Despite cloudy skies and off-and-on rain, more than 200 friends, family and supporters turned out on Sunday for the annual “Friends of Beth” Art Scholarship Memorial 5K walk, held in honor of the late Beth Spence Cann. It was the largest turnout to date and also marked the first year that all three of Beth’s […]
Passover’s been over for a while, but I’ve only now had the time to think about how this Passover season was once again the same and different from all other years. This year the seders fell on Monday and Tuesday, which was not conducive to gathering family together. It was a lot easier when we […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton Selectman Bob Burr surprised everyone at last week’s Norfolk County Selectmen’s Association meeting, which MAC attended at Lombardo’s in Randolph, when he announced that he would be a Republican candidate for state senator for the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District, opposing incumbent Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). Burr, currently serving in his […]
Although the scores were close, both Canton High School outdoor track teams came out on the losing end of a dual meet against Oliver Ames last week. The boys lost 78-58 while the girls fell 76-60. This was the first meet that both the boys’ and girls’ relay teams swept their events. The boys’ 4×100 […]
All three singles players and both doubles pairs on the CHS boys’ tennis team won their respective matches against Foxboro last Monday at home, but for head coach Leo Nelson, it was third singles player Scott Chamberlain who turned in the day’s best performance. After winning the first set, Chamberlain dropped the second set 6-3, […]
After starting slowly in each of the last three seasons, the CHS girls’ tennis team is off to a 5-1 start this year — its best record after six games since going 6-0 in 2006. Wins over Foxboro and Stoughton highlighted a 2-1 week for Canton. After beating Foxboro 3-2 on the road last Monday, […]
By Dan DeBlasio The Canton High School boys’ lacrosse team dropped a pair of games against Hockomok League foes this week, falling to King Philip 9-3 on Tuesday and Oliver Ames 7-5 on Friday. The slumping Bulldogs knew it was an important week, as they were coming off a rough outing last time out against […]
By Kathy Anderson Although it’s already school vacation week, the Canton High School varsity softball team has only five games under its belt due to three cancellations early in the season, but the girls are touting a respectable 3-2 overall record and by all indications, are improving and gaining confidence every time they hit the […]
After finishing the first week a perfect 3-0, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team experienced its first loss of the season last week, falling to King Philip 14-7. The girls won the week’s two other games in decisive fashion, 20-15 over Foxboro and 19-15 over Oliver Ames. “We are still playing catch-up with our players who […]
The CHS baseball team has fallen on hard times, losing three consecutive games to fall to 1-5 on the season. The Bulldogs were defeated 5-2 by Foxboro, lost a heartbreaker 2-1 to North Attleboro, and fell 6-3 to Stoughton. The common denominators were a lack of clutch hitting and some subpar defensive play, while Canton […]
