Most high school athletes only dream of playing in a championship game, let alone starring in one. But for Canton hockey sensation Kevin Rooney, winning on the game’s biggest stage has become something of a common occurrence. Two years ago, Rooney became a hometown hero after leading the Canton High boys’ hockey team to the […]
Brittany Lyons, a former standout athlete at Canton High School who plays forward for the Division 1 Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team, scored one of the team’s two goals in a 2-0 victory over No. 3 Clarkson in the deciding game of the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinals. Lyons’ goal — her seventh of the season — […]
The Hanningtons of Massachusetts 70 and over softball team, sponsored by Canton Attorney Glen Hannington and managed by Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, was one of 85 teams from across the United States, Canada, and Japan that traveled to Lakeland, Florida, to compete in the 2012 Senior Softball Tournament of Champions. Only champions of all […]
Boys’ hoop team draws Rockland in D3 tourney opener The Canton High boys’ basketball team received a bye in the preliminary round of the Division 3 south sectional tournament and was due to face Rockland on the road in a first-round matchup on Wednesday, February 29. Canton (10-10) was seeded 13th and Rockland (18-2) was […]
With deep roots in Canton and an undying love for the game of basketball, Matt Droney had always imagined himself in a Bulldogs uniform, playing alongside his friends and dominating opponents in front of his hometown crowd. It had been a dream of his for as long as he could remember, and yet for a […]
After making a name for herself with three gold medals at the rhythmic gymnastics national championships in June, 11-year-old Canton resident Erica Wu was recently invited to Germany to compete in the third Nuremberg International Championships, where she took home two gold medals, one for the individual event and the other for the all-around. Wu’s teammate and friend […]
Congratulations to Canton resident David Prendergast, who just finished up his first season at Bowdoin College as a member of the Polar Bears’ football team. Prendergast, a former first-team All-ISL quarterback and Boston Globe Player of the Week from Thayer Academy, split time between the defensive unit and the quarterback position for the Polar Bears. […]
Earlier this season, the Citizen highlighted some of the top female athletes from Canton who have made a name for themselves in their respective college programs. However, it’s not just the local ladies who are having success in their post-high school careers. A number of the town’s male athletes are also getting it done on […]
The Hannington’s Bay State Bombers softball team, sponsored by Canton Attorney Glen Hannington, was one of 337 teams from across the United States and Canada that descended upon Phoenix, Arizona in late October to compete in the 2011 Senior Softball World Series. On Sunday, October 23, Hannington’s emerged from the 55-plus division as winners of the USA National […]
The 2011 Ivy League Rugby Sevens tournament will be held at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton on Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brown University, the reigning Ivy League champion, will look to defend its title against national champion Dartmouth and the other six teams in the Ivy League. Representing Canton […]
