User Fees- Deadline for payment delayed 1 week

Due to the slow start to the spring season, the new deadline for payment of the spring athletic user fee is now Tuesday, April 7th.
Click here to download the User Fee Form

Practice changes for Thursday

Due to questionable weather this afternoon/evening, the following changes have been made to the athletic schedule:

Baseball will practice in the gym today- Freshmen- 2-3:30, JV 3:30-5:00 and Varsity 5:00-7:30

Boys Lacrosse will practice at the GALVIN Gym from 3:30-5:30.

JV Softball coaching vacancy

Canton High School is looking to fill a vacancy in our JV Softball coaching position. Interested candidates should contact CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson ASAP.

ericksond@cantonma.org
781-821-5050 x7

Thank you for your patience!

Dear Bulldog Athletic Community,

I want to thank the entire CHS athletic community for the collective patience shown during the start of our spring season.  Mother Nature has certainly dealt all of Eastern Massachusetts a tough hand when it comes to starting this spring season. To say that the student athlete experience thus far  has been choppy at best would be an understatement.

I also want to thank members of the CPS Maintenance Dept., DPW and Recreation Dept. for their tireless work in trying to get our facilities ready as soon as we possibly can. They have gone above and beyond to help speed up the timeline of our teams competing on our fields, courts, and tracks.  As you may know, the track and turf field have been cleared since March 16th. Our tennis courts are posing more challenging issues but we hope to be on the courts next week. Our baseball and softball fields have had much snow removed from infields but the outfields are still slowly melting. There is not much we are able to do on that front but the Rec. Dept. has spread dark colored fertilizer on areas to encourage melting.

The schedules for our facilities and our contests will continue to shift and change as conditions change. We thank all of you for your continued understanding and patience. A month from now we will be in shorts watching baseball, softball, track, tennis and lacrosse and this snow will be a distant memory!

Danny Erickson
Athletic Director
Canton High School

Boys and Girls Lacrosse and Track practice schedule update

Thanks to the herculean efforts of members of the CPS Maintenance staff and the DPW, the turf field is completely clear of snow and the track is mainly clear of snow.

Today's practice schedule:

Girls LAX- CHS turf from 3:00-5:15pm

Boys LAX- CHS turf from 5:00-7:15pm

Boys and Girls Track- 10th-12th graders meet in Rodman Gym at 3:15...will train outside. 9th graders will still train the gym with the Marathon trainer at 2:15.

Updated Spring Sports Information- March 10th

Updated Statement on the start of spring season- March 10, 2015

Reminder- In order to be eligible to participate in sports starting March 16^th, parents must register their children prior to noon tomorrow- March 11^th. http://www.edline.net/pages/CantonHighSchool/Departments/Athletics

Given the ever-changing conditions of our facilities and a further examination of our options for starting the spring season, some major changes have been decided on since yesterday's initial statement regarding the start of the spring season. We appreciate your patience and understanding with the changing schedule as we are trying to create the best start to the season we possibly can.

Below is detailed information on the schedule for all sports during the week of March 16th.  This information overrides anything from yesterday's statement....and just as was the case yesterday, it is subject to possible changes.


Baseball- 
9th grade candidates will work out with a Strength and Conditioning coach from Marathon PT and Sports Medicine in the CHS gym on Monday, March 16th thru Thursday, March 19th from 3:00-3:45.
First day of Freshmen baseball tryouts will be on Friday, March 20th in the CHS gym from 5:15-6:15pm.

10th-12th grade candidates will begin tryouts on Monday, March 16th with the following schedule set:
Monday, March 16-Wednesday, March 18th- Bus leaves at 2:00pm to bring candidates to Sluggers Academy in Medfield. Bus will return to CHS by about 5:00pm each day. All candidates MUST take the bus.
Thursday, March 19th- Training in CHS Gym.....Two groups will be announced with one training from 4:30-6:00 and the other from 6:00-7:30.
Friday, March 20th- Training at CHS gym....times TBA

Schedule from that point on will be announced by coach JP Scott. Any questions concerning the schedule should be directed to coach Scott- jpinstructor@yahoo.com


Softball- 
Tryouts begin the week of March 16th and will continue into the week of March 23rd.

Week 1 schedule:
Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th- 9th graders ONLY in the CHS gym from 4:30-6:30.
Wednesday, March 18th- 10th-12th graders ONLY in the CHS gym from 4:30-6:30.
Thursday, March 19th- 10th-12th grade pitchers and catchers will have practice in a gym...time and place TBA. All other 10th-12th graders will catch a bus at 2:10 to Sluggers Academy in Medfield. Bus will return around 5:00pm.
Friday, March 20th- 9th graders ONLY in the CHS gym from 2:30-4:30.

Schedule from that point on will be announced by coach Tracy Andrews. Any questions concerning the schedule should be directed to coach Andrews- callahant@cantonma.org


Girls Lacrosse-
All interested candidates will begin tryouts on Monday, March 16th.

Week 1 schedule if turf is not available:
Monday, March 16th- 3:00-5:00 at the Galvin gym (sneakers and gear)
Tuesday, March 17th- 2:30-4:00 at the Canton Sportsplex (turf footwear and gear)
Wednesday, March 18th- 3:00-5:00 at the Galvin gym (sneakers and gear)
Thursday, March 19th- 2:30-4:00 at the Canton Sportsplex (turf footwear and gear)
Friday, March 20th- 2:30-4:00 at the Canton Sportsplex (turf footwear and gear)

Week 1 schedule if turf is available:
Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th at the turf from 3:00-5:15

Schedule from that point on will be announced by coach Bethany Compagna. Any questions concerning the schedule should be directed to coach Compagna- bethany.compagna@gmail.com


Boys Lacrosse- 
All interested candidates will begin tryouts on Monday, March 16th.

Week 1 schedule if turf is not available:
Monday, March 16th- 2:30-4:00 at the Canton Sportsplex
Tuesday, March 17th- 3:00-5:00 at the Galvin gym
Wednesday, March 18th- 2:30-4:00 at the Canton Sportsplex
Thursday, March 19th- 3:30-5:30 at the Galvin gym
Friday, March 20th- 4:00-5:30 at the Canton Sportsplex

Week 1 schedule if turf is available:
Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th at the turf from 5:00-7:15.

Schedule from that point on will be announced by coach Bill Bendell. Any questions concerning the schedule should be directed to coach Bendell-bendellw@cantonma.org


Boys Tennis- 
Tryouts will begin during the week of March 23rd.

Freshmen candidates should report to fitness training with the Marathon Strength and Conditioning coach in the CHS gym Monday, March 16th-Thursday, March 19th from 3:45-4:30. Be prepared to work out!

Returning players from last year's team have training on indoor courts at the Brown/Billone Club in Easton on Monday, March 16th and Wednesday, March 18th.
Bus leaves CHS on Monday at 7:15pm...arrives back at CHS by 10:00pm
Bus leaves CHS on Wednesday at 6:45pm....arrives back at CHS by 9:30pm

For details on tryout week please contact coach Leo Nelson- nelsonl@cantonma.org


Girls Tennis- 
Tryouts will begin the week of March 23rd.

Freshmen candidates should report to fitness training with the Marathon Strength and Conditioning coach in the CHS gym Monday, March 16th-Thursday, March 19th from 3:45-4:30. Be prepared to work out!

Returning players from last year's team have training on indoor courts at the Brown/Billone Club in Easton on Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th.
Bus leaves CHS on Thursday at 5:45pm.....arrives back at CHS by 9:00pm
Bus leaves CHS on Friday at 2:00pm....arrives back at CHS by 4:00pm.

For details on tryout week, please contact coach Bill Kates- wjkates@verizon.net


Boys and Girls Track- 
Training will begin on Monday, March 16th.

9th graders will train in the CHS gym with the track coaching staff and the Marathon Strength and Conditioning coach from 2:15-3:00 on Monday, March 16th-Thursday, March 19th.

Upperclassmen will report to the Rodman gym at 3:00pm all week as a base of operations. We will be training indoors and potentially outdoors so be prepared.

Any track questions should be director to coach Anna Amico- amicoanna@yahoo.com

Giving Spring a little push...

A big thanks go out to the Canton DPW, Recreation Dept. and the CPS Maintenance staff for their continued hard work at helping the CHS Athletic Dept. get the spring season going in the near future. All three departments have been working hand in hand at tackling the enormous task of safely removing snow from our playing fields. See pics below!

Walsh Softball Field infield

Turf and Track

Turf Field 

Snow Shoveling Monday!

Members of the CHS Boys and Girls LAX teams and the Track teams are asked to meet with their coaches down at the Track and Turf on Monday at 2:45 to work on shoveling off the facility.

All players are asked to bring a PLASTIC shovel (or 2). The plan is to dig "holes" in the snow to help the sun help things melt.

We anticipate working from 2:45-4:15. Let's get going on this!

Boys Hockey upends Medfield...heading to Sectional Finals

The #6 seeded Boys Hockey team upset #2 seeded Medfield, 5-1 on Wednesday night at Gallo Arena in Bourne. The win avenged a Bulldog loss at the hands of the Warriors 7-2 earlier in the season. The game was scoreless after one period, but the Bulldogs exploded for 4 goals in the 2nd and never looked back.

The Bulldogs will face top-seeded Westwood in the Sectional Final on Sunday at 4:00pm at Gallo with the winner earning a trip to the State Final at the Boston Garden.

Gallo Arena- 231 Sandwich Rd., Buzzards Bay, MA

D2 South Boys Hockey Bracket

Boys Hockey headed to Sectional Semi's....so is Fan Bus

The #6 seeded Boys Hockey team topped #3 seeded Plymouth South on Saturday, 3-2, advancing to the Sectional Semi-Finals against #2 seeded Medfield. In a game earlier this season, Medfield defeated the Bulldogs so the Green and White will certainly be looking to exact some revenge.

The Semi-Final contest will take place on Wednesday night at 6:00pm at Gallo rink in Bourne- 231 Sandwich Rd., Buzzards Bay.

Admission cost will be $8 for adults and $6 for students/senior citizens.

D2 South Boys Hockey Bracket

Canton High School will be providing a supervised student fan bus for the first 45 students who sign up. The cost of the fan bus will be $10 per rider. You can sign up in the Athletic Office on Monday or Tuesday by noon. In order to reserve a spot on the bus, you must pay at the time of signing up---$10 cash or a check made out to the Town of Canton.  Any student taking the bus to the game MUST ALSO return to CHS on the bus.