Canton High’s outdoor track teams persevered in tough weather conditions and put in a strong showing at the Warrior Invitational held last week at Foxboro High School. Girls head coach Anna Amico said it was the largest meet in MSTCA history with over 2,000 athletes participating. For the CHS girls team, senior captain Lianna Camille […]
Apr 26 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After a stretch of wet weather forced back-to-back cancelations, the CHS baseball team had a good shot to play both games this week with Taunton and Stoughton due to visit Tuesday and Wednesday. Prior to that point the Bulldogs had played just one game — their season opener April 1 at North Attleboro. But they […]
Apr 12 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The spring season is just getting started, but there has been no shortage of offensive firepower coming out of Canton already, powered by a hot-hitting CHS softball team with talent up and down the batting order. In a close loss to North Attleboro in Monday’s season opener, the Bulldogs managed six runs while getting multi-hit […]
Apr 5 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
A memorable 2023-24 season and thrilling state tournament run ended in heartbreaking fashion for the CHS boys basketball team last week as the 13th seeded Bulldogs fell just short in a fierce road battle with fourth-seeded Somerset-Berkley, 53-50, in the Division 2 Sweet 16. In a very competitive game that seesawed back and forth, the […]
Mar 14 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
With a second consecutive close but decisive victory to open the Division 2 state tournament, the CHS girls ice hockey team is
Mar 7 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Canton High School senior Katie Oliver leaped to a career best distance of 17’8.5” in the long jump on Saturday at the MIAA Meet of Champions. Her previous career record was 17’6” set last spring, and her previous indoor career best of 17’4.75” was set just one week prior at the Division 3 meet, where […]
Mar 1 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
It was a banner weekend for many of Canton High School’s top winter athletes, with members of the wrestling, swimming and indoor track teams all collecting medals at their respective state championship meets. Two Bulldog stars — senior wrestler Ruairi Ritson and junior swimmer Annie McLean — came heartbreakingly close to an individual state title […]
Feb 23 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The remarkable rise of Ruairi Ritson continued this past weekend at the Division 2 Central meet in Bellingham, where the decorated senior dominated the competition in the 190-pound class to earn his second sectional title in as many seasons. “I’m expecting a state title out of the kid,” said head coach Nick Matt after Ritson’s […]
Feb 16 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
After pushing each other throughout the season and posting identical 6-1 records, Canton High’s two varsity swim teams both showed up in a big way at last weekend’s Hockomock League Championship meet in Milford, placing third overall out of 12 league schools. Competing first on Friday afternoon, the boys would rack up 271 points as […]
Feb 9 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
With state tournament berths and league titles both firmly locked up, Canton High’s two varsity ice hockey teams will now focus on the finer points as they look to sharper their focus in advance of another deep postseason run. Two of the most successful public high school hockey programs in all of Massachusetts, the Bulldogs […]
Feb 9 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner