With a career high of 20 points — including three three-pointers — from Chris Murray and 11 points and 11 rebounds from Josh Sheehan, the Canton High boys’ basketball team grabbed its first win of the season 41-35 at Foxboro on December 21. The 1-1 Bulldogs led at all points of the game, including 12-6 […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High wrestling squad continues to struggle, losing 36-16 at Foxboro on Monday, December 20, and falling to North Attleboro by a margin of 64-11 on Thursday. The Bulldogs’ effort and desire has been consistent, but their search for a team identity is ongoing. “Foxboro was a bit of a mixed emotion meet,” said […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
Last Monday, the CHS gymnastics team fell to Sharon, 130.15 to 98.7. The Bulldogs are doing well, though, as they face a rebuilding season and a disadvantage in equipment. Canton is the only gymnastics team in the league that does not have gymnasts participating in outside programs, so opponents are able to create routines and […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
The Canton women’s basketball team is off to a hot start, winning its first two games of the season. With the dominant defense of junior power forward Olivia Murphy and her double-double in each of the first two games, the Bulldogs earned a 62-53 victory over Bedford last Tuesday and a 56-49 win at Sharon […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
Not enough offense spoiled a good defensive effort by the CHS varsity basketball team as the Sharon Eagles raised its record to 2-0 with a 53-36 win over the Bulldogs at Canton’s home opener Friday night. Three nights earlier, Sharon opened its season with an 88-80 win over Medford. Canton played its best basketball of […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After a dominating first-week performance, the Canton High girls’ hockey team lost its first game of the season 3-2 against Medfield, bringing its record to 1-1. Coach Kelly Rider, however, was pleased with her team’s performance. “I’ve been satisfied after a loss before,” Rider said. “But never as happy or excited as I was after […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
Despite a loss, the Canton High girls’ and boys’ swimming teams started off the season with a strong performance against powerhouse Mansfield. On the girls’ side, the meet finished with Mansfield on top 93-68. The boys finished similarly with 71 points to Mansfield’s 91. “Although Mansfield is a big team, we were still competitive in […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The Canton boys’ indoor track team tied Stoughton 43-43 for the second time in two seasons as the Bulldogs competed in their first dual meet of the indoor season. The girls’ team fell to the Black Knights 49-36. The boys’ team was without one of its key performers, Jon Vaughn, who is recovering from a […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
As St. John the Evangelist Church prepares to kick off its 150th anniversary with an opening mass at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 27, some of the parish’s oldest parishioners are reminded of all the ways the church has affected their lives. Charlie Stevenson moved to Canton in the third grade and enrolled at St. […]
DID YOU KNOW… The recent Canton Choral Society’s Holiday Pops Concert was an enjoyable evening of traditional music honoring the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons. Music Director Anne Tripp Miller conducted the singers who performed before an appreciative full-house audience of about 200 at the Canton Town Club’s function hall, and they certainly got their money’s worth. The […]