Thanks for the Boost!

Please consider supporting Boosters!

2017-18 was a great year for CHS Athletics! We accomplished a great deal.  But without the support of our amazing Booster Club, much of the experience would have been incomplete.  On behalf of all CHS student athletes and coaches, we want to say THANK YOU to the CHS Athletic Booster Club for all you did for us this year.

Here are some of the big purchases the CHS Athletic Booster Club supported this year:

Sky High end zone camera for filming
football games from a great angle.

HUGE Bulldog banner in the gym. It really
completes the home court advantage!

Speaking of banners- Boosters updated or purchased more than a
dozen championship banners this year alone!

32 new chairs for our home games in the gym.
Volleyball, Wrestling and Basketball will benefit
from these for years to come,

Bringing in guest speaker Aaron Polansky to kick-off
the athletic year for our student athletes and parent
with a message of being good to each other. 

This contraption is called a shoot-away and it
allows our basketball players to train much more
effectively, both in-season and in the off-season. 

New media backdrop and table cloth.  Our Bulldogs will now
sign their college NLI's and pose for other important ceremonies
with this professional backdrop. 

New photos were purchased to replace those hanging in the
athletic hallway for each of our sports!

That is just a small fraction of the great things the Boosters do for us! 

They also:

• Increased their support of all banquets and senior nights. 
• Continued to fund much needed scrimmages for our programs. 
• Provided Championship recognition for our Championship teams. 
• Funded a huge portion of Strength and Conditioning costs for our teams. 
• Provided Bulldog gear for our coaching staff so that our programs look professional. 
• Help out with any gaps that exist that they can fill!

Please click here for information on how you can help our boosters by either becoming a member or corporate supporter!

Hockomock League Announces Spring Season All-Stars

Once again, the Bulldogs took home their fair share of Hockomock League All-Star recipients for the spring season.  Here is a list by sport. Congrats to all on this great honor!

Baseball- Matt Casamento, Honorable Mention- Matt Pigeon

Softball- Elizabeth Bickett, Honorable Mention- Evelyn Carrington

Boys Tennis- Honorable Mention- Justin Diep 

Girls Tennis- Natalie Keppler, Rachel Kupferman, Honorable Mention- Caitlin Matthews, Stelina Michaelidis

Boys Track and Field- Cordel Smith, Honorable Mention- Colin Messinger

Girls Track and Field- Honorable Mention- Sarah Collins

Boys Lacrosse- Griffin Roach, Honorable Mention- Dan Cohen 

Girls Lacrosse- Maggie Connolly, Honorable Mention- Colleen Boucher

Campbell headed to SNHU

CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson, Head FH Coach Chrissy
O'Connor, Emily Campbell, Maureen Campbell, Principal Derek
Folan were all present for Cambell's official signing of her NLI.

Emily Campbell, class of 2018, is heading to Southern New Hampshire University this fall where she will study Biology and add her tremendous skill and grit to the Penmen Field Hockey team.

As a captain, Campbell led the Bulldog Field Hockey team to a record of 16-4-1, a Hockomock Davenport Championship and a South Sectional Semi-Finals while being honored with Hockomock League All-Star status for her efforts.

CHS Field Hockey coach Chrissy O'Connor described Emily as, "a hardworking and tenacious player who is able to adapt to different positions on the field due to her exceptional game knowledge. I'm looking forward to seeing her compete at the next level."

 Emily is one of several Bulldogs who will be bringing their talents to the College ranks this upcoming school year.

2018 Fall Sports Information

Anyone interested in trying out for a fall athletic program MUST have a parent register you prior to the following deadlines:
Football- Wednesday, August 15th at 11:00am
All other sports- Monday, August 20th at 11:00am

The easiest way to register is to visit the CHS Athletics website and complete the online registration available there.

Click here to Register now!

Sport Specific information:

Girls and Boys Cross Country- All boys and girls interested in running Cross Country for the Fall 2018 season should meet at the CHS Field House no later than 8 AM on Thursday August 23rd. Please make sure that you have registered through the CHS Athletic Department and have an updated (within 13 months) physical on file with the Athletic Office. If you have any questions please email bulldogcrosscountry@gmail.com. 

Boys Soccer- All boys interested in playing soccer should report to the turf/track on Thursday morning, August 23rd at 8:00am for a fitness test including a 2-mile run. No cleats needed for this session. Goalkeepers will NOT be running the 2-mile but will train in goal at the conclusion of the fitness training. Our first field session will take place later that day at the grass field on lower campus (Gibson) from 4:30-6:30pm (goalkeepers start at 3:30pm). Need more info? contact coach Danny Erickson- ericksond@cantonma.org

Golf- Mandatory meeting on Wednesday, August 22nd at 2:00pm at the Galvin Middle School to discuss the tryout process/schedule. Times and locations for tryouts on Thursday, August 23rd will be distributed at this meeting. Need more info? contact coach Mike Barucci- baruccim@cantonma.org.

Cheerleading- Tryouts took place earlier this month and our first practice will be August 22nd from 4:30-6:30 with a parent/athlete meeting to follow at 6:30.

Girls Soccer- All girls interested in playing soccer at CHS should report to Gibson Field (baseball field) at CHS