The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its selections for top CHS teams and athletes of 2021. All award winners, along with honorable mentions, rookies of the year, and other sports highlights from the past year were featured in the January 6 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual year in review. Male Team […]
See this week’s print edition of the Citizen for more news and notables from the past year, including our annual sports awards. From the emergence of new variants to the endless debates over mask wearing to the surging demand for at-home rapid tests, COVID-19 remained a ubiquitous presence in our lives throughout the duration of […]
After a slower than expected start in the opening week of the season, things are starting to look up for the CHS boys ice hockey team. Now back to .500 at 2-2-1, the Bulldogs are in the midst of a three-game unbeaten streak as they await a huge rematch with Franklin this coming Saturday at […]
The spirit of the holiday season and the Canton Catholic youth ministry’s passion for service were both profoundly felt at St. Oscar Romero Parish last Sunday as the church held its first ever Holiday Spectacular in conjunction with several area homeless shelters. More than 250 families from six shelters came to Canton for the event, […]
With the backing of 675 of the town’s more than 16,000 registered voters, the Canton Select Board has been given the go-ahead to acquire the former St. Gerard Majella Church property on Washington Street. The final hurdle was cleared on Tuesday and a formal bid to the Boston Archdiocese is expected to be forthcoming. In […]
After a highly successful senior season with the Bulldogs last fall, promising local soccer talent Abdul Barrie made even greater strides in 2021 as a post-grad player at South Kent School in Connecticut. Last month, the Canton resident and 2021 CHS graduate helped lead the Cardinals to a New England prep school championship with a […]
A truly magical state tournament run — and a potential Cinderella story for the ages — ended instead with heartbreak and tears at Leominster’s Doyle Field as the 21st seeded CHS boys soccer team fell to the sixth-seeded West Springfield Terriers 2-0 in the MIAA Division 2 state championship game on Saturday. Playing in their […]
For just the second time in the storied history of the CHS boys soccer program, the Bulldogs have battled their way to a state semifinal — and the circumstances surrounding this one just might make it even more special than the last go-round a decade earlier. Win or lose Wednesday night (results were not available […]
Update: With the CDC issuing final clearance for kids ages 5-11 to receive the COVID vaccine, the Canton Board of Health will proceed with its scheduled clinics on November 7 and 10. An additional vaccination clinic has also been scheduled for Friday, November 19, from 5-7 p.m. in the Galvin Middle School cafeteria. Pre-registration is […]
Update: The CHS volleyball team comfortably defeated Foxboro Thursday night but fell just short in the division title chase as Oliver Ames topped North Attleboro in straight sets. The Bulldogs ended the regular season on a six-match winning streak and will head to the playoffs with a record of 14-6. *** With a victory Thursday […]
