It was a busy and eventful week of play for the CHS girls’ soccer team as the Bulldogs picked up their first two league wins while also battling division-leading Oliver Ames to a 2-2 draw. The girls are now 3-1-2 on the season and are trending upward after a tough stretch to open league play. […]
Sep 26 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton High golf team improved to 4-2 last week, bolstered by the strong play of the juniors as well as senior Sage Lee, who has cracked the starting lineup as a lady golfer. The team lost to Franklin 166-156 but rebounded with wins over Milford (149-176) and Attleboro (154-180). Franklin’s familiarity with its home […]
Sep 26 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After nearly achieving perfection in a memorable and dominant 2012 campaign, the Canton High varsity volleyball team made its return to the court and already looked to be in midseason form, sweeping both North Attleboro and Attleboro last week to open the season at 2-0. On Monday, September 9, the Canton girls traveled to NA, […]
Sep 19 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Abington Green Wave, last year’s Division 4 Super Bowl champions and winners of 14 of their last 15 games, scored early and often en route to a 33-14 home win over a very young and inexperienced Canton football team on Thursday afternoon, September 12. Abington jumped out to a 26-0 first-half lead behind sophomore […]
Sep 19 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With many talented runners returning, new CHS cross country coach David Hiltz is counting on good things to happen this year for the girls’ team, which opened the season with a 20-35 win against Sharon last Tuesday at home. The boys, meanwhile, are still in a building phase, but they showed some promise despite losing […]
Sep 19 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

For the second year in a row and the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, Hannington’s has been crowned the champion of the Canton Men’s Softball League after outdueling rival Halfway Cafe in a thrilling best-of-seven final series. Once again the series lasted all seven games, and once again Hannington’s came out on top, […]
Sep 19 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

With every new season comes a new set of challenges, and so far this fall, the CHS boys’ soccer team has answered the bell, opening 2-0 following a pair of nonleague wins over Dedham and Norwood. For veteran head coach Danny Erickson, the two victories were encouraging for several reasons, especially for a team that […]
Sep 12 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Despite losing a host of talented players as well as their coach for the past three seasons, the new-look CHS girls’ soccer team looked sharp in their 2013 debut, breezing past nonleague Norwood 3-0 in Saturday’s season opener. The victory marked the dawn of a new era for the Bulldogs, who will be playing without […]
Sep 12 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

For the second consecutive summer and the second time in team history, the American Legion team has captured the Canton Women’s Softball League title after knocking off Angelo’s Pizza in the best-of-three final series. This year, the Legion team swept the series, winning the first game 19-10 and then clinching the title with an 11-10 […]
Sep 12 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Former players and their families gathered last Saturday at the Jenkins home to celebrate five years since the Canton Junior Little League team went to the World Series in Michigan in 2008. That summer the team won the district and state championships, and the families found themselves traveling to New Jersey where they clinched the […]
Sep 5 2013 | Posted in
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