The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team continued its Cinderella summer, knocking off Foxboro 3-0 in the District 6 playoffs last week to advance to the south sectional tournament for the first time in team history. Canton was one of only five teams in the 18-team district to reach the double-elimination tournament, and while […]
Aug 1 2013 | Posted in
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By virtue of a 4-2 win over Weymouth in the Cranberry Baseball League playoffs last week, the Canton A’s have clinched a spot in the Stan Musial North Atlantic Regional Tournament, which gets underway today, August 1, in Wallingford, Connecticut. The A’s are one of two teams from the CBL that are headed to the […]
Aug 1 2013 | Posted in
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Fresh off his win as coach of the South team in the Shriners All-Star Classic, CHS head football coach Dave Bohane announced his offseason weightlifting and fitness awards along with the new-look schedule for the upcoming football season. As a result of a major football realignment that takes effect this year across Massachusetts, Canton will […]
Jul 25 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With an undermanned squad and several players playing out of position and many volunteering to pitch, the Canton American Legion Post 24 team made it into the playoffs, earning the fourth spot in District 6 East. Canton now moves on to play Foxboro, the second-place team in District 6 West, in the best-of-three opening round. […]
Jul 25 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton A’s have made it to the Cranberry League playoffs after finishing third in the standings with a 15-9 record. The A’s were due to face second-place Weymouth on Tuesday night, with the winner moving on to face either No. 1 Braintree or No. 4 Easton in the championship game on Thursday, July 25, […]
Jul 25 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Canton High School senior Chris Sullivan captured his third consecutive gold medal in wrestling, winning the 138-pound class with a 4-0 record. Sullivan’s teammate and classmate, Quinn Merrigan, also shined at the games, winning silver in the 145-pound class. Both wrestlers are coming off dominant individual seasons with the Bulldogs, highlighted by Merrigan’s first-place finish […]
Jul 18 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Sam Larson is one of those rare athletes who excels in every sport he tries. A rising senior at Canton High School, he has already achieved considerable success as a member of the varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball teams, and most would agree that he’s only scratched the surface of his true potential. Larson is […]
Jul 18 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Led by the superlative pitching of Jake Fishman and the hustle and hitting of Drew Blake, Steve Mullaney and Matt Schaffer, the Canton American Legion baseball team snapped a three-game losing skid with a 7-1 win over Stoughton Sunday night. The win evens Canton’s record at 9-9 and gives the team a two-point lead in […]
Jul 18 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After an outstanding four-year ice hockey career at Quinnipiac University, Canton native Brittany Lyons is headed overseas to play professionally for the Neuberg Highlanders — the two-time defending champions of Austria’s Women’s Hockey League (DEBL). The former three-sport star athlete at Canton High School had drawn interest from five professional teams and had an opportunity […]
Jul 12 2013 | Posted in
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A team of wiffleball enthusiasts from Canton won the title of “Undisputed World Wiffleball Champions” at the annual WiffleRock Tournament, held June 22-23 at the West School Athletic Complex in Stoughton. The three-member team, known as the Title Waves and consisting of CHS graduates (above l-r) Mike Lamir, David Corcoran and Jack Lamir, knocked off […]
Jul 12 2013 | Posted in
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