Just two days after extending its season-opening unbeaten streak to six with a convincing win over King Philip, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team returned to home ice on Monday only to have the streak snapped by league rival Franklin in what head coach Brian Shuman called a “winnable game.” The Bulldogs certainly held their […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The Canton girls’ basketball team erased a ten-point third quarter deficit to bounce back and defeat King Philip 75-65 Friday night. Junior point guard Alana Pitts-Anaya started the Bulldogs’ rally with solid defense and finished the game with 16 points, shooting 12-15 from the free throw line and adding five assists. Although Canton led by […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
It was an up and down day for the CHS boys’ indoor track team at Saturday’s MSCTA Division 3 State Relays, with the high jump relay besting all other Canton teams with a fourth place finish. The relays were held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Matt Sidney jumped six feet, five inches in […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High wrestling squad turned in yet another gritty performance in a season full of them. The host Bulldogs took fifth place at their annual Jim Peckham tournament, despite being racked by injuries and only suiting up eight wrestlers. Norton High School was the champion of the eight-team field, while Xaverian Brothers placed second. […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Danny Joseph
The Canton High girls’ hockey team finished the week with a 2-2 tie against Medway/Ashland and a difficult 4-3 loss to Norwood. The team’s season record now stands at 4-3-1. In Saturday’s game against Medway, the two teams proved to be evenly matched and finished the first period in a 0-0 dead heat. At the […]
Jan 20 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

CHS boys’ varsity basketball coach Mike Devoll has a wealth of talent and expertise in his assistant coaching ranks this year, but he also has a couple of former classmates to lean on who were stars in their own right while playing for the Bulldogs in the mid 1990s. Canton natives Jarod Cowens and Eileen […]

The CHS boys’ basketball team evened its record to 3-3 Sunday at home with an exciting, 55-50 win over Division 3 opponent Fairhaven. Junior Joe McCabe led the way with 25 points, including four three-pointers, while the entire team played outstanding defense, forcing Fairhaven to commit many turnovers. Sunday’s game was close from start to […]
Jan 13 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High School girls’ basketball team struggled to find its offense on the road Thursday night, losing 52-34 to a tough and physical Mansfield team. The Bulldogs only scored one field goal in the first quarter and got off to a sluggish start. Mansfield’s defense pressured Canton’s leading scorer, Olivia Murphy, shutting down her […]
Jan 13 2011 | Posted in
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Tony Catinella
The CHS boys’ varsity hockey team opened league play with a bang last week, topping Davenport Division foes Oliver Ames and Stoughton while extending its unbeaten streak to five (4-0-1) through the quarter mark of the season. The Bulldogs were paced by junior Mike Denehy, who racked up a team-high four goals, including an impressive […]
Jan 13 2011 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

After a tough loss last week, the CHS girls’ hockey team rebounded with two impressive wins: 8-1 over Dover-Sherborn and 9-0 against Boston Latin Academy. “After the Duxbury game last week, it became really evident that we needed to get more players to the net,” coach Kelly Rider said. The girls succeeded in adding pressure […]
Jan 13 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel