Winter Sports Registration now open

Registration for the 2025-26 winter athletics season is now open. 

Anyone interested in trying out for a winter athletic program MUST have a parent/guardian register you prior to doing so. To register, 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 winter season. Please note that levels noted are subject to change based on number of participants who register.

Each student may only register for one sport per season. 

Boys-
Wrestling 

Indoor Track 

Ice Hockey

Basketball 

Swimming 

Girls-
Cheerleading 

Indoor Track

Ice Hockey 

Basketball 

Swimming 

Gymnastics 

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.

4. A Facility Fee is added for Hockey ($350), Gymnastics ($150) and Swimming (100). These fees are in addition to the User Fee and are not subject to the User Fee Family Cap. 

User Fee/Facility Fee payment deadline for the winter is December 11, 2024. 

DEADLINE TO REGISTER to be eligible for the first day of tryouts/practices is SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd. 

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

MIAA Fall Tournament Info- 2025

It's been a great fall season here at CHS and lots of MIAA tournament action ahead!

This blog entry will be updated throughout our teams' tournament runs. 

GOLF- STATE CHAM\PIONS!!!!!  Our Golf team won the state championship on Tuesday, October 28th, by 3 strokes. It capped off a season of amazingly low scores and a Sectional Championship as well!

NO BOOSTER PASSES ACCEPTED FOR ANY OF THESE GAMES.

FOOTBALL- Seeded #3 in the MIAA D4 Tournament

Elite Eight- Hosting #6 seeded Marblehead

Friday, November 14th at 6:00pm at Canton High School's WWII Veterans' Memorial Field

CLICK HERE for tickets- Digital Tickets only- no cash

Link to Livestream

CLICK HERE for D4 Football Bracket

Previous Round- Sweet 16- Defeated #14 Wakefield, 35-22

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY- 

Participating in the All-State Championship meet on Saturday, November 15th

Willard Park
84 Antietam Street
Devens, MA 01434

Finished 6th overall in the State Division 2A Meet with Lauren Raffetto finishing 2nd by less than 1 second. 

CLICK HERE for XC results from the D2A meet

ELIMINATED TEAMS-

BOYS SOCCER- seeded #29 in MIAA D2 State Boys Soccer Tournament

Lost in preliminary round to #36 Archbishop Williams, 2-1

CLICK HERE for MIAA D2 Boys Soccer Bracket

GIRLS SOCCER- seeded #15 in MIAA D2 State Girls Soccer Tournament

Round of 32- Lost to #17 North Quincy High School, 1-0

CLICK HERE for MIAA D2 Girls Soccer Bracket

VOLLEYBALL- seeded #9 in the MIAA D2 State Volleyball Tournament

Previous Rounds- 

Round of 32- Defeated #24 Masconomet, 3-0
Round of 16- Defeated #8 Wakefield, 3-0
Elite 8-  Lost to #1 seeded Oliver Ames, 3-1

CLICK HERE for MIAA D2 Girls Volleyball Bracket

Boys Cross Country- Finished 9th in the State Division 2A Championships 

FIELD HOCKEY- seeded #4 in the MIAA D2 State Field Hockey Tournament

CLICK HERE for MIAA D2 Girls Field Hockey Bracket

Previous Round results-
Round of 32- Defeated #29 Melrose, 8-1.
Round of 16- Defeated #13 Norwood, 7-0
Round of 8- Defeated #5 King Philip, 2-1
Final Four- Lost to #1 seeded Hingham, 1-4

Swim Team meeting

Any CHS student interested in joining the CHS Swim team this winter should attend a brief but very important meeting with Coach Cavanaugh on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st (Boo!) at 2:30 in the CHS library. New swimmers welcome! Can't make it but still want to swim, email coach Cavanaugh- cantonbulldogswimcoach@gmail.com

Aguiar selected as District 1 Rep to NATA- Secondary Schools Committee

Big news out of the Athletic Training office as our long-time Athletic Trainer- Kristen Aguiar has been named to a very prestigious post in the world of high school athletic training. This certainly comes as no surprise to all of us who know her.  Her commitment, care, love and  devotion to our student athletes here at CHS is unmatched.  Below is a blog entry Kristen was asked by me to put together after the great news was announced. 

