Football set to Face Stoughton for 90th Thanksgiving Day Game

  

The Canton Bulldogs (6-4) and Stoughton Black Knights (5-4) will meet on the Thanksgiving gridiron for the 90th year this Thursday- kickoff at 10:00am at Canton High School's WWII Veterans Memorial Field. 

The two teams are Hockomock League Davenport rivals.  Their first meeting of the season saw the Bulldogs travel to Stoughton and come home with a huge OT victory, 22-21.  

Tickets are currently on sale at the CHS Athletic Office and will be available at the Gate the morning of the game. You can avoid the long lines by purchasing tickets early or arriving to the game early (gate opens at 9:00 and lines will probably be long between 9:40-10:30.) 

TICKET PRICES:

Adults- $8

Students- $5

Senior Citizens- $5

Children under 8- Free

No passes accepted for this game. No Booster Memberships accepted. 

The access road on campus will be shut down from the top of the hill by the American Legion Hall to the mouth of the lower parking lot from 9:30 AM until the event has ended. Anyone parking on upper campus will only be able to use the main entrance/exit, while anyone parking in lower lot will only be able to enter/exit via Reynolds Street. 

Go Bulldogs!

Online Bulldog Gear Store Now Open!

                          
The Canton High Athletic office is happy to announce that the CHS Athletic Booster Club has opened an online store where you can get the latest in Canton Bulldog Athletics apparel.  Clothing featuring our new marks/logos is now available at this online store. Prices are great and every time you order from our online store, a part of your purchase will go towards helping the CHS Athletic Booster Club help our teams!

The store is run through Camelot Enterprises in Stoughton- a long-time partner of CHS Athletics.

Order today for the Holidays!  Help spread the word by sharing this with your family and friends!

Visit our store by clicking here!

Winter Sport Practice/Tryout info

Winter Sports start on Monday, November 30th.

All winter athletes must have their parents complete the online registration located at the CHS Athletics Website.

Below is sport specific practice/tryout information:

Wrestling- The first practice of the season will be held in the Rodman Gym from 6:30-9:00pm on Monday, November 30th. Everyone is asked to bring athletic attire (shorts, sweatpants, t-shirt, etc.) along with running shoes and wrestling shoes (if you have them.) The practice schedule for the week is as follows-
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday- 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday and Friday- 4:30-6:30pm
These are NOT tryouts...we have room for anyone who wants to work hard and be on the team!

Girls Hockey- First practice/tryout is on Monday, November 30th at 3:00pm at Boch Arena in Dedham.
- Make sure to register with the athletic department by 11/22/15 and have an up to date physical on their records.
- All candidates are to be on the ice and ready to go for the scheduled start times.
- Bring your intensity and be prepared to skate!
- Sharpen your skates and check your equipment bag twice the night before.
- Ice times can be found on www.chsgirlshockey.teamopolis.com

Boys Hockey- All boys who plan on trying out for ice hockey should attend a meeting on Monday, November 23rd at 2:45 in room 410.
All 9th graders will tryout at the Canton Sportsplex B-Rink on Monday, November 30th at 6:00am
All 10th, 11th and 12th graders will tryout at the Boch Ice Center on Monday, November 30th at 6:00am.
Players should be fully dressed and ready by 5:50am. After Monday's tryouts, players will be informed whether they will be participating in the JV or Varsity tryout going forward.

Boys Basketball- Practices/Tryouts begin on Monday,November 30th.
Freshmen- 2:45-3:00 meeting in room 123 for paperwork/attendance, 3:00-4:30 on the court for practice in the gym.
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors- 4:00 in room 123 for paperwork/attendance, 4:30-6:30on the court for practice in the gym.
Player meeting/rosters announced after Wednesday's practice for all teams and players. You should plan ahead and inform your ride home that you could be held until up to an hour after your practice time ends on Wednesday.

Boys and Girls Swimming- Swim practice will take place at Blue Hills Regional High School from 3:15-5:00pm. First day will be Monday, November 30th. Agenda for the day: Introductions, Athlete contact info, Hazing and Chemical Health expectations, attendance expectations, car pools, stretching, swim evaluations, lane assignments, time trials, team bonding activities, meet schedule, fundraising.

Cheerleading- Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 4:30-6:30....Thursday, December 10, 6:00-7:30....and Friday, December 11, 4:30-6:00. All of these will take place in the Rodman Gym.

