Boys LAX meeting

There will be a brief but important meeting for any boy interested in playing lacrosse this spring- Tuesday, March 5th at 2:45pm in the DLL. New and returning players all welcome.

Can't make it? Contact coach Tommy Galvin ahead of time- galvint@cantonma.org

State Tournament Time! (updated 3/7.....7:19am)

Our Boys Basketball, Girls Hockey and Boys Hockey teams have each qualified for the MIAA's version of March Madness- the single-elimination team tournaments put on annually by the MIAA. Our Winter Cheer team has qualified for Regionals and their information is included as well. The CHS Athletic Department will update this blog entry throughout the entire Bulldog participation in these tournaments. Keep coming back here for the latest in information about upcoming games.

Girls Hockey- 19-4-1, Seeded #7 in D2 Tournament

Previous Game Results-
Round of 32- Canton 2, Hanover 1
Round of 16- Canton 2, Westwood 0

Next Game-

Round of 8 vs. Falmouth (19-2-1, #2)
Thursday, March 7th at 5:30pm at the Bog- 188 Summer St., Kingston

Tickets- Tickets available at this link. Digital Tickets only. No cash sales. 

Bracket- CLICK HERE for D2 Girls Hockey Bracket

Winter Cheerleading-

Finished 6th at Regionals. Have received an at-large bid to the States!

Sunday, March 10th- Estimated time- 1:30pm.....at Worcester State University

Click Here for tickets

Boys Hockey- 16-5-2, Seeded #2 in D2 Tournament

Previous Game Results-
Round of 32- Canton 6, North Attleboro 1
Round of 16- Canton 2, Masconomet 4

Next Game-

Season Complete. Great campaign! 

Bracket- CLICK HERE for D2 Boys Hockey Bracket

Boys Basketball- 15-7, Seeded #13 in D2 Tournament

Previous Game Result-
Round of 32- Canton 63, Stoughton 47
Round of 16- Somerset-Berkley 53, Canton 50

Next Game- Season complete. Great Season!

Tickets- CLICK HERE for tickets

Bracket- CLICK HERE for D2 Boys Basketball Bracket

Spring Sports Registration now open

Anyone interested in trying out for a spring athletic program MUST have a parent/guardian register you prior to doing so. The easiest way to register is to visit the CHS Athletics website and complete the online registration available there. See link below.

The following sports programs are offered at CHS in the spring season (subvarsity levels are anticipated based on previous years):

Boys-
Tennis (Varsity)

Track & Field (Varsity)

Lacrosse (Varsity, JV)

Baseball (Varsity, JV, Froshmore)

Girls-

Tennis (Varsity) 

Track & Field (Varsity)

Lacrosse (Varsity, JV)

Softball (Varsity, JV)

COED-

Unified Track and Field (An MIAA and Special Olympics program)

User Fees- 
There are three ways to pay the User Fee for CHS Athletics:
1. Submit a check with the User Fee Form
2. Pay through the FamilyID registration process at the time you register. (You may not want to choose this option if you are not sure your child will be on the final rosters.)
3. Pay through the FamilyID site at a time after you register but prior to the deadline.

User Fee payment deadline for the spring season is April 10, 2024. 

DEADLINE TO REGISTER to be eligible for the first day of tryouts/practices is SUNDAY, March 10th. 

The first day of Spring sports is Monday, March 18th. 

Register early and cross it off the list!

First Day Information for each sport will be updated at this blog as it becomes available.

Click here to Register today!

Wrestlers, Tracksters and Swimmers excelling at the League and State level

It's been a banner season for our Wrestling, Track and Swim teams this winter.  In recent weeks, those programs have made the transition from team-centered competition to individual tournaments and meets. Many CHS student athletes have seen tremendous successes.  Here are some of the most impressive achievements-

Wrestling-

Kupferman and Ritson

Seven Bulldogs placed in the Sectional Tournament earlier in the month- Ruairi Ritson (Champion), Max Kupferman (2nd place), Seamus Brown (6th), Matt Morin (6th), Jacob George (6th), Matt Sica (6th), and Anika Valluri (6th). 

After doing well at the Sectionals, Ruairi Ritson, Max Kupferman and Anika Valluri went on to the D2 States where Ritson earned 2nd place and Kupferman 4th.  Both will be heading to the All-States tournament this weekend where they will face off against the best in the state at all divisions. 

Kupferman and Ritson are both representing the Bulldogs in the New England Championships being held in Providence this weekend. 

Indoor Track- 

Katie Oliver is the 2024 Indoor Hockomock League Champion in the long jump, she also finished 3rd overall at Division 3 Championships. Katie broke her own indoor school record with an impressive leap of 17’4.75” at Division 3 Championships! She will move on to the Meet of Champions (top 24 athletes in each event across all 5 divisions) where she is ranked 14th in the entire state of MA! 

In only her 2nd season of track and field sophomore Nora Giannacopolous has made tremendous strides. She finished 3rd in the 1000 meter at the Hockomock League Championship and 7th at Division 3 Championships! She currently sits at #3 in CHS history with a personal best of 3:11.75!