I am very proud to announce that I have been selected to be the District 1 Representative to the National Athletic Training  (NATA)Secondary Schools Committee (SSATC). This means along with being the chair of the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts (ATOM) Secondary Schools Committee, I will represent all of New England nationally.  I officially will begin in 2026, as Amy Wiggins (the current Representative) finishes her tenure on the committee.

From the NATA website: The Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee (SSATC) is dedicated to recognizing the unique concerns and responsibilities associated with the secondary school athletic training practice setting, and to developing and providing materials and information that may enhance the effectiveness and marketability of athletic trainers working in this setting.

I have worked diligently with ATOM, and MIAA to continue to make interscholastic sports a safe and enjoyable experience for all our student-athletes. When I was a young AT, I watched my mentors- Jeff “Stoney” Stone, Maria Hutsick, and Dan Lussier make their mark on athletic health and safety locally. It is an honor to have the torch passed to me. In the past year Canton High School was recognized by the NATA as a First Team Safe Sport School, and I was honored with the ATOM Service Award at the January state meeting.

Kristen with last years Girls Soccer team
celebrating CHS's naming as a NATA Safe Sport
School- an initiative lead by Kristen. 

This new role will include me attending Regional and National Meetings in person to collaborate with ATs around the region and country. I am very excited to see what I can bring back not only to my space here in Canton but to Massachusetts and beyond. Currently the committee is working on programs to get students more involved in Athletic Training at the High School level to grow the profession, and have initiated a Micro-credential for Mental Health in Secondary Schools. These are both things I am passionate about-and excited to be involved in moving forward.

I can not thank the Canton Public Schools, Danny Erickson, Jeff Sperling, and Derek Folan for all their support over the last 10 years that has allowed me to grow into these roles. I would also like to thank my AT Squad for their support and friendship and the push to pursue these things.

John O'Sullivan visits Canton High School

John O'Sullivan discussing the
importance of Joy in sports

On this past Tuesday- October 7th, 2025- the Canton High School Athletic department hosted renowned author and expert on team dynamics- John O'Sullivan.  John worked with 100 student athlete leaders in workshops during the day, our entire Bulldog coaching staff in the afternoon, and addressed more than 600 student athletes and parents in the CHS Morse Auditorium that evening. It was a great day to be a Bulldog. 

One of John's books, Champion Teammate, has a chapter that focuses on the importance of gratitude so that is the approach I will take in this blog entry. 

First- Thank you to John O'Sullivan.  John came to CHS on the heals of a three-week work trip to France that kept him from his home and family in Bend, Oregon.  His Canton pitstop on his way home came after three-weeks on the road. I cannot thank him enough for stopping here and sharing with us his insight and passion of teams. 

He had so many important, simple yet powerful messages for our Bulldog community.  Here are just a few-

• Your influence is never neutral. 
• How you do one thing is how you do everything.
• I've never seen anyone make somebody better by making them feel worse.

CLICK HERE for more info on John

Second- Thank you to our CHS Athletic Booster Club.  Our CHS Athletic Booster Club is filled with true heroes. They do the work behind the scenes to help make the CHS student athlete experience a special one. Their help with banquets, senior nights, championship recognition, equipment enhancements, and so much more!  Please consider joining today. CLICK HERE to join. 

Captains and future CHS athletics leaders worked
hard with John digging into team and leadership

Finally- Thank you to our CHS Coaches and Student Athletes- These type of experiences are only effective if those participants who are in the audience buy-in.

Our coaches were awesome in their workshop. They asked questions. Pushed back. Added real a real world angle to the discussion. And ultimately our coaches walked away with a great reminder of some of the most important things we do. 

Our student athletes were awesome in both the workshops and the evening presentation. I sat in on all of the events. Our kids were active, assertive and super-attentive during the workshops. And our kids were an excellent audience for John's evening speech. Not too easy to get a group of hundreds of high school kids engaged. That takes a great presenter AND a great audience. We had both. 

Our parents must be commended for taking the time to come out and share in our messaging.  Parents are such a HUGE part of a child's athletic journey. Having them hear the same message as their child(ren) is so important. Thanks to those who attended. 

So- That's a wrap.  Let's us all take some of  these messages as we navigate the rest of the 2025-26 Bulldog athletic year! Go dogs!

Oops. Almost forgot- thanks to the custodians, library staff administration and other staff who helped to make the day impactful. 

Coach Fallon and Varsity Football team honored with Pats COW honor

Coach Fallon and the team upon receiving the award

Beating the Franklin Panthers (34-0) last Friday night for the first time since 1990....yes 1990....was not only a HUGE win over a traditional Hockomock power, it also caught the eye of the New England Patriots, who rewarded the Dogs and coach Fallon with the Patriots High School Coach of the Week Award for the win. 

Patriot and NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett visited CHS on Tuesday to present the award to Coach Fallon, his coaching staff and the team in a brief but really cool ceremony!

There will be a feature on Patriots All-Access on Friday night at 7:00pm on WBZ TV 4.  Set your DVR's (still a thing?) as I'm sure you will be out supporting the Bulldogs at Norwood at 6:00pm! 

CLICK HERE for the official Patriots' press release

CHS Athletics 2025-26 kickoff Presentation set for 10/7

The Canton High School Athletic Department is excited to announce our upcoming Student-Athlete & Parent/Guardian Night, happening on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 7:00pm in the CHS Morse Auditorium. This is a mandatory event for all student-athletes currently in season, as well as those planning to participate in winter or spring sports. We also ask that at least one parent/guardian attend alongside their athletes.

The evening is sponsored by our CHS Athletic Booster Club. This group will be on-hand to welcome new members. Please consider becoming a member of our Booster Club- so many upsides! CLICK HERE to join. 

Featuring John O’Sullivan, Author of The Champion Teammate

Author, podcaster, speaker- John O'Sullivan

We’re thrilled to welcome John O’Sullivan as our keynote speaker for the evening. John is the co-author of the bestselling book The Champion Teammate and the founder of the Changing the Game Project, an organization dedicated to helping coaches, parents, and athletes create a healthier, more positive sports experience.

A former collegiate and professional soccer player, John has over 30 years of coaching experience at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. He’s also a TEDx speaker, host of the Way of Champions Podcast, and has worked with organizations such as the US Olympic Committee, US Soccer, and Ireland Rugby. His message about teamwork, leadership, and character goes beyond sports—it’s about life.

John's first Ted Talk- Check it out here.

Why You Should Be There

This night isn’t just about policies and logistics (though we’ll briefly cover some of those, too). It’s about setting the tone for another great year of Bulldog athletics.

Coaches Workshop

The entire CHS Coaching staff will be taking the afternoon to attend a workshop with John in the library prior to him heading up to the auditorium. It will be a great professional experience for our coaches!

Athletic Director Danny Erickson shared his excitement: “We are thrilled to welcome John O’Sullivan to Canton. His insights on teamwork and leadership align perfectly with our mission, and I know our athletes and families will walk away inspired and better prepared for the season ahead. I've been listening to his podcast while walking our dog Chester for the past several years. Best part of my day!”

Consider buying this book for your student athlete today! It is a no-brainer for all Bulldogs to read! CLICK HERE to find it on Amazon. If you bring your copy to the presentation, John will be happy to sign it for you!

If you want to add a great new podcast to your rotation....consider this one! CLICK HERE for The Way of Champions Podcast.