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With a senior-laden lineup and three experienced senior pitchers, new CHS head baseball coach JP Scott is hoping to improve upon last year’s record of 7-13 and get his team back to the playoffs and past the first round. The team lost twice last week, falling to North Attleboro 9-1 in the season opener and […]
The Canton Lions sponsored a celebrity hockey game between the Boston Bruins Black and Gold Legends and Canton Alumni on Saturday, March 30, at Metropolis Rink. The game featured Bruins greats like Don Marcotte and Reggie Lemlin, and all proceeds went to the Canton Lions charity. Photos courtesy of CCTV’s Tim O’Connor
From dominant rookie performances to conference championships and even a national semifinals appearance, the recent winter sports season was certainly one to remember for Canton’s college athletes and their teams. And this was especially true on the ice and on the hardwood, where over a dozen hometown stars made their mark at colleges and universities […]
On Saturday, April 13, the Canton High School softball team (0-3) will play a special doubleheader against Boston Latin Academy with games starting at 10 a.m. and noon at Memorial Field. Although the games count in the standings and for tournament purposes, they also have added meaning as the Canton players and parents will be […]
The CHS girls’ lacrosse team opened the 2013 season in impressive fashion with a 21-6 blowout win over North Attleboro on the road last Tuesday. The girls also played their first home game of the season, falling to nonleague Apponequet Regional in a high-scoring battle to end the week at 1-1 overall. With a deep […]
The CHS girls’ tennis team split their first two matches of the season last week, falling to North Attleboro 4-1 Tuesday on the road and beating Attleboro 5-0 two days later at home. The sole winner in the North Attleboro match was junior Erika Nannery, who easily defeated her competitor 6-2, 6-0 despite the cold […]
On Saturday, March 23, the Future Problem Solving (FPS) State Bowl Competition was held at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. FPS is an international program that encourages students to think creatively about issues. Teams, usually consisting of four students, are categorized in one of three divisions: Junior (grades 4-6), Middle (grades 7-9), and Senior […]
William F. Grant Jr., 89, of Sharon, formerly of Canton, died April 9, 2013. William was born in Norwood and grew up in Canton. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was the owner of Johnson Cleaners in Canton for over 25 years. He later worked as a custodian for the Canton […]
Ann B. Powers (McGowan), 85, of Canton, formerly of Norwood and West Roxbury, died April 6, 2013, following a brief illness. Born in Boston, she attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Jamaica Plain. She enjoyed summering in West Dennis with her family. She moved to Canton in 1986 and worked as a bookkeeper for […]
