Coming off another outstanding season capped off by a run to the central sectional finals, the Canton High varsity volleyball team wasted little time in reestablishing its dominance in 2014, opening the season with back-to-back wins over North Attleboro and Duxbury. Friday’s 3-2 victory at Duxbury was particularly impressive as it came against another reigning […]
Congratulations are in order for Kevin Lynch, Larraine Redquest, and Dan Dion, who each had a hole-in-one last month at Wampatuck Country Club. Lynch and Redquest both aced the No. 5 hole — Lynch with a 5 wood on August 3 from 187 yards out and Redquest with a 5 hybrid on August 17 from […]
With the Red Sox struggling through a down year, it has been tough finding some good baseball to watch, but the Canton 9A summer team changed that. It was a busy six weeks in which the boys compiled a 17-7-1 record, culminating in a Hockomock League championship. Congratulations go out to the team, including Andrew […]
Tomorrow marks the start of Labor Day weekend and with it comes the unofficial end of summer. But it’s also a time of new beginnings — especially in the world of sports — and a perfect time to check in on some of Canton’s many rising stars within the collegiate ranks. Looking back on the […]
Canton Youth Basketball recently completed its CYB Summer Hoop Camps at Canton High School. More than 60 boys and 40 girls took part in the week-long program. The boys camp was run by CHS boys varsity basketball head coach Ryan Gordy, and the girls camp was run by CHS girls varsity basketball head coach Jim Choquette. […]
On Sunday, August 3, Timmy Gutowski of Canton successfully completed the 35th annual Pan Mass Challenge, riding the 50-mile bike route from Wellesley to Gillette Stadium and back. Gutowski started out from Babson College with 600-plus riders and finished four hours later back at Babson amongst crowds of cancer survivors and families of victims, who […]
On Labor Day weekend, August 29-31, the Irish Cultural Center in Canton will play host to the North American Gaelic Games, the annual climax to the season for the thousands of players, members and supporters of the North American Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2014 playoffs will see over 120 teams gather in Canton, some traveling from […]
Congratulations to the Canton U-13 select boys lacrosse team for winning the Division II championship. It is Canton Youth Lacrosse’s first championship since its inception. Seeded ninth out of 13 teams, Canton fought its way through a difficult playoff schedule, going on the road to beat top seeds Medway, Westwood, and a strong North Attleboro […]
The Canton Fall Classic road race will celebrate its 26th year on Sunday, October 26, offering more than $2,400 in cash and merchandise prizes. Registration is now underway for the Fall Classic’s 10K and 5K competitive distances, and for the one-mile Fun Run. The race begins at 10 a.m. (Fun Run at 9:45 a.m.) at Temple Beth […]
Turnpike Café is the newest champion of the Canton Over 30 Softball League, after beating regular season leader Loughran Electric in dramatic fashion in the finals on Sunday, August 3, at Devoll Field. Turnpike Café, which finished second in the regular season behind Loughran, won the deciding game 9-8 in a walk-off win, overcoming a […]
