After a rocky start at the beginning of the season, the Canton High girls’ soccer team continued to bounce back this week with an 8-0 win over Stoughton and a 1-1 tie against Sharon. The girls improved their record to 2-2-1, while they remain unbeaten in the Hockomock League. The girls came out strong from […]
The Canton High field hockey team started the season with two decisive wins: 4-0 against Dedham and 3-0 over Oliver Ames. The girls showcased their strong passing game and ball movement in the season opener against Dedham. “They’re always a great game for us,” coach Fior Griffin said. “We have a long rivalry and recently […]
The Canton High School girls’ soccer team split the week with a 1-0 loss to Bishop Feehan and a 1-0 win over Oliver Ames, bringing the Bulldogs’ record to 1-2. According to coach Paul Turner, the team started slow in the game against Bishop Feehan and looked nervous. “It took us 20 minutes to settle […]
After finishing last season with a 17-2-1 record, the CHS girls’ soccer team entered unfamiliar territory Saturday, losing its first game 4-1 to Duxbury. Paul Turner, a first-year coach at CHS, noted that Duxbury, in the midst of a peak season with many club soccer and college-bound players, would be one of the Canton’s hardest […]
After 43 years of service to the town, Buddy Fallon, the superintendent of buildings and grounds, retired July 23. The Canton that Fallon experienced when he first began working for the tree department in June 1967 was different from the town that residents know today. Open space was abundant in the sparsely populated town of […]
The Canton Community Theatre will present “High School Reunion: Can’t Stop the Music” this weekend as its ninth annual summer spectacular in Canton High School’s Morse Auditorium. Unlike past summer musicals performed by the community theatre, “High School Reunion” was written entirely by the production staff with assistance from the cast. The show centers on […]
Canton parent Jill Stevens will fill the 10-month vacancy on the School Committee left after Tim Brooks resigned for work related reasons. Stevens was appointed to the committee at the July 13 Board of Selectmen meeting among a pool of eight potential candidates. Canton government procedures state that when such a vacancy arises, it is […]
One morning this winter, Canton resident Yiannis Karavas arrived early to his Introduction to Astronomy class at the Dexter School in Brookline. Ron Dantowitz, the director of the Clay Center, the school’s observatory, stood at the front of class, acting as a substitute for Karavas’ teacher Kelly Beatty. Before the rest of the class filtered […]
Last fall the Hansen School unveiled a portrait and learning center in honor of recently retired principal Bill Griffin. When Griffin’s portrait was added to a wall in the lobby, a group of veteran teachers realized the Hansen now had portraits honoring two of the school’s three past principals — Griffin and the school’s first […]
After making it to the postseason, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team lost in the first round of tournament play to Sandwich by a slim margin, 11-10, ending the team’s storied season. “The girls were very antsy about playing,” coach Chris Murtagh said when describing the team’s mentality leading up to the game. But once the […]
