One Canton team came away elated and the other disappointed following an action-packed varsity lacrosse doubleheader at neighboring Milton High School last Saturday. For the CHS boys team, it was the former, as freshman standout Michael Thomas helped power the 20th ranked Bulldogs to a thrilling comeback win over the 23rd ranked Wildcats 15-14 in […]
May 26 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The state champion CHS boys ice hockey team visited the State House on Wednesday, May 17. Players and coaches took a tour of the building, had a Q & A session with Rep. Bill Galvin and Sen. Paul Feeney in the House Chamber, and met with Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll in […]
May 26 2023 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Sophomore singles player Camila Cutter continued her torrid stretch and every other starter recorded at least one victory as the CHS girls tennis team enjoyed its best week to date — doubling its season win total and taking two of three matches overall to improve to 4-8. As of May 16, the Bulldogs were still […]
May 19 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
A dominant win by the Canton girls in a dual meet with Sharon highlighted a busy and productive stretch for the CHS outdoor track teams last week. In addition to competing against the Eagles, both squads also took part in the state freshman-sophomore meet on Saturday morning, while the upperclassmen headed down to New Bedford […]
May 12 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Coming off a tough two-game stretch that included one-goal losses to both Braintree and Quincy, the CHS girls lacrosse team had the perfect get-right week and certainly made the most of it, demolishing Kelley-Rex foes Taunton and Attleboro by the combined margin of 32-7. The Canton girls then made it three straight games with exactly […]
May 4 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
After a strong start to the season, the Canton High baseball has fallen into a slump, losing five of their last six games to fall below .500 at 4-5 overall. In both of their games last week, the Bulldogs were competitive but couldn’t quite get over the hump. On Monday at Oliver Ames, they were […]
May 4 2023 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Momentum has been steadily building for the CHS boys lacrosse team, which now sits alone in second place in the Hockomock Davenport Division after Monday’s blowout road win at Taunton. The 20-4 victory was the Bulldogs’ most lopsided result of the season and came just days after their closest game to date — a 12-11, […]
Apr 27 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
After a rough start to the season against two of the league’s toughest opponents, both CHS tennis teams broke into the win column last week behind a good mix of singles and doubles performances. On the boys’ side, reigning league MVP Max Kupferman and exciting rookie Bharat Ramanathan combined to go 6-0 as Canton reeled […]
Apr 20 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
It was January 2010, and I was halfway through my senior year at Canton High. My now-teenaged nephew Matthew was just a few months old, and my mom and I were at my oldest brother’s former home in Virginia meeting my nephew for the first time. After he went down for a nap, I checked my flip phone and read an ominous message from my friend Sam:
Mar 24 2023 | Posted in
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Guest
With two impressive shutout wins in a three-day span last week, the Canton High boys ice hockey team punched their ticket back to the Division 2 Elite Eight — setting up a huge showdown last night with sixth-seeded Newburyport, their longtime rivals from the north. Coming in as the No. 3 seed with a record […]
Mar 9 2023 | Posted in
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Jay Turner