
Congratulations to Canton’s Thomas Singleton, who recently picked up his fifth win of the summer on the New England PGA Junior Tour. Earlier this week, the Galvin Middle School eighth grader won the boys 12-13 year old division at the Milton-Hoosic Tournament in Canton, marking the third year in a row that he has won […]
A group of inspirational young people from Massachusetts — including Canton teen Jack Stubbs — recently returned from an eight-day, 500-mile cycling trip to Vermont and back in an effort to raise funds and awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Known as the JettRide, the annual fundraiser is sponsored by the Jett Foundation, a Kingston-based nonprofit […]
Aug 4 2016 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen

The Canton Junior League baseball team is headed to Freehold, New Jersey, to compete in the Eastern Regional Championships after out-dueling Swansea two games to none in the 2016 Massachusetts State Finals last weekend in Billerica. The two wins by the Bulldogs — 6-0 on Saturday and 12-9 in a thrilling comeback on Sunday — […]

The Canton Junior League Taylor Michigan team has advanced to the 2016 Massachusetts State Finals after defeating North Reading in the Section 2 Junior League championship at North Reading High School on Saturday, July 16, by a score of 17-7. The Canton team went 3-0 in the tournament and outscored their opponents 44-17. The state finals will […]

Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball players awoke on Monday morning to news that they were in first place in the District 6 East Division with a very impressive record of 15-4-1 — the best record in the modern-day era for a Canton Legion team. The twist in the standings is that Hyde Park forfeited […]
Jul 14 2016 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
With hard work, a lot of persistence, and a bit of good fortune and timing, two of Canton’s brightest young coaches are chasing big dreams and making the most of new and exciting career opportunities. While they have taken very different paths to their current destinations, both Izzy Abraham, CHS ’08, and Nathaniel Eskinazi, CHS […]
Jul 7 2016 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The following all-star selections appear in the June 30 issue as part of the Canton Citizen’s annual spring sports wrap-up. Boys’ MVP Ben O’Neill (Lacrosse) A senior captain and two-time All-Hockomock selection, O’Neill was the Bulldogs’ leading scorer and most dangerous offensive weapon — the kind of singular talent that defenses build their game plan […]
Jun 30 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen

The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team won four of five last week against the iron of the league, including an improbable win over a Braintree squad that features several players from the Division 1A state championship team. Down two runs and with two outs in the seventh inning, Canton mounted an impressive rally, […]
Jun 30 2016 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

Imagine going through a whole day of school, running three to five miles, and then returning home for several hours of homework. That about describes a typical day in the life for recent CHS graduates Catherine Song and Mark Clancy, two of the school’s most accomplished and respected student-athletes. Clancy and Song were Canton High […]
Jun 24 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

With a 4-1 loss to Westwood on Monday, the Canton High boys tennis team closed the book on a truly memorable spring campaign — one that included a winning record and the team’s first tournament victory in several seasons. While it wasn’t the storybook ending they had hoped for, the Bulldogs nevertheless had a lot […]
Jun 10 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner