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CHS girls’ tennis team salvages week with a win over Sharon

Off to its best start since the 2006 season, the CHS girls’ tennis team returned to action last week after a ten-day break, but stumbled, losing two out of three matches.  Canton is now 6-3 on the season after falling to King Philip on Monday and to Mansfield on Thursday, before recouping to beat Sharon […]

Boys’ tennis team looks to rebound after tough week

After starting the season 3-3, the CHS boys’ tennis team went winless last week, dropping matches to King Philip, Mansfield and Sharon.  But, even in defeat, head coach Leo Nelson said his team had some “bright moments.”  “We stood strong and took a great deal of matches to the third set,” Nelson wrote in an […]

Girls just want to have fun: WINS science group scores victory with latest field trip to Amherst

Galvin Middle School earth science teacher Katie Birtwell said that while there is nothing wrong with reading a textbook, being able to have a hands-on learning experience can add that extra element of “excitement” for her science students.  With this in mind, Birtwell leads the Canton chapter of the Blue Hill Observatory Science Center’s Women […]

Balancing Act: Canton’s Jake Shapiro takes charge of MIT gymnastics

Canton resident Jake Shapiro has been on the MIT gymnastics team for the last three years, but this past season he was also the team’s president, coach, captain and de facto travel agent.  \ At the end of last April, eight of MIT’s 41 varsity sports were cut, including men’s gymnastics. So, as soon as […]

Boys’ tennis aces Foxboro and Stoughton

All three singles players and both doubles pairs on the CHS boys’ tennis team won their respective matches against Foxboro last Monday at home, but for head coach Leo Nelson, it was third singles player Scott Chamberlain who turned in the day’s best performance.  After winning the first set, Chamberlain dropped the second set 6-3, […]

Girls’ tennis off to best start since ’06

After starting slowly in each of the last three seasons, the CHS girls’ tennis team is off to a 5-1 start this year — its best record after six games since going 6-0 in 2006.  Wins over Foxboro and Stoughton highlighted a 2-1 week for Canton. After beating Foxboro 3-2 on the road last Monday, […]

Back to the future: Canton ophthalmologist traces family back to the 13th century

A poster that was hanging in his childhood bedroom that read “our future is where our past is,” inspired Daniel Laby to trace his family’s history when it came time for him to select a topic for his high school research project. At the time, Laby was able to trace as far back as his […]

Shapiro off to 3-0 start for CHS boys’ tennis

The CHS boys’ tennis team kicked off its season last week going 1-2 against three Hockomock League foes. The Bulldogs lost 4-1 in their season opener last Monday at Sharon; beat Franklin 4-1 last Wednesday at home; and lost 4-1 at Oliver Ames last Thursday. In an up-and-down week, Luke Shapiro proved to be a […]

Girls’ tennis team 3-0 after first week

Led by a dominating string of performances from freshman first singles player Keishorea Armstrong, the CHS girls’ tennis team is off to a 3-0 start this season after beating Hockomock League foes Sharon, Franklin, and Oliver Ames last week. Armstrong won all three of her matches, as did second singles player Micaela Nannery and the […]

Dean S. Luce CAPT will hold its ninth annual fun run May 2

For the ninth year, the Luce School CAPT will sponsor its annual fun run and 5K road race. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, May 2. Teachers Maura Hershman, Erin DeYoung, and parent volunteer Bob Ciccketti conceptualized the event as a fun way to bring the entire community together. The fun run has […]

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