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Facing a make-or-break week after falling below .500 with three straight losses, the Canton High boys’ soccer team responded with two critical victories last Monday and Friday at home — a 2-1 thriller over Sharon and a 4-1 win over Foxboro. For head coach Danny Erickson, it was about as good of a week as […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It was an up and down week for the Canton High field hockey team as the Bulldogs scored an easy 3-0 win over Sharon last Monday before settling for another draw — their third already this season — against an improved Foxboro squad on Friday. Both games were played away from Memorial Field, while the […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Canton High varsity volleyball team continued its scorching start to the 2012 season as the Bulldogs cruised past Milford 3-0 on the road last Thursday to remain undefeated. A perennial Hockomock League powerhouse, Canton is now 4-0 through the first three weeks of the season and has not lost a set since its season […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a pair of subpar performances the week before against Franklin and Milford, the Canton High girls’ soccer team traveled to Oliver Ames last Thursday and rediscovered its groove, pummeling the Tigers on their home field 7-0 to improve to 3-1-1 overall. It was exactly the kind of performance that head coach Paul Turner was […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Last month, on a pilgrimage with three lifelong friends to the Marian apparition site at Medjugorje, Jean Kelleher, a veteran teacher at St. John the Evangelist School, finally received the sign from God that she had been hoping and praying for ever since her cancer diagnosis in April 2011. There, under a red-orange sunset surrounded […]
Despite an incredible offensive explosion by senior captain Lauren Berman, the highly rated CHS girls’ soccer team produced only mediocre results last week, settling for a win, a loss, and a tie over a busy five-day stretch. The week started off on a high note as the Bulldogs played mistake-free soccer in a 5-0 victory […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It was an up-and-down week for the Canton High boys’ soccer team as the Bulldogs followed up a thrilling win at Attleboro with back-to-back defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Franklin at home and a 4-1 road loss to Milford, the Davenport Division’s newest member. With the two losses, the Bulldogs are now 2-2 and […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Gail Callahan never pictured herself as the fundraising type, but after meeting with an Alzheimer’s caregiver coach following the diagnosis of her husband, Peter, she figured it might do her some good to give it a try. “I just decided that I needed to do something,” said Callahan, a native of Dorchester who moved to […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
Despite losing 11 seniors from arguably the most gifted class in program history, the Canton High boys’ varsity soccer team kicked off its Davenport Division title defense with an impressive 2-0 victory over North Attleboro last Friday at Memorial Field. In addition to giving the young team some much-needed early season confidence, last week’s win […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It’s only one game, but the Canton High girls’ soccer team sure looked dominant in its 3-0 victory over North Attleboro in last Friday’s season opener. Led by reigning Hock League MVP Lauren Berman, the heavily favored Bulldogs made quick work of their opponent, jumping out to a 2-0 lead after just seven minutes of […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner