
Riding high after a strong third-place finish in a crowded Davenport Division, the CHS boys soccer team traveled to Walpole last week in search of a postseason upset — and they nearly pulled it off, battling the defending Division 2 south champions through two overtimes before losing on penalty kicks 2-1. Entering as the No. […]
Nov 13 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

Update: The Canton High volleyball team had its championship hopes dashed by No. 3 Hopkinton Wednesday night, losing 3-0 at home in the central sectional semifinals. The Bulldogs finish the season at 19-2 overall. After tearing through its regular season schedule with 18 wins in 19 tries, the CHS varsity volleyball team returned to the […]
Nov 7 2014 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Last Monday, Amherst College linebacker and Canton native Chris Tamasi was surprised with his Allstate AFCA Good Works Team award at the Amherst Survival Center. Tamasi was under the assumption that he was making his usual Monday morning food delivery as part of his “Cac Giving Back” program. Tamasi delivers non-perishable food left over from […]
Nov 6 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Canton Citizen

For the second time in three weeks, the CHS football team was stunned at the end of a game, losing the lead and the game in the last seconds. This time Oliver Ames, down 21-7 after three periods, staged a dramatic comeback and pulled ahead with a two-point conversion. The Tigers held off a surging […]
Oct 30 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
The CHS girls soccer team won its last three regular season games to qualify for the state tournament with a 9-6-2 record. Playoff seedings will be announced Friday and games will likely begin Sunday or Monday. The Bulldogs were quite impressive in their play last week, beating Milford 3-0 and Stoughton 2-0 at home, followed […]
Oct 30 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger

Update: The Canton High field hockey team knocked off No. 23 Dartmouth 3-0 at home Thursday night in the opening round of the Division 1 south sectional tournament. The red-hot Bulldogs will now travel to North Attleboro to face the seventh seeded Red Rocketeers on Saturday, November 1, at noon. The two Hockomock League teams […]
Oct 30 2014 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The CHS field hockey team is headed back to the Division 1 south sectional tournament after taking two out of three road games last week to improve to 9-4-2 overall. The Bulldogs’ lone loss came Wednesday against first-place Oliver Ames, although they quickly regrouped and went on to dominate Milford just two days later. Although […]
Oct 23 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
After tearing through its schedule with 15 consecutive victories, the Davenport Division champion — and seemingly unstoppable — CHS volleyball team finally met its match against top-ranked Notre Dame Academy, falling 3-1 in Hingham Friday night. Currently undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state, the defending D2 state champion Cougars had already beaten D1 […]
Oct 23 2014 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Matt Gilmore, 16, of Canton, recently competed in the O2X Summit Challenge at Sunday River in Maine. Gilmore finished first in his age group (17 & under) and finished third overall in the men’s black diamond division. The O2X is a mountain obstacle race over natural obstacles — including ravines and open rock faces — […]
Oct 23 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

It was the Damian Kozak show for the CHS boys soccer team last week as the standout senior captain had back-to-back hat tricks to help lead the Bulldogs over Taunton and Norwood and closer to a south sectional playoff berth. Kozak accounted for six of the team’s seven goals on the week and has moved […]
Oct 16 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner