The CHS gymnastics team hit the gym on Monday, earning 111.7 points to North Attleboro’s 129.5. Despite the loss, however, the Bulldogs have all made personal strides in their quest for excellence. Jessie Brooks, coming back from an ankle injury, reasserted her dominance in the floor event with a 9.0, her highest score of the […]
Feb 3 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
As her classmates settle in front of the television for a relaxing February vacation, Canton resident Bridget Ponte will be under the lights competing for a title at the 2011 All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships in Killarney, Ireland. Ponte watched her older sisters participate in step dancing before she first picked up the soft shoes at […]

The CHS boys’ varsity hockey team delivered its finest performance of the season on Saturday, beating a red-hot Mansfield team 2-1 at home in a clash of the Hockomock’s two division leaders. Canton, which now sits alone atop the Davenport Division, improved to 7-1-1 with the win, while the Hornets, who had gone into the […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Six members of the CHS boys’ indoor track team and one relay will advance to the State Coaches Relay Meet this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston: Jon Vaughn and Tom Kerikas in the 55-meter hurdles; Mike Bronstein in the two mile; Cam Huber in the 600; Matt Sidney and Chris Boughter […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After a week with no meets because of inclement weather, the CHS girls’ and boys’ swim teams faced one of the league’s toughest competitors, King Philip. Despite losing the meet 105-59 on the boys’ side and 96-69 on the girls’ side, the Bulldogs showed dramatic improvement. “What I’m looking at is a tough, powerhouse team […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The Canton High wrestling squad had another tough week as the Bulldogs fell to Oliver Ames on Wednesday, Franklin on Thursday, and rounded out the week with three tough losses at a quad meet held at Watertown High School. Canton’s 43-33 loss to Oliver Ames did contain several encouraging performances from the Bulldog grapplers. Josh […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
When CHS gymnastics began this season, the team was mired in injuries and inexperience. This week, though, the Bulldogs have broken through to new levels of difficulty and scores. Despite falling to both opponents, Becca Pulcini soared past her previous best performances to earn a 9.1 on the vault against Oliver Ames and a 9.0 […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Kelsey Oates
It took a complete team effort from the Canton High School girls’ basketball team to defeat Stoughton Saturday night 81-58. Three Bulldog players posted double figures in scoring in the victory, including junior point guard Alana Pitts-Anaya — who hit 10 straight free throws in the fourth quarter to finish off the Black Knights. “Alana […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
The word is out in the Hockomock League. To stop the CHS basketball team, you have to stop key shooter Joe McCabe And unfortunately for the Bulldogs, that’s what happened last week when Oliver Ames and Stoughton put their best defensive players — sometimes two — on McCabe and came out with convincing wins. Despite […]
Jan 27 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

It was a great week for the CHS boys’ basketball team as the Bulldogs earned a spot in the postseason tournament with a 71-62 win over Old Rochester on Sunday. The victory was Canton’s fourth over a Division 3 opponent already this season. But the game everyone is still talking about took place at home […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger