The postseason has not even started yet, but Chris Sullivan may have already solidified his place as the best wrestler in Canton High School history. On Saturday at the Hockomock League championship meet at Oliver Ames, the Bulldogs’ all-time wins leader and former D2 state champion set a new league standard by winning his fourth […]
The Canton High boys’ ice hockey team inched closer to a playoff berth last week with back to back wins over Hockomock basement dwellers Stoughton and Taunton. The red-hot Bulldogs, winners of four straight and six out of their last seven, are now just one win away from locking up a postseason spot with six […]
While the wins have been hard to come by this season, no one can question the effort of the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team, which continues to scrap and battle against a brutal schedule littered with the state’s top teams. Last week was yet another example of this as the Bulldogs gave it their […]
Both CHS swim teams gave it their all at the recent Hockomock League championship meet in Milford, and it showed in their performances as several Bulldog swimmers delivered personal-best times. In the team competition, the girls had the better showing, placing seventh out of 12 schools on Saturday. The boys, meanwhile, swam a day earlier […]
The town’s Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) took a big step earlier this week toward realizing the first fruits of the Community Preservation Act in Canton, voting on Monday to recommend more than $350,000 worth of funding for six “shovel ready” projects. “Now the fun begins,” declared committee chairman Lisa Lopez, who is looking forward to […]
More than halfway through the season, the Canton High girls’ varsity basketball team continues to chase that elusive first victory, although the improvement has been steady and the team has been fun to watch, according to head coach Jim Choquette. Last week, the Bulldogs played three straight home games and came up just short in […]
To a generation of Canton residents, the story of Matthew G. Christian is a deeply familiar one — tragic in its ending yet inspirational and life-affirming in ways that many will never forget. Born without full limbs but with a big heart and a fighter’s spirit, “Matty” somehow managed to be as ordinary as he […]
A wide-open School Committee race and the potential for at least a three-way battle for two selectmen’s seats are a few of the intriguing possibilities that could emerge during the 2014 town election season in Canton, which officially got underway on Monday, January 27, with the release of nomination forms by the town clerk’s office. […]
For two years running, Stephen and Kristen Furbush cooked up the best chili in Canton, but their impact — on family, friends, and neighbors — went far beyond their culinary skills. The young couple, whose tragic deaths just two months apart made national headlines last week and sparked a massive outpouring of support for their […]
Back-to-back tournament victories for its top two wrestlers and a rare team win against Mansfield highlighted another outstanding week for the Canton High wrestling team, which appears to be rounding into form as the regular season draws to a close. In a week in which program founder and former coach Tom Bartosek was announced as […]
