Canton native Jessi Gould, a senior forward on the Westfield State University field hockey team, scored two goals and her 100th career point to lead the Owls to a 3-1 victory over Becker College in the season opener on September 1. Gould’s golden goal came in dramatic fashion as she scored off a rebound of […]
Halfway Cafe and Hannington’s are battling it out for the Canton Men’s Softball League championship, with the best-of-seven finals getting underway on Tuesday, September 6. Halfway Café, which finished the regular season at 15-5 and was given the third seed in the playoffs, beat second-seeded Golden China (16-4) in the semifinals with three wins. Hannington’s, […]
It will be an interesting year for CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson as he works with School Committee members to revise the athletic budget and awaits the ramifications of the Hockomock League adding two more members — Taunton and Milford — beginning next year (2012) for all sports. When the school budget debates and discussions […]
American Legion beat the Fire Department 16-9 to win the Canton Men’s Over-30 Softball League championship. Two weeks ago, Schneiders — the No. 1 seed and two-time defending champs — were bounced from the playoffs after falling to both the Legion (19-18) and the Fire Department (16-13) in consecutive games, thus paving the way for […]
Late last month, with his team vying for the state title at the Taunton West Little League complex, Andover Nationals manager Paul Finn spotted a familiar face in the crowd — one that brought him all the way back to his playing days as a Dodger in the Canton Little League. It was Jerry Delang, […]
The Canton High School varsity and JV cheerleading squads recently attended the nationally recognized UCA Camp. The teams came home with a total of five trophies and 13 ribbons. The trophies included a first place for the varsity squad in the dance division and a “Most Improved” award for the JV squad. The Canton teams […]
Members of the upcoming CHS football team participated in the summer region 7 vs. 7 passing camp and had great success, winning three straight games to capture the Passing League title with an overall record of 6-2. Canton defeated Bristol-Plymouth soundly in the first playoff game, then beat Stoughton in the rain to advance to […]
3 eliminated from Men’s Softball League playoffs ~ Centerfield’s, Lewis and Beckett’s were all eliminated from the Canton Men’s Softball League playoffs last week, while Hannington’s and T & B Pub ended the week locked in a duel for a top-four spot. As of August 21, the top five seeds were, in order: Canton Junction, […]
Intriguing is the word to describe the opening of the 2011 CHS football season. With former head coach Dave Bohane returning to the helm, a schedule that includes five consecutive home games, and a pair of dynamic all-purpose football players in Elias Camacho and Dexter Green, there will be no shortage of story lines when […]
Shortstop Drew Blake has just completed a terrific year of baseball. First, the sophomore led the CHS Bulldogs with a .389 batting average and a team-high 17 RBIs. He then went on to have a record-setting debut season with the Canton American Legion team, becoming the first 15 year old in Post 24 history to […]
