
Soccer fans who are looking for well played high school soccer with sound fundamentals and great teamwork and camaraderie should look no further than this year’s CHS girls varsity soccer team. A single goal currently differentiates Canton from the top spot in the Davenport Division, with its lone loss coming against first-place Oliver Ames 1-0 […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

A young and improving Canton High boys soccer team picked up its first victory of the season last week, snapping a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over Milford. The win came Thursday night at home and was even more convincing than the score would suggest, as the Bulldogs controlled possession and did not […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS golf team continued its winning ways last week with victories over Foxboro at home (159-173) and King Philip at Wentworth Hills Country Club (163-166). In the Foxboro win, senior Griffin Jerrier led the way with a match-low 39. while Jim Jenkins, Danny Powers, and newcomer Joey Vaughan were all right behind with a […]
Sep 25 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After hitting a bit of a rough patch early in the season, the Canton High varsity field hockey team appears to be back on track following consecutive victories over Foxboro and Oliver Ames. The Bulldogs, a perennial league powerhouse, are now even at 2-2-1 overall and are just a single standings point out of first […]
Sep 25 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

It was a battle of the Bulldogs as Canton traveled to nonleague Rockland, and when the dust settled, CHS prevailed thanks to a late interception by junior Dan Alice and a 25-yard field goal by kicker Thomas Monagle. Canton led 14-0 at halftime, but Rockland stormed back in the third quarter and early portions of […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Picking up where they left off in last year’s undefeated regular season, the Canton High varsity volleyball team opened the 2015 campaign with back-to-back victories last week over Kelley-Rex foes North Attleboro and Mansfield. Led by veteran head coach Pat Cawley and senior captains Elizabeth Hamilton, Olivia Devoe and Rye Verille, the defending Davenport Division […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Turnpike Café softball team captured its third straight Canton Men’s Over 30 Softball League title on August 23 at Messinger field in front of dozens of fans who braved the rain to watch them defeat a very strong American Legion team. Turnpike, led by a trio of Shaughnessys (Ryan, Kevin and Steve), finished the […]
Sep 4 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Rising Canton High School senior Kevin Powers was named to the Canton American Legion baseball team’s .400 Club and received the Bobby Witt Award — a prestigious honor reserved for players who hit .400 or better during the course of the summer season. Powers was given the award at the end-of-season banquet held at the […]
Sep 4 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

In an effort to promote a more unified basketball community, the Canton High boys and girls basketball coaches combined forces to form a summer youth basketball camp for all age levels. “Commit Compete Basketball” was operated by the CHS boys and girls coaching staffs with help from many current varsity players. Head boys coach Ryan […]
Aug 28 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who has anything positive to say about suffering a hernia. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who has anything not extremely negative to say about suffering a hernia. However, a hernia may have saved John Farrell’s life. It was during a routine procedure to mend […]
Aug 21 2015 | Posted in
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Chris Peltier