MIAA Spring Tournament Info

Updated May 29th at 8:35am

Boys Lacrosse- Seeded #11 in D2 tournament

Round of 32- Hosting #22 Burlington High School on Friday, May 29th at 6:00pm at CHS. 

Tickets are Digital ONLY......CLICK HERE for tickets.... Adults- $8......Students/Senior Citizens- $5
NO BOOSTER PASSES 

CLICK HERE for D2 Boys Lacrosse Bracket

CLICK HERE for live stream

Boys and Girls Track & Field State Championship Meet

Notable results after first day of Meet-

THREE D3State Champions for the Bulldogs!

Chloe Dubuisson- 400 meter hurdles

Addy Azar- 2 Mile

Lauren Raffetto- 800 meter

Meet Concludes on Saturday, May 30th at Merrimack College at 3:00pm

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Baseball- Seeded #27 in D2 tournament

Round of 32- Traveling to #6 Shepherd Hill Regional High School on Monday, June 1st at 4:00pm. 

68 Dudley-Oxford Road

Dudley, MA 01751

CLICK HERE for D2 Baseball Bracket

Boys Tennis- Seeded #14 in D2 tournament

Next Round- Sweet 16- Will face #3 seeded Duxbury at DHS on Tuesday, June 2nd at 4:00pm. 

Previous Rounds- Round of 32- Defeated #19 North Quincy, 4-1

CLICK HERE for D2 Boys Tennis Bracket

Eliminated Teams-

Girls Lacrosse- Seeded #21 in D2 tournament

Round of 32- Lost to #12 seeded Milton, 14-2

CLICK HERE for D2 Girls Lacrosse Bracket

Current Canton High Athletics Coaching Vacancies

Are you a great coach or you know a great coach?  Consider throwing your hat in to join the Canton Bulldog Coaching staff. The following vacancies are currently posted in our coaching ranks:

Fall Varsity Cheer Coach- CLICK HERE for job posting

Varsity Boys Ice Hockey Coach- CLICK HERE for job posting

Assistant Girls Varsity Soccer Coach- CLICK HERE for job posting

Any questions- contact CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson- ericksond@cantonma.org

Senyonjo steps down- Greenaway named new Bulldog Girls Varsity Soccer Coach

Coach Idris Senyonjo
stepping down at 
Bulldog Varsity Coach

It is bittersweet as the CHS Athletic Department says goodbye to Coach Idris Senyonjo and welcomes Coach Tom Greenaway as our next Girls Varsity Soccer Coach.

Senyonjo has served as the Bulldog Girls Varsity Soccer Coach since the 2020 season, leading the Bulldogs to much success over that time period including a Hockomock Davenport Championship and several deep MIAA tournament runs.  According to CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson, "Idris brought a professionalism, soccer IQ, and caring heart to the program. He will be missed. We thank him for his time, care and energy."

Taking over the program is Coach Tom Greenaway.  Greenaway is new to high school soccer, but has been a mainstay in the local club scene for more than a decade. Many CHS soccer student athletes have participated in programs through Canton Youth Soccer and local clubs that Greenaway has led.

Newly appointed Coach 
Tom Greenaway

Greenaway has held numerous soccer coaching and leadership positions with FCUSA, Steel Sports and Seacoast United where he currently coaches and manages tournaments and events for the club. He has been a part of many summer soccer camps that scores of CHS student athletes have participated in in recent years. 

Coach Greenaway had this to say upon his appointment as Head Bulldog Coach- 

"I’m excited to join Canton High School as the new varsity girls head coach. This program holds a strong personal connection for me having coached within the youth soccer organization and worked with many of the HS players over the last 15 years. I’m also looking forward and being part of a great athletic community and developing a talented group of young female players."

CHS Athletic Director had this to say upon Greenaway's appointment- 

"I have known Tom for more than ten years. I've seen him work with youth players of all levels.  His soccer knowledge, organizational skills, and most importantly- his ability to build strong relationships- has been evident throughout. I'm very excited to see his coaching journey continue and grow here at CHS."

Piazza and Ramanathan honored by The Hock

Bharat Ramanathan and Alexi Piazza-
CHS's Hockomock Scholar Athletes- 2026

Thursday night saw the Hockomock League hold one of its most cherished, special events of the year when it hosted the Hockomock League Scholar Athlete banquet. 

Each year for more than 30 years, the Hockomock comes together in May to honor two student athletes from each of the 12 Hock schools.  Two graduating student athletes from each school are selected for excelling in both the classroom and on the playing field. It is really the award that best exemplifies and honors those who embrace the mission of educational athletics. 

It is extremely difficult to select recipients given that so many Bulldogs prioritize the "student" part of being a student athlete.  Canton's two award winners this year were Bharat Ramanathan and Alexi Piazza  Both Ramanathan and Piazza have earned amazingly high GPA's during their four years at CHS, while also contributing greatly to the many teams they have been a part of.  

Bharat Ramanathan has been a force on the CHS Boys Tennis team since he walked onto the Bulldog court 4 years ago. Following in his older brother Suraj's footsteps, Bharat made a major impact right away on the tennis team. He has been a Hockomock All-Star and a strong league 1st singles player. He has also contributed greatly to the Boys Cross Country team's continued growth. All of this while earning phenomenal grades in every one of his classes. 

Alexi Piazza has played a major role in the resurgence of both the Girls Cross Country team and the Girls Track and Field teams. Piazza is a major point-getter for the Girls Track team that has clinched at least a share of the Hockomock Davenport title this year. She is also a top runner on the championship Girls Cross Country team. She, like Ramanathan, has done all of this while performing like an MVP in the classroom as well. 

The CHS Athletic Department proudly wishes both of these soon-to-be graduates, the best of luck in the next chapters of their lives. 

The twenty-four Hockomock League Scholar Athletes from our League's 12 schools

Thank you Coach Shuman

Coach Shuman on the bench at
the Boston Garden- a familiar
spot for him over the years 

Last week, CHS Head Boys Varsity Hockey Coach Brian Shuman announced his retirement from his position here as a Bulldog. It is impossible to overstate the impact that he has made here over his more than two decade career. 

I will highlight Coach Shuman’s amazing career numbers and highlights further down this page, but to start with his statistical successes would distract from his real successes over the past 21 years at CHS. 

I recently was listening to a podcast where the Athletic Director at Middlebury College in Vermont was the guest. The interview made a major impact on me. He shared that the stated goal of Middlebury College Athletics is to “make the world a better place.” He goes on to explain that they strive to make that happen by “developing our student athletes to be the best individuals and team members they can be so they will go out in the world and make the world a better place.”

Hearing that immediately made me think of Coach Shuman. It is impossible for me to come up with someone who has made a greater impact on so many here at CHS over the past 21 years.  Coach Shuman sits atop a long list of transformational coaches I have worked with over the years. Through his coaching, he truly has “made the world a better place.”  

Observing and speaking with Coach Shuman over the years, it is clear to me that the following values/concepts are just some of the many that he demands, fosters and models:

• Teamwork

• Grit

• Hard work

• Gratitude

• Humility

• Perseverance

• Bravery

• Selflessness

• Pride

• Love

• Compassion

• Accountability

• Respect

As a result, hundreds of his alumni are making the world a better place by being amazing dads, coaches, friends, co-workers, husbands, role models, and just great people. He has made a huge positive difference in the lives of so many young men….and thus….in our world. 

Coach Shuman with his son and 
captain Teddy

As I transition into a list of his unparalleled successes on the bulldog bench over the years, I would be remiss if I did not state that Coach Shuman did “start at 2nd base” when he took over the Bulldog Boys Hockey program early this century.  Canton Hockey had been well established in this town since the middle of the 1900s. We had had many, many championship seasons prior to the arrival of Coach Shuman.  Our Youth Hockey program has been a bellwether for other communities to model. Our CHS Boys Hockey alumni from the 1900s will remind us all that we have always been a dominant program.  And they would be correct. However, Coach Shuman created something in the CHS Boys Hockey program that redefined what a successful, championship program really looks like.

Our run of success over the past 15 years is unlike anything the program had seen in the past. The team this year played a level of hockey rarely seen in any high school team…period. 

In no way am I diminishing those that helped make CHS Boys Hockey a powerhouse in the past. To the contrary, I would assume that all of those great players and teams are beyond proud of the foundation they built and the legacy that they have seen develop. The success of the Bulldog Boys Hockey team under Coach Shuman is something that our entire Canton community, and more specifically, our hockey alumni community, should be enormously proud of. 

Finally, with one of Coach Shuman’s own important values in mind- gratitude- I want to thank Coach Shuman for everything.  For being a great role model for his student athletes and his fellow coaches. For dedicating so much of his time, love and care to our boys. For setting a very high bar of excellence for all CHS coaches to continue to strive towards. And for making the world a better place. 

Coach Shuman by the Numbers- 

Coach Shuman (yes, that's him!) with his 2010 State Champions

• Career Record- 371-72-38

• Winningest coach in Canton High School history (all sports!)

• 5 MIAA State Championships

• 19 Hockomock League Titles

• USA Today’s NATIONAL High School Hockey Coach of the Year in 2019

• 3-time Boston Globe Coach of the Year

• Averaged 18 wins per season….with a typical regular season schedule of 21 games

• More than a dozen Sportsmanship Awards

• 2026 inductee to the Massachusetts Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame

Upcoming Fall Sports Info Meetings

Typically in May and June, many of our fall sports programs host informational meetings for students who are interested in participating.  As those meetings get added, I will share them through this blog entry.

Also an FYI- Fall sports begin on Monday, August 24th. 

GOLF- Important meeting for anyone currently in grades 8-11 interested in trying out for the golf team this fall on Tuesday, June 2nd at 2:45 in the CHS Distance Learning Lab.  Any questions or can't make it? Contact Coach Barucci baruccim@cantonma.org

Boys and Girls CROSS COUNTRY- An important meeting for anyone interested in joining the cross country program this fall will be held on Wednesday June 17th at 3PM at the track. This meeting is for students currently in grades 8-11. Any questions or can't make it, please reach out to Coach Brian Gotsell (briangotsell@cantonma.org) 

Sweeney named new Varsity Boys Basketball Coach

Coach Joe Sweeney

The CHS Athletic Department is thrilled to announce that Joe Sweeney will be taking over as our Boys Varsity Basketball Coach.  

Sweeney took the reigns mid-season this past winter as our head interim coach and piloted the 'dogs to a tournament bid and a tournament game win.  He also served as our Freshmen Boys Coach for the entire 2025-26 season. He is no stranger to our Bulldog Basketball program. 

Sweeney played basketball at Pembroke High School before heading off to Bridgewater State University where he minored in Coaching. He has worked with the Level Up Hoops AAU program out of Hanover. He has been with the CHS coaching staff for the past two seasons. 

Sweeney had this to say about his appointment- 

"It’s an honor to be named the next varsity basketball coach at CHS. This is a tremendous opportunity to serve our student athletes and represent our school community. I believe in building a program that emphasizes unity, hard work, perseverance, and consistency. I’m excited to grow connections with our players, families, and supporters as we work together to build a program the Canton community can be proud of.”

CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson had this to say about this hire-

"Joe has made a huge mark here at CHS in just two seasons. When we made a mid-season shift this past winter, it was clear to everyone, from our coaching staff to our student athletes and to me that Coach Sweeney was the way to go. He has a very high basketball IQ. He is a student of the game. But more importantly, he truly is a coach fit for today's student athletes. He prioritizes joy and competing. He gets how to get the most out of his kids. I'm excited to watch his journey here."