Girls Basketball- Practices/Tryouts begin on Monday, November 30th. All players report to CHS gym at 6:00pm for check-in. Tryouts begin promptly at 6:30pm. Player meetings/rosters will be announced after Wednesday's practice is complete for all teams and players. Plan rides home accordingly.

Boys and Girls Indoor Track- Practice for boys and girls interested in indoor track will start on Monday, November 30th. We will meet in the Rodman Gym at 3:15. We will be outside as long as weather permits so please dress appropriately. Detailed schedules will be handed out on the first day of practice. We are looking forward to the start of a great season!

Gymnastics- All interested girls should attend practice on November, 30th from 2:45-4:00pm at Metro-South Gymnastics. That 2:45-4:00 time slot will be the typical practice time.

Coaching Vacancies- Varsity Girls Lacrosse and Varsity Girls Tennis

Canton High School is currently accepting applications for two varsity spring coaching positions- Girls Varsity Tennis and Girls Varsity Lacrosse.

Interested applicants should apply through the website- www.schoolspring.com
Girls Varsity Tennis Job #- 2169654
Girls Varsity Lacrosse- Job #- 2169624

Freshmen Softball Sign-up meeting

Any Freshmen girl interested in playing softball in the spring is invited to a meeting on Wednesday, November 18th at 2:30 in the CHS Library. It will be a quick meeting.

Indoor Track Sign-Up Meeting Wednesday

There will be a brief but important meeting on Wednesday, November 18th at 2:30 in the CHS Library for any boy or girl interested in joining the indoor track team this winter.  In the meantime, be sure to have your parents register you this week at the CHS Athletics website! http://www.edline.net/pages/CantonHighSchool/Departments/Athletics

Coach Fior Griffin announces she is leaving her position

People often over-use the phrase "time flies," but in this case it seems very appropriate.  It feels like just yesterday that Fior Griffin came to CHS to become our varsity Field Hockey coach.  It was actually nine years ago.  And after nine successful seasons at the helm, she has decided to move on from her CHS field hockey family to focus on her own growing family.

Griffin stated the following in an email to the parents of her players- "I am so proud to say that I was part of such a special team...family.  I have given my all to being their coach, and it has been an amazing experience.  I will carry with me such great memories.  But as my own children are getting older, I find that I need to focus on their needs at this time."

Griffin came to CHS fresh off a highly successful playing career at Northeastern University.  She brought a wealth of field hockey knowledge and a fiery passion for the sport with her to CHS.  Over her nine seasons here, she used that knowledge and passion as a foundation for a coaching career that saw her become more effective working with high school athletes each and every season.

There are many different challenges new coaches take on when they take over a varsity program.  Sometimes, a coach is charged with trying to take a struggling program and make it competitive.  That can certainly be a big task.  However, a strong argument can be made that it may be even more challenging to walk into a successful program, and be sure that that level of success in maintained.  That is the story of coach Fior Griffin.  She took over one of the most successful Field Hockey programs in the state and she managed to maintain that high level of success for nearly a decade. 

The CHS Athletic Department would like to thank coach Griffin for her dedicated service and leadership over the past nine years. We are proud to have had you as our coach over that string of successful seasons. We wish you and your family the best of luck in the future- and hopefully some additional family time next fall!

Successful fall season winding to an end

Thanks go out to our fall athletic programs- student athletes, coaches, and fans for starting off the 2015-16 season with a bang.  There were tons of successes that we can all be proud of.

Our Cheerleading team, who are in action today at an invitational at Whitman-Hanson High School, once again qualified for the Regionals with an amazing performance at the Hocks.

Our Girls Soccer team finished 2nd in the Davenport and earned a #3 seeded in the D2 South Tournament, where they went on to defeat league rival Foxboro before falling to Midfield.

Our Boys Soccer team was honored by the Hockomock League coaches with the Sportsmanship Award for representing CHS with exceptional class and sportsmanship all season long.

Our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams continued to show massive improvement this season.  Moving their new home course to Pequitside Farm helped to symbolically mark the start of the next stages of the program's success.

Our Golf team continued its phenomenal run of success, dropping only 3 matches all year long. The team's average score this fall was amazingly low.

Our Field Hockey team started slow but really hit its stride by October and made an astonishing run in the D1 South MIAA Tournament, earning huge upsets over Bridgewater-Raynham and Norwood before falling to perennial power (and eventual Sectional Champ) Walpole.

Our Volleyball team continued its run of dominance through the Hockomock for yet another season, winning the League/Divisional title for the 9th straight season. They also advanced to the Central Sectional Final for the 3rd time in the past 4 seasons.

Finally, our Football team had an amazing run through the regular season, posting a 5-2 record and treating us all to a wonderful brand of football. The 5-2 record represented the team's best campaign in decades and really caught the attention of all of southeastern Mass Football. The team will look to end the season with a victory over Stoughton on Thanksgiving- 10:00am at CHS.

New Date-Time for Girls Ice Hockey Pre-Season Meeting

The Girls Ice Hockey Pre-Tryout meeting has been changed to 2:45pm in the Cafeteria on Thursday, November 12th. Anyone interest in playing girls hockey this season must attend. There is an optional off-ice workout with Marathon Sports Therapy in the Caf after the meeting.

Tournament Update- Volleyball rolls...Girls Soccer and Field Hockey bow out

Monday night saw the #3 seeded Volleyball team win its opening match of the D2 Central Tournament, 3-0 (25-17. 25-17, 25-19)over #6 seeded Milton. The Quarter-Final victory highlighted some amazing and dominating play by the home Bulldogs in front of a packed gym. The team will travel to Medway Thursday night at 7:00 to face the #2 seeded Mustangs in Sectional Semi-Final action.
D2 Central Volleyball Bracket
Medway High School- 88 Summer St., Medway

Field Hockey's Cinderella story came to an end on Sunday at #2 seeded Walpole (a perennial D1 power) as the Bulldogs fell 3-1. The game was tied at 1-1 at the half on a goal by Colleen Phelan, but two 2nd half goals by the Rebels kept the Bulldog's hopes of a 3rd straight road upset from happening. The #23 seeded Bulldogs had previously beaten #10 seed Bridgewater-Raynham and #7 seeded Norwood to advance to the Sectional Quater-Final Round. It was an amazing run.

#3 seeded Girls Soccer defeated league rival and 14th seeded Foxboro 2-0 to advance to the D2 South Sectional Quarter-Final round where they fell by that same score to visiting Medfield.  Tessa Cudmore and Hannah Link scored the Bulldog goals in the first round win. The loss to Medfield was a great battle seeing both teams creating chances, but two late Medfield tallies ended up eliminating the Bulldogs. They had a tremendous season.

Girls Basketball Sign-Up Meeting

Basketball- Any girl interested in trying out for the high school basketball team this winter needs to attend the sign-up meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12th at 3:00pm in Coach Gordy's Classroom.  If you are interested in trying out but can't make this meeting - or if you have any questions in regards to the girls basketball program please contact Coach Choquette. -james_choquette@hotmail.com

Girls Soccer blanks Foxboro- Advances to Quarters

The Girls Soccer team faced off against Fxoboro for the 3rd time this season Thursday night, and came away with their 3rd win over the Warriors- this time- 2-0. An amazing goal by Tessa Cudmore on a strike from the corner of the field came just 27 seconds into the game, and set the tone for what would be a great Bulldog performance. Hannah Link scored mid-way through the 2nd half to ice the victory for the #3 seeded Bulldogs. 

The team will host #6 seeded Medfield High School on Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm in the D2 South Quarter-Final Round.  Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students/senior citizens. No Booster passes accepted for tournament games. 

D2 South Girls Soccer Bracket

Student Blog Entry- Field Hockey ready for Norwood

By Melissa Kleinbauer

After a challenging regular season and a 7-6-3 record, the Canton field hockey team has seen a demanding season, standing in fourth place in the Hockomock Davenport league. However, the team rallied to capture a spot in the MIAA playoffs. Last Wednesday, at Bridgewater-Raynham High School, the Bulldogs pulled through to a triumphant 1-0 victory, qualifying them to move onto the 2nd round of playoffs: an away game tonight against Norwood.

Norwood and Canton have faced each other once this season at Norwood High School in late September, with Norwood, who has a 13-4-1 record, triumphed over Canton.

“We know they have a lot of speed and have a couple of really strong players but we just came out flat last game,” says senior captain Lindsey Nolte. “If we play up to our potential, then we will most definitely give them a good game.”

Canton will be facing the Norwood Mustangs after school today at 2:30pm at Norwood Senior High School. Best of luck to our Bulldogs!

Field Hockey Advances to Face Norwood

The #23 seeded CHS Field Hockey team played a tremendous game on Wednesday afternoon, defeating #10  seeded Bridgewater-Raynham on the road, 1-0 behind a Lindsey Nolte goal and plenty of strong performances. Canton fans were out in force for this preliminary round game, played on a well-groomed grass field on a beautiful November afternoon.

The win sets up a showdown with #7 seeded Norwood, a team the Bulldogs have played often in recent seasons. The game will be played at 2:30 at NHS on Friday, November 6th. The two teams played earlier in the season with the Mustangs besting the Bulldogs, 2-0. The 'dogs will be out for a different result this time around.

MIAA D1 South Field Hockey Bracket

Norwood High School- 245 Nichols St., Norwood.

Swim Team Update- New Coach and Important Meeting

The CHS Athletic Department is happy to officially announce the hiring of Cheryl Cavanaugh as the new Head Coach for the CHS Boys and Girls Swim Team. Cavanaugh takes the reigns from long-time coach Lori Mooney, who retired from the post after many successful seasons.

Cavanaugh brings a wealth of experience to CHS. She was the founder and first coach of the Walpole High School swim team and has served in that role for the past 31 years. She is currently still the Walpole High School Fall Swim coach. She was named Coach of the year in 2008. She has also worked with Walpole Youth Swimming (3-18 year olds) for 41 years.

It is rare that a candidate with such a depth and width of experiences comes along. We are very lucky to have her on board.

Bulldogs will get a chance to meet coach Cavanaugh on Monday, November 9th at 2:30 in the CHS Library. This is a MANDATORY but brief meeting for anyone interested in joining the swim team this winter. Coach will be taking sign-ups and swim suit size info.

Winter Sports Registration now open

Anyone interested in trying out for a winter athletic program MUST have a parent 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.

Registration DEADLINE to be able to participate on the first day of practices/tryouts is Sunday, November 22nd. 

The following sports programs are offered at CHS in the winter:

Boys-
Basketball (V, JV, F)
Ice Hockey (V, JV)
Indoor Track (V)
Swimming (V)
Wrestling (V)

Girls-
Cheerleading (Varsity)
Basketball (V, JV, F)
Ice Hockey (V, JV)
Indoor Track (V)
Gymnastics (V)
Swimming (V)

User Fees are due on December 10, 2015.
The Fee is $195. There is an additional facility fee for Ice Hockey ($250), Gymnastics ($150), Swimming ($50).

The season begins on November 30th. 

Click here to Register today!

Boys Lacrosse Sign-up Meeting

There will be an important sign-up meeting for any boy interested in playing lacrosse in the spring on Friday, November 6th at 2:30 in the CHS LIBRARY.

Volleyball team looking to post-season

By: Anis Chakir
           
                        The Canton Bulldog’s volleyball team boasts the best record in the Hockomock league as the season has come to an end. The Lady Bulldogs also finished the regular season as Hockomock Champions. The Bulldogs head into the state tournament later on this week as a likely candidate for the state title. Canton’s volleyball team established themselves as a threat, despite shocking losses to King Philip and Duxbury. With a 15-3 record—including victories against league rivals North Attleboro, Mansfield, and Oliver Ames—the Bulldogs are not a team to sleep on in the state tournament.

Girls Soccer, Field Hockey, Volleyball MIAA Tourney Info- updated 11-4-15

Field Hockey is seeded #23 in the D1 South Tournament and will travel to #10 seeded Bridgewater-Raynham in a preliminary round game on Wednesday, November 4th at 2:30pm.
Address- 415 Center Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324
Click Here for Field Hockey bracket

Girls Soccer is seeded #3 in the D2 South Tournament and will host #14 Foxboro on Thursday at 6:00pm at CHS. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students/senior citizens.
Click Here for Girls Soccer bracket

Volleyball is seeded #3 in the D2 Central Volleyball Tournament and will host #6 Milton in Quarter-Final on Monday, November 9th at 7:00pm at CHS. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students/senior citizens.
Click Here for Volleyball bracket