
Enjoying its best start in several years, the Canton High girls lacrosse team is about to be put to the test with the toughest portion of their schedule on the horizon. Fresh off an exciting, 10-9 win at Mansfield Monday night, the Bulldogs were a perfect six for six in game action heading into Wednesday […]
May 5 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2021-22 winter all-star selections. A partial list is included below. The full list, complete with write-ups for each athlete, appears in the April 21 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual winter sports wrap-up section. Boys MVP AJ Thomas (Hockey) Of all the storylines in this […]
Apr 23 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Showing off its overall talent and depth, the CHS girls outdoor track team earned its first win of the season last week, beating Sharon 91-45. The Bulldogs won two relays and recorded sweeps in the 400-meter hurdles, 400m, 200m, and high jump. Standout performers for the Canton girls included Kiley Hanlon, who won both the […]
Apr 22 2022 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger

Spring sports are underway at Canton High School and the early standouts include the girls lacrosse team (3-0) and boys tennis team (4-1). Many teams are off during April vacation week (4/18-4/22) but the schedule picks up again on Monday, April 25. View team schedules and more CHS athletics news at cantonma.org/chs/departments/athletics. Upcoming Schedule: Baseball […]
Apr 15 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

On Saturday, April 9, the Curry College men’s rugby team will hold its annual Maffie Memorial Rugby Tournament in memory of the late Anthony Maffie of Canton. Just 22 years old, Maffie passed away unexpectedly in his sleep in 2019 from Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). His passing left a giant-sized hole in the […]
Apr 8 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

A dream Canton High hockey double-header that is two years overdue will finally become a reality this Sunday as both Bulldog squads head to the TD Boston Garden to battle for the Division 2 state championship.
Mar 18 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Unfortunately, through no fault of their own, the CHS boys basketball team will not get to participate in this year’s Division 2 state tournament after a last-minute shuffling of the power rankings pushed them out of the top 32. While finishing just short of the .500 mark needed to earn an automatic qualification, the Bulldogs, […]
Mar 3 2022 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger

Senior captain Eamon Kelly capped off a career week in the most thrilling way possible and the CHS hockey team made its biggest statement of the season as the Bulldogs outlasted D1 powerhouse Reading in overtime on Sunday to capture the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot championship in the Walter Brinn Division. Organized as a […]
Feb 17 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

With one powerful shot by junior defenseman Maya Battista, the CHS girls ice hockey team wrapped up a third consecutive Hockomock League title last week as they squeaked past King Philip Regional 2-1 in overtime to clinch the crown outright. Wednesday’s victory was their fifth in as many tries against a league opponent and all […]
Feb 10 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The red-hot Canton High boys ice hockey team ran its winning streak to double digits earlier this week with a dominant 4-0 win over Burlington in the opening round of the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament. Originally scheduled to be played on Sunday, the game was moved to Monday at Metropolis Rink as local […]
Feb 3 2022 | Posted in
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Jay Turner