ice Center over Thanksgiving weekend. The Bulldogs came out flying on Friday against the South Shore Knights. Sam “The Red Rifle” Archibald, “Saving Private” Ryan Cullen, and Cam “Neely” Lyons led the attack in the game. Tadhg “The Quiet Man” Howard and Riley […]
Four Canton Youth Hockey players are headed to NHL All Star weekend in January after winning the TD Bank Mini 1-on-1 tournament held last weekend at the TD Garden. Mini 1-on-1 is a youth hockey program sponsored by Bruins Academy in partnership with Massachusetts Hockey. Teams consist of three players and a goalie competing in […]
By Judy Bass Athletic Director Ed Catabia of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton is the recipient of the President’s Award of Merit from the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA). The award is scheduled to be presented to Catabia in March 2019. This honor is given for “length of service, special accomplishments […]
An unforgettable 2018 CHS volleyball season ended in heartbreak for the Bulldogs on Saturday with a five-set loss to a talented and gritty Groton-Dunstable team in the Division 2 central sectional championship game at Wellesley High School. Seeded first overall and coming off an exciting semifinal win over No. 5 Medway a few days prior, […]
Playing in a wind-driven rainstorm at Scituate High last Friday night, the CHS football Bulldogs competed hard and made some plays but ultimately met their match against a high-powered Scituate Sailors team, falling 21-0 in the Division 5 south sectional title game. Scituate (9-1) now moves on to face north champion Swampscott in the Division […]
CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson announced the appointment of Ben Shuffain as the next high school baseball coach, effective immediately. Shuffain is a graduate of Sharon High School and Ashford University of Clinton, Iowa. He is currently a teacher at Saint Catherine’s School in Norwood, where he teaches history and physical education. He has experience […]
A CHS boys soccer season that began with high hopes and so much promise — and featured a number of impressive achievements along the way — ended abruptly Sunday night with a hard-fought but ultimately disappointing first round loss in the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Seeded fifth in the 16-team bracket after a 10-4-4 […]
Carson Eutsay of Canton was selected to the Mass Bay Colonials U14 boys lacrosse team that will travel to Florida December 1-2 to compete in the Orlando Lacrosse Open. Eutsay was selected from over 200 athletes from 125 town lacrosse programs from central and eastern Massachusetts. “The Mass Bay Colonials is an extension of our […]
