It was a championship showdown on Tuesday, October 10, at Pequitside Farm as the CHS girls cross country team welcomed regional powerhouse Oliver Ames for a dual meet to decide this year’s Hockomock Davenport champion. Unfortunately, the lady Bulldogs fell to Oliver Ames 43-20 and had to settle for the runner-up spot — still quite […]
Oct 20 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Through 11 matches, the Canton High girls volleyball team’s season-long winning streak remains intact after another stellar showing last week in victories over Foxboro, King Philip Regional, and nonleague Westwood. As of Tuesday, the Bulldogs were ranked third overall in the MIAA Division 2 power rankings and were comfortably ahead of the pack in the […]
Oct 13 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton High girls cross country team continued their winning ways with a convincing, 17-45 dual-meet victory over rival Stoughton last Tuesday, September 25, at Pequitside Farm. The talented young squad is in the midst of a breakout season and as of Monday they were tied with Oliver Ames for the top spot in the […]
Oct 6 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The lights at Memorial Field went out with less than five minutes left in the game, but the CHS football Bulldogs already had things well in hand as they rolled to a 28-0 shutout victory over nonleague Dighton-Rehoboth in Friday’s season opener. The game was eventually called due to the lighting outage, which CHS Athletic […]
Sep 14 2023 | Posted in
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The Canton High golf team opened its fall campaign with a win at home last week over nonleague Milton, 156-164. Coming off a rebuilding season last fall, the Bulldogs are hoping to return to the state playoffs this season after missing the cut for just the first time in 13 years. In their August 31 […]
Sep 8 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2023 spring all-star selections. The full list, complete with write-ups for each athlete, appears in the July 6 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual spring sports wrap-up section.
The Canton High School Athletics Department celebrated the many accomplishments of the Class of 2023 at its annual senior banquet on the eve of graduation day. “Thanks to the best coaching staff in the state for taking another night away from your families to come honor our Bulldogs,” noted Athletic Director Danny Erickson on his […]
Jun 23 2023 | Posted in
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In a sign of continued growth for the program and improved roster versatility, the Canton High boys track team sent a trio of athletes — juniors Mark McDonough, Ruairi Ritson and Sam Vail — to compete at the MSTCA Decathlon held Monday and Tuesday, June 5 and 6. It marked the first time in over […]
Jun 16 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
For the second consecutive season, CHS boys tennis standout Max Kupferman ended his spring with a tournament victory and a perfect 16-0 record. But once again, Kupferman’s individual brilliance was not enough as the Bulldogs fell 4-1 to a highly ranked opponent in the opening round of the Division 2 state tournament. This time, it […]
Jun 8 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Senior Syriah McCruse, junior Katie Oliver, and two of their relay partners are headed to the MIAA ‘Meet of Champions’ after their stellar showing at last weekend’s Division 4 State Track & Field Championships. The talented quartet were just a few of the many point scorers for a Canton team that went on to finish […]
Jun 2 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner