Editor’s note: The following appears in the January 2 issue of the Canton Citizen along with additional sports highlights and a review of top local stories from 2013. Male Team of the Year: CHS Lacrosse After flirting with success in each of the past few seasons, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team finally put it […]
Coming off a pair of close losses to perennial league power North Attleboro in the season opener, the Canton High boys’ and girls’ swim teams bounced back on Saturday with an impressive double victory over Attleboro. On the girls’ side, Canton showed off its depth and talent en route to a convincing 90-65 win. Emilee […]
The Canton High wrestling team kicked off the 2013-14 season with a busy two-week stretch prior to Christmas, opening with a 3-5 team record as well as several impressive individual performances. The Bulldogs’ top two wrestlers thus far have been senior Chris Sullivan and junior Rob DiCalogero, who both entered Sunday’s Lowell Holiday Tournament with […]
From the two-week shutdown of the U.S. government to the election of Pope Francis to the passing of South African leader Nelson Mandela, the past year was an eventful one across the country and around the globe. And the same was also true in Canton, where residents witnessed historic changes, grappled with senseless tragedies, and […]
The CHS girls’ ice hockey team kicked off the winter season last week with both a win and a loss, beating Medway/Ashland 2-1 on Wednesday before bowing to Westwood 3-0 two days later. The defending SEMGHL West champions are facing quite a challenge this year as they move into a loaded Coastal Division, home of […]
The town of Canton is about to get a whole lot tougher on tobacco. Beginning next Wednesday, January 1, Canton will join neighboring Sharon, Needham, and a handful of other Massachusetts communities in raising the minimum purchase age for tobacco products from 18 to 21, per order of the Canton Board of Health. The new […]
A relatively young and inexperienced CHS boys’ ice hockey team dropped the puck on the 2013-14 regular season last week, opening 0-1-1 with a loss to Franklin and a draw against Davenport rival Oliver Ames. The defending division champs return only a handful of starters from last year’s 16-4-1 campaign; however, the talent is still […]
Daniel J. Berardi, one of Canton’s bravest and most decorated military heroes and a beloved and revered family man and friend, passed away at home on Friday, December 6, at the age of 90. A lifelong resident and a 1941 graduate of Canton High School, Berardi saw action in the European theatre during World War […]
In an effort to jumpstart a disengaged electorate and lure more residents back to the polls, a Canton voter has launched a grassroots initiative to shift the annual town election from April to November so that it coincides, at least in the even-numbered years, with state and federal elections. Bruce Rohr, a former Conservation Commission […]
With a new coach and a new energy around the team heading into the season, the CHS girls’ basketball team tipped off its 2013-2014 campaign last week against Taunton, battling back from a 32-10 halftime deficit to make it a competitive game over the final two quarters. While the visiting Bulldogs ultimately lost the game […]
