After a tough road loss last Monday to nonleague Apponequet, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team capped off the week in style, downing division foe Oliver Ames 21-16 to clinch a spot in the Division 2 south sectional tournament. In addition to securing a playoff berth, Thursday’s win over OA also guaranteed the Bulldogs no […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton High boys’ varsity lacrosse team continued its redemption tour last week by beating nonleague Abington 13-7 at home to clinch a spot in the upcoming Division 3 south sectional tournament. The game against the unfamiliar South Shore League opponent was Canton’s last of the season against a D3 team and thus its last […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The CHS boys’ tennis team went 1-1 for the week, with a loss to Sharon and a huge win against Dedham, bringing its record to 8-4. While falling to Sharon was certainly a disappointment, the boys came back and downed Dedham in a critical division victory. Last Monday’s match against the Eagles ended in a […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Holly Erickson
The fortunes of the CHS baseball team picked up last week as the Bulldogs played some good baseball, losing 1-0 to Sharon before coming back to beat Bedford 5-1 at home on Friday. The win ended an eight-game losing streak. Now 5-10, the Bulldogs could still make the playoffs if they can beat Bedford again […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With bad weather twice forcing the cancellation of its game against Foxboro, the Canton High softball team had only one chance last week to end its six-game losing streak, and the Bulldogs came up just short, losing 4-3 at home against Sharon to fall to 3-10 overall. While still unable to get over the hump, […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Both CHS outdoor track teams go into this week’s Hockomock League Championships winless, but the boys’ team came very close to its first win, losing by two points last week to Foxboro 68-66. The girls’ team was defeated by the Warriors 90-46. Derek Seto led the boys with two first-place finishes as he won both […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
Update: After reaching the final eight of the south sectional girls’ tennis individual tournament, sophomore Erika Nannery continued on to the final weekend of play, where she won her first match 6-3, 6-2 before falling to Cohasset’s Emma Davis, who, just the week before, had taken her sister Micaela out of contention. Congratulations to both […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
Photo Gallery | By
Holly Erickson
It’s almost summer, which means that it’s time once again for the annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair, sponsored by the Board of Health along with other town departments and community groups. This fourth annual fair will take place on Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pequitside Farm. Anyone who enjoys […]
Jim Medeiros and Tony Midi, the owners of Canton Fitness, always ask their clients to begin a workout program with the same exercise — a visualization exercise. “We ask, ‘What does your fitness look like to you?’” Midi said. “Have a moment when you really think about what fitness looks like in your life.” Medeiros […]
May 16 2012 | Posted in
Business | By
Mary Ann Price
Spruce up for spring and get rid of that old energy-guzzling refrigerator or freezer with NSTAR’s appliance recycling program, which pays a $50 reward for having secondary units picked up free of charge at customers’ homes. The program is an ideal way to boost household energy efficiency while spring cleaning. What many folks may not […]
May 16 2012 | Posted in
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