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Although they only had one team win to show for it, the CHS swim teams turned in another solid week, highlighted by several personal bests and the continued emergence of sophomore Tiffany Ha. Canton’s lone victory came on the girls’ side against Oliver Ames last Tuesday, as the Bulldogs overcome a three-point deficit halfway through […]
Jan 23 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After struggling to find any offensive rhythm through the first seven games of the season, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team broke out in a big way last week, combining for a dozen goals in back-to-back wins over Milford and Oliver Ames. The Bulldogs had been stuck on one victory for the past two […]
Jan 23 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Update: The drought may be over for both CHS ice hockey teams as the boys lit up Milford 8-0 on Wednesday while the girls demolished Dover-Sherborn 10-0. A surprising lack of scoring punch has swept across the CHS ice hockey landscape, afflicting both varsity teams — the boys and girls — over the first few weeks of […]
Jan 16 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Canton High girls’ basketball team endured another tough week on the scoreboard, dropping back-to-back home games against division foes Sharon and Stoughton to fall to 0-8 overall. The Bulldogs are now the only team in the vaunted Hockomock League still searching for their first win, although new head coach Jim Choquette still has high […]
Jan 16 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
A combination of injuries and inexperience have led to some early growing pains for the Canton High gymnastics team, which fell to 0-2 after Saturday’s 138.3-117.9 loss to King Philip Regional at the Metro South Gymnastics Academy. While the Bulldog gymnasts have been working hard and continue to get better, they are currently without two […]
Jan 16 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Update: The January 20 meeting of the Community Preservation Committee was postponed. The committee will consider spending proposals at its next meeting on Monday, February 3. After a busy year of acclimation, training, and information gathering following the adoption of the Community Preservation Act in November 2012, the nine-member Canton Community Preservation Committee is hoping […]
Jan 16 2014 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
As a lifelong Canton resident, a former star athlete at Canton High School, and a longtime employee of the Canton Recreation Department, Billy Cravens has made himself quite a few friends in this town over the years. And now many of those same friends are stepping up to the plate when he needs them the […]
Jan 9 2014 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
It was a banner week for the CHS wrestling program last week, highlighted by an impressive showing at the prestigious Lowell Holiday Tournament and a strong team effort in home wins against Northbridge and Xaverian Brothers. The Bulldogs are now 5-5 as a team and also boast some of the top individual performers in the […]
Jan 9 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
A pair of separate yet strangely intertwined senior housing proposals experienced a reversal of fortunes at last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, where the smaller of the two projects, proposed on a commercial parking lot site on Revere Street by the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property, received its long-awaited special permits, while the […]
Jan 9 2014 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
After going winless over a brutal four-game stretch to open the season, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team finally picked up victory number one last week, beating a strong North Attleboro team 3-1 at Metropolis Rink. The young Bulldogs, having already faced off against some of the best teams in Division 2, looked sharp and […]
Jan 9 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner