Last weekend the girls’ and boys’ swimming teams competed in the Hockomock League championship meet with both Canton teams finishing seventh out of 10 teams. “Two real standouts were Isobel Heck, who has dropped 39 seconds off her 500 [yard freestyle] time this season, and Rachel McHugh, who dropped 50 seconds,” coach Lori Mooney said. […]
Feb 10 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The CHS gymnastics team bowed to Attleboro in its final meet of the season, losing by their slimmest margin yet with 113.2 points to Attleboro’s 121.75. The team picked up several individual honors for its gymnasts, though, as it ended the season on a high note. The 2010-2011 season was all about improvement for the […]
Feb 10 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
The CHS girls’ hockey team posted another strong week with a 1-1 tie against Hingham and a 6-0 shutout over King Philip to improve its record to 8-4-3 overall. Hingham came out strong and scored in the first 15 seconds of the game, but senior goalie Sarah Healey prevented any additional goals and racked up […]
Feb 10 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The CHS boys’ indoor track team lost a tough one Saturday, ending its undefeated dual meet season at 2-1-1 with a narrow loss to Oliver Ames 45-41 at the Franklin Field House. Head coach Chris Elgar said his team gave a maximum effort but fell just short. “They gave them their best,” he said. Senior […]
Feb 10 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

After playing seven of its last eight games in the friendly confines of Metropolis Rink, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Brockton on Saturday to take on Davenport foe Oliver Ames and somehow — despite playing sub-par hockey for two thirds of the game — managed to skate away with a 4-2 victory. […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Junior forward Olivia Murphy played her best game of her high school career last Tuesday night, hitting a game-winning free throw with three seconds left to lead the Canton girls’ basketball team to a victory over Attleboro 61-60. The Bulldogs, who had been trailing the entire game, were tied 60-60 with three seconds to play […]
After two lackluster, winless weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team bounced back in a big way last week, winning all three of its games: 3-0 over Quincy, 6-3 against Westwood, and 4-0 over King Philip. The girls’ season record now stands at 7-4-2. The Bulldogs dominated from the start in the game against […]
The CHS girls’ indoor track team was well represented at the Division 3 Coaches Invitational Meet held on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Two of the girls, Vicky Tondre and Chidimma Nwankwo, qualified for this weekend’s McIntyre Elite Meet after finishing in the top 24 in the long jump and shot […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
In what some might deem a rebuilding year, the Canton High wrestling team has seen its share of team success and individual accolades. The Bulldogs took seventh place at this weekend’s Hockomock League Championships. Franklin High School won the overall title for the meet. CHS did, however, walk away from the meet with two individual […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
The CHS boys’ basketball team, now 4-9, lost to two of the better teams in the Hockomock League’s large school division last week. The hosting Bulldogs lost to Attleboro 80-49; and after playing well for three quarters, the visiting Bulldogs lost to the Franklin Panthers 71-51 Friday night. Coach Mike Devoll said his team played […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger