The CHS girls’ hoop team fell 65-50 to second seeded Norwell last Thursday in tournament play. “The Norwell game was a battle,” Canton head coach Kaitlin Mills said. “They had a lot of height,” she added. Brenda Diggins, a 6’2” sophomore, hurt the Bulldogs in the paint with her rebounding, shot blocking and scoring. Still, […]
Some of Canton’s finest athletes have been scoring goals and grabbing rebounds at the collegiate level. Here is a list of Canton residents who have been outperforming their classmates on and off the playing field. One former Canton athlete who has not stopped competing since leaving Canton High School is former Bulldog swimmer Michelle Allen. […]
The Canton High boys’ basketball team ended the season with a bang, playing its best basketball of the year before falling in the last minute of play 57-53 to highly rated Cardinal Spellman at the Cardinals’ home gym on Wednesday, March 2. Earlier in the week, the Bulldogs — seeded 19th in the Division 3 […]
The simple inscription on the inside of a small gold ring tells an amazing story that reaches back over 300 years to the birth of Samuel Dunbar. The inside of the ring in a colonial script reads: “Rev’d Saml. Dunbar June 15, 1783 AE 78” and a makers mark “PR.” For all purposes, know that […]
Dear Editor: On Saturday, February 12, the Luce School CAPT held our “Project Playground” event at the Knights of Columbus. It was an evening filled with good food, music, raffles, and auctions, with all of the proceeds going to benefit the Luce playground fund. Everyone on the Project Playground committee should be commended for their […]
George B. Mathieson, 61, of Canton, passed away March 7 at Boston Medical Center after a brief illness. Born and raised in Quincy, he attended Quincy High School and Bath Hyde School in Maine. He went on to attend Babson College and graduated from UMass Boston. He previously worked as the director of development for […]
Leonard J. “Lenny” Langill, of Webster, formerly of Canton, passed into God’s hands March 1, 2011. Beloved husband of Rosemary T. (Kelliher) of Webster. Loving son of the late Margaret J. and Howard J. Langill. Devoted brother of Mary Caron and Anne Riordan of Edgewater, FL; Eleanor Holland of New Smyrna Beach, FL; Elizabeth Smith […]
Both the CHS boys’ and girls’ ice hockey teams were eliminated from postseason play over the weekend in the quarterfinal round of their respective Division 2 tournaments. The boys, who last year captured the D2 state championship, fell in overtime Saturday to familiar foe Oliver Ames 2-1 at Gallo Ice Arena in Buzzards Bay. They […]
After knocking off #14 Dover-Sherborn in the preliminary round of the Division 3 south sectional tournament, the 19th seeded CHS boys’ basketball team came within a few points of pulling off an improbable upset over #3 Cardinal Spellman Wednesday night, March 2, in Brockton. The game was tied with less than a minute to play, […]
Violence, poverty, terrorism, and political upheaval are not the average issues confronting a recent college graduate; however, Casey McDermott, a member of Canton High’s graduating class of 2004 and Quinnipiac University’s class of 2008, hasn’t quite chosen an average job. After spending two years in the AmeriCorps program and also earning a business degree, McDermott […]
