High school tournament season is now in full swing, and around these parts all eyes are on the still-unbeaten CHS ice hockey team (23-0-1) and their quest for another MIAA state championship trophy. But while the Bulldogs certainly have earned the spotlight as they continue their run at sports immortality, there are a number of […]
Canton resident Myles Guerrier is headed to Bates College in Maine next year to play soccer after a stellar four-year high school career at Worcester Academy. A multi-time all-star forward, Guerrier helped lead his team to two Class A finals and three Class A semifinals appearances. He has been featured in the New England Soccer […]
The 2018 fall sports season gave Bulldog fans plenty of thrills and a whole lot to cheer about as CHS teams combined to win a whopping 67 percent of their games (74-35-7) while hoisting three new Hockomock championship banners and garnering 17 league all-star nods. But it wasn’t just the current crop of CHS stars […]
For Jonathan Gilmore and Austin Maffie, two former Canton High alumni and Bulldog basketball players, their interests in basketball did not end after high school graduation. Both have pursued their interests beyond the hardwood and into basketball operations at their respective colleges, with Gilmore now moving into the professional ranks after four years at UCLA. […]
By Matt Benedetti On the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Xaverian Division 1 Football Championship, Journey Forward founder Dan Cummings reflects on a remarkable high school football career, setbacks and developing the courage to persevere. Two decades have passed since sophomore Kevin Tully kicked a 34-yard field goal in the waning seconds of […]
A close semifinals loss to Walpole in the American Legion District 6 baseball playoffs ended an exciting and productive season for the Canton Post 24 team last week. The July 24 evening at Braintree High began with a 9-7 win over regular season champion Quincy and ended with a 5-4 defeat to No. 2 Walpole, […]
Highlighted by a dramatic comeback win over perennial power Braintree, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team closed out the regular season in impressive fashion last week, finishing in second place in the District 6 East Division at 13-4-1 overall. Canton won four of five games last week and will likely be seeded third […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team remains locked in a battle for District 6 East supremacy entering the home stretch of the regular season. As of last night, the team stood at 10-3-1 overall — just two standings points behind Quincy and three points ahead of perennially dangerous Braintree. Canton was scheduled to […]
Three female athletes from Canton enjoyed sensational seasons this spring at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree. Alessi twins shine at Archbishop Williams Canton’s Brooke and Taylor Alessi recently received their varsity letters and Central Catholic League All-Star plaques after another outstanding season with the Archbishop Williams girls tennis team. The freshmen twins led the Bishops for […]
When Dan Dillon arrived at Merrimack College as a freshman in the fall of 2017, he had every reason to wonder if his days playing competitive lacrosse were over. A former standout attackman for the CHS varsity squad as well as a former Bulldog starting quarterback, Dillon went unrecruited out of high school and was […]
