Two 15-year-old players from Canton helped propel the American Legion Post 24 baseball team to its second win in five games as Canton beat Cohasset 4-2. CHS freshman Kevin Powers threw a complete game, allowing just four hits and no earned runs, and catcher Rob Carmody of Thayer Academy did a great job behind the […]
Jun 27 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team opened its season last week with a 3-1 victory over Stoughton and losses to Braintree and Morrisette. In Sunday’s win over Stoughton, Jake Fishman threw a complete game, allowing only one run on five hits while striking out seven and walking no one. He was also 1 […]
Jun 21 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton A’s have been playing better baseball as of late, and it has shown in the standings as they recently climbed over .500 with a doubleheader sweep over Brockton on Sunday, winning 13-3 and 11-7. Overall, the A’s are 5-4 and in the middle of the pack in the seven-member Cranberry League. Besides Sunday’s […]
Jun 21 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
By Judy Bass Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton has been selected by the Mayflower Athletic Conference (District D) as this year’s recipient of the 2012-2013 Sportsmanship Award. This award recognizes all coaches and student-athletes in a total of 13 varsity sports as well as the junior varsity and freshman programs. “It is quite […]

On Saturday, May 18, Canton High School head football coach Dave Bohane held a free clinic for all kids in grades 1-8 at Memorial Field. Varsity football players helped run the clinic, and all the kids had a blast — catching like wide receivers, throwing for distance, practicing stances and tackling techniques, and ending with a […]
Through seven games, the Canton A’s semi-pro baseball team is off to a 3-4 start — an encouraging sign, according to head coach Kee Arguimbau of Sharon. The A’s, led by general manager Cab Devoll of Canton, is made up of college and post-college players from across the region. Last year’s team finished sixth in […]
Jun 13 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The summer season gets underway this week for the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team with a new schedule, the formation of a junior Legion team, and several returning members from last year’s team. Former CHS pitching standout Greg Lyons returns for his second season as head coach as he tries to get his […]
Jun 13 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After demolishing No. 12 Archbishop Williams for a school-record third straight postseason victory, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team headed south to Cohasset last week where they finally ran out of steam against the top-seeded Skippers in the Division 3 state semifinals. For the fourth-seeded Bulldogs, Thursday’s 14-8, season-ending loss was entirely forgivable yet ultimately […]
Jun 12 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Update: After cruising past Archbishop Williams 17-8 in the Division 3 state quarterfinals, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team finally met its match against top-seeded Cohasset on Thursday, falling 14-8 in their first ever final four appearance. The Bulldogs finish their remarkable season with an overall record of 18-2. For the first time in program history, […]
Jun 6 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
After knocking off Archbishop Williams in the opening round of the south sectional tournament, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team traveled to No. 1 Hopkinton last Tuesday in hopes of pulling off an upset. But a victory was just not in the cards as the Bulldogs were eliminated from postseason contention by a final score […]
Jun 6 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner