The following recap appears in our annual fall sports wrap-up that was included with this week’s Canton Citizen. It was another successful fall season for the Canton High Unified basketball program as the Bulldogs went unbeaten in the Hockomock League for a second straight year. Pioneered by Special Olympics, Unified programs bring students with and […]
Dec 15 2018 | Posted in
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By Judy Bass Athletic Director Ed Catabia of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton is the recipient of the President’s Award of Merit from the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA). The award is scheduled to be presented to Catabia in March 2019. This honor is given for “length of service, special accomplishments […]
Dec 1 2018 | Posted in
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An unforgettable 2018 CHS volleyball season ended in heartbreak for the Bulldogs on Saturday with a five-set loss to a talented and gritty Groton-Dunstable team in the Division 2 central sectional championship game at Wellesley High School. Seeded first overall and coming off an exciting semifinal win over No. 5 Medway a few days prior, […]
Nov 17 2018 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Playing in a wind-driven rainstorm at Scituate High last Friday night, the CHS football Bulldogs competed hard and made some plays but ultimately met their match against a high-powered Scituate Sailors team, falling 21-0 in the Division 5 south sectional title game. Scituate (9-1) now moves on to face north champion Swampscott in the Division […]
Nov 17 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson announced the appointment of Ben Shuffain as the next high school baseball coach, effective immediately. Shuffain is a graduate of Sharon High School and Ashford University of Clinton, Iowa. He is currently a teacher at Saint Catherine’s School in Norwood, where he teaches history and physical education. He has experience […]
Nov 17 2018 | Posted in
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A CHS boys soccer season that began with high hopes and so much promise — and featured a number of impressive achievements along the way — ended abruptly Sunday night with a hard-fought but ultimately disappointing first round loss in the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Seeded fifth in the 16-team bracket after a 10-4-4 […]
Nov 10 2018 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Update: The 17th seeded lady Bulldogs fell 5-3 on Friday night to No. 16 Silver Lake Regional in the preliminary round of the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Canton finishes the season at 8-9-2 overall. *** For the 10th consecutive season, the Canton High girls soccer team is headed back to the Division 2 south […]
Nov 3 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
CHS junior Chris Lavoie finished in a tie atop the leaderboard and earned co-medalist honors at the Division 2 south sectional golf championships held Monday at Easton Country Club. The Bulldog captain posted a match-low score of 76 over 18 holes and punched his ticket to the state finals, which get underway next Tuesday, October […]
Oct 27 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After knocking off rival Foxboro in impressive fashion a few weeks prior, the CHS field hockey team traveled to Forekicks in Taunton last week for a highly anticipated rematch and a game that was likely to determine this year’s Davenport Division winner. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs and their league title hopes, it just wasn’t their […]
Oct 20 2018 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
In one of the most meaningful Canton home football games in recent memory, the Bulldogs gave the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers all they could handle in an eventual 14-10 defeat in front of a raucous crowd
Oct 20 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger