Stories written by Jay TurnerJay joined the
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After delivering several top-notch individual performances but struggling to get over the hump as a team, the Canton High girls’ swim team came through with a dominant 99-66 victory over Franklin last Friday at home. It was the Bulldogs’ third win of the season, and it came just two days after their encouraging effort in […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After putting up a ten-spot on Stoughton on January 7, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and duplicated the feat in its very next game, pummeling division opponent Foxboro 10-1 last Wednesday at Metropolis Rink. Although it doesn’t seem possible given the score, Foxboro actually outplayed the Bulldogs in the early going, […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
On Sunday, January 29, hundreds of diners will descend on Salem and Hanover streets in Boston’s famous North End for the seventh annual CityFeast, a unique food-and-wine fundraiser that benefits diabetes research and care through the Joslin Diabetes Center’s High Hopes Fund. The popular event is the brainchild of Carla Agrippino-Gomes, a Canton resident since […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
For the second time in as many weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team split the difference with a win and a loss, beating Medfield 4-1 at home last Wednesday and then losing to Sandwich 3-1 on Saturday at Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne. With the loss to the Blue Knights, the Bulldogs once […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Although neither team came away with the victory, the Canton High boys’ and girls’ swim teams both turned in one of their strongest performances of the season in a home meet last Friday against the formidable King Philip Warriors. “Friday was a fantastic meet,” said head coach Lori Mooney, whose teams are now a combined […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It’s been a trying past few weeks for the Canton High girls’ basketball team, and last week the struggles continued as the Bulldogs dropped back-to-back games to North Attleboro and King Philip to fall to 3-5 overall. The team has now lost five of its last six games and is currently in the midst of […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Canton High boys’ ice hockey team played its first two division games of the season last week, and other than the venue, the games could not have been more different. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs lost a closely contested battle with Oliver Ames at Asiaf Rink in Brockton, falling 2-1. Canton then returned to Brockton […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Senior forward Haley Gaughan continued her torrid start to the season with back-to-back hat tricks, but the Canton High girls’ hockey team could only muster one win in two tries last week as the Bulldogs once again slid below .500 with a disappointing loss to Franklin Saturday at Metropolis Rink. Sitting at 1-2 and coming […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a 20-day break between meets that included all of December vacation, both of the Canton High swim teams kicked off the new year with impressive performances in back-to-back meets last week, capped off by a convincing double victory over nonleague Randolph.
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Ronald A. Gray, 59, on January 6. A graduate of Canton High School, Gray was the past president of Canton Pop Warner, a former Canton Little League coach, and a longtime volunteer for the town’s July 4th celebration. He and his wife, Deborah, owned and operated the Canton Rink snack bar and the snack bar […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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Jay Turner