The Canton High boys’ basketball team improved its early season record to 4-1 with a sweep of the Blackstone-Millville Regional Holiday Tournament last weekend. The Bulldogs first beat Avon 82-66 Friday night and then dominated the championship game over Burrillville, Rhode Island, 73-24 Saturday night. In the consolation game, Blackstone-Millville beat Avon 64-53, and in […]
Jan 1 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The CHS boys’ basketball team took some giant strides toward league-wide recognition as the team earned back-to-back home wins last week over Milford 74-72 and Oliver Ames 78-68. The Bulldogs’ record is now 2-1 heading into this weekend’s holiday tournament at Blackstone-Millville Regional High School. Canton will play Avon in the first game Friday at […]
Dec 26 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The CHS girls’ ice hockey team kicked off the winter season last week with both a win and a loss, beating Medway/Ashland 2-1 on Wednesday before bowing to Westwood 3-0 two days later. The defending SEMGHL West champions are facing quite a challenge this year as they move into a loaded Coastal Division, home of […]
Dec 26 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

A relatively young and inexperienced CHS boys’ ice hockey team dropped the puck on the 2013-14 regular season last week, opening 0-1-1 with a loss to Franklin and a draw against Davenport rival Oliver Ames. The defending division champs return only a handful of starters from last year’s 16-4-1 campaign; however, the talent is still […]
Dec 26 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
For the second time this season, Canton native Bryan Rooney has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Week for his efforts on the ice as a member of the Stonehill College men’s hockey team. The senior captain was recognized last week after fueling Stonehill’s 4-3 comeback win over Westfield State with his second […]
Dec 26 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

It was a far cry from last year’s 85-41 season-opening loss, but the Canton High boys’ basketball team once again fell victim to a very talented Taunton team, losing 75-54 at home Friday night. To the Bulldogs’ credit, they came within five points of tying the game with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, but […]
Dec 19 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With a new coach and a new energy around the team heading into the season, the CHS girls’ basketball team tipped off its 2013-2014 campaign last week against Taunton, battling back from a 32-10 halftime deficit to make it a competitive game over the final two quarters. While the visiting Bulldogs ultimately lost the game […]
Dec 19 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Olivia Murphy, a former three-sport standout athlete at Canton High School, was recently named the Little East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second straight week and the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week for the first time in her career after averaging 30 points and 12 rebounds […]
Dec 12 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
In January, Special Olympics Massachusetts plans to start its tenth basketball season. This program is open to all students in grades 2-12. Basketball is part of the program created by the partnership of the Canton Public Schools, Canton parents, the Canton Recreation Department and Special Olympics Massachusetts to provide year-round athletic training and competition. The […]
Dec 12 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

After back-to-back impressive performances at the Hockomock championship and the New England Regionals, the Canton Pop Warner B cheerleading squad has been invited to attend the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship at Disney World in December. The girls have worked tremendously hard over the last four months, and the coaches are incredibly proud of them! Those […]