Sophomore Lexi Piazza raced to an impressive 3rd in the 600 meter at Hockomock League Championships and 11th overall in Division 3. Her personal best of 1:46.30 is currently #5 in CHS history! 

Girls 4x400 3rd overall at Hockomock Championships (Nora Giannacopolous, Lexi Piazza, Lianna Camille, Chloe Dubuisson) currently sit at #3 all time in CHS history.

Lianna Camille became the new school record holder in the 300 meter and finished 5th overall at Hocks and 8th in Division 3. She broke the previous record held by Hannah Link with a time of 42.56! 

Bulldogs' 4x300- Nora Giannacopolous, Lexi Piazza,
Chloe Dubuisson, Lianna Camille

Parker Allen moved up to #4 all time in CHS history in the 600 as he raced to a 4th place finish at Hockomock League Championships, 1:27.60.

MSTCA Boys Pentathlon 2/27
Sam Vail, Maks Alves, Mo Arugollu
MSTCA Girls Pentathlon 2/28
Sally Hoban, Chloe Dubuisson, Katie Oliver

UPDATE- Katie Oliver has finished 5th overall in the state in the long jump and is heading to the New England Championship this weekend!  

Swimming-

Many Bulldog swimmers competed in the State Meet last weekend at MIT. Here are some highlights-

200 Medley Relay placed 11th- Atina Lee, Keeley Harnery, Annie McLean, Olivia Hickey

50 Free- Annie McLean placed 6th

100 Fly- Annie McLean placed 2nd

100 Free- Keeley Harney placed 7th

200 Free Relay placed 9th- Hickey, Harney, McLean, Julian Gilchrist

100 Back- Keeley Harney placed 14th

50 Free- Talis Veidis placed 18th posting a PR

Veidis, along with Charlie Smith, Hunter Rice and Dan Bui are four seniors who will be heading off to swim careers in college. 

Shoulder Check- Feb. 14th Boys Hockey game

On February 14th the Canton High School Varsity boys hockey team will face off against Bishop Feehan at 4:00p.m at Metropolis Rink (Ponky). At this game we will be announcing a mental health initiative which carries a focus of suicide prevention.

“The HT40 Foundation exists to do nothing more than what one young man did himself- bring people together with kindness and compassion, leaving no one left apart”. HT40’s name is based off of a young man from Connecticut named Hayden Thorsen who tragically lost his life to suicide in May of 2022. Hayden, a student-athlete who proudly wore #40, was a friend and a peer to all who knew him, never hesitating to put an arm around someone’s shoulder. HT40 was created by Hayden's parents Sarah and Rob and sister Elke.

Shoulder Check is an #HT40 initiative inspiring young people to commit to supporting one another through small acts that have a big impact. To show that ‘being there’ is as simple as a hand on a shoulder. We, at Canton High School, are asking those in attendance at the February 14th hockey game to show and promote support for others through a simple act of placing a hand on the shoulder of the person next to them. 

Always remember to Reach Out, Check In, and Make Contact. You can visit and learn more about Shoulder Check at https://www.shouldercheck.org/ and follow @theshouldercheck on Instagram. 

Shout out to Bridget Beatty for spearheading this initiative.

Tennis anyone? Meeting change!

There are a couple of important meetings upcoming for any CHS student interested in coming out for our tennis teams this spring. 

NEW DATE and LOCATION!!!!

Meeting location- CHS Library

Meeting date- Thursday, Feb. 15

Meeting time- 2:40pm

Anyone interested in coming out for the Girls Tennis team should attend. This includes all returning players as well as anyone interested in joining this spring for the first time. 

As for the Boys Meeting- this is for any NEW candidates. If you played on the team last spring there is no need for you to attend this meeting. This is for anyone looking to join for the first time. 

Both meetings will be brief but important. 

McGowan named new Head Girls Lacrosse Coach

The Canton High School Athletic Department is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kelly McGowan as our new Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach.  McGowan is taking the reins from Casey Bradley who had served in the role for two successful seasons before moving on to take the head coaching position at Framingham State University. 

McGowan is no stranger to Canton High School athletics.  A CHS graduate, she has been a part of the CHS Field Hockey program's coaching staff- working with her sister Chrissy O'Connor- since 2016.  She also served as assistant coach of the Girls Lacrosse team in 2016 and 2017.  She is a proud member of the Canton Hall of Fame- a very impressive accomplishment. 

Coach Kelly McGowan
on the Bulldog field hockey
sidelines this past season

McGowan's coaching experience is beyond extensive and impressive. She served as Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Bentley University from 1997-2001, earning Northeast Ten Conference Coach of the Year honors for the 2000 season.  Beyond Lacrosse, she served as Bentley's Women's Field Hockey coach from 1995-2008 winning the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2001. (You read that right- she coached her team to a National Championship.)

We are very excited to have Kelly at the helm of our Girls Lacrosse program.  This program has really developed in recent years and we are excited to see where Coach McGowan can lead it from here.

She had this to say about her appointment-

"I am thrilled and honored to coach girls lacrosse at Canton High. CHS has a tradition of excellence in girls sports. I'm so proud that I was a part of that tradition as a player and now as a coach. I'm excited to give back to a school that has meant so much to me."