Dirt Dawgs 12U raising funds to play in prestigious tournament The Canton-based Dirt Dawgs 12-Under boys baseball team has been invited to play in the world-class All-Star Village tournament, located at the birthplace of baseball: Cooperstown, New York. Surrounded by the lore of their heroes and legends, the Dawgs will have a chance to add […]
After sharpening their skills and focus with a series of single-elimination wins throughout the season, the boys of the Canton Youth Hockey Bantam A’s entered the pressure cooker of the state youth hockey tournament ready to face the best of the best from across the state. Rather than worry about playing against many teams they […]
A magical season ended Monday on the brink of a World Series trip for the Massachusetts Junior League state champions as Canton’s “boys of summer” were eliminated following two tough losses at the East Regionals in Freehold, New Jersey. In the end, it was the Pennsylvania state champs — a team from Clinton County, near […]
A thrilling — and truly unprecedented — summer postseason run for Canton’s U12 softball team came to an end in Bristol, Connecticut this past weekend after two hard-fought games in the New England Region of the Little League Softball World Series tournament. Canton, making its first ever appearance at the event and representing Massachusetts as […]
For the first time ever, Canton Little League entered a 10U softball all-star team into the Little League World Series Softball Tournament, and the Canton girls took full advantage of the opportunity — advancing all the way to the state title game last weekend in Agawam. Trailing 9-1 in the fourth inning, the Canton team crawled back to […]
It’s on to the Super Bowl for the Canton Youth Football fifth grade team, which rolled past Medway 34-6 in their home playoff matchup on Sunday. The Bulldogs are now 9-0 and will look to complete a perfect season when they take on North Attleboro in the title game on Sunday, November 14, at 12:30 […]
Canton Little Leaguer Owen Collins made his coaches and his hometown proud with a runner-up finish in his age group (9-10) at the MLB’s regional Pitch, Hit & Run competition held August 14 at Fenway Park — the home of the Boston Red Sox. A standout baseball player, Collins had advanced to the regional competition […]
For 2020 Canton High graduates Owen Lehane and Jack Connolly, hockey has been a way of life for as far back as they can remember. Starting out as toddlers in Canton’s learn-to-skate program, the two lifelong residents rose through the youth hockey ranks and blossomed into all-star defensemen for the two-time state champion CHS boys […]
Due to rising cases of COVID-19 connected to indoor ice hockey, the state Department of Public Health issued a new order on Friday prohibiting indoor ice rinks and ice skating facilities from operating from October 23 to November 7. As a result of the order, all youth ice hockey organizations, including Canton Youth Hockey, have […]
The Canton 18U girls fast pitch softball team recently wrapped up a fantastic summer season, advancing all the way to the finals in the South Shore Summer Softball League. The Canton girls, coached by Ken Gordon, Justin Santos and Ed Chin, finished the regular season tied for the best overall record at 8-2. The team ultimately […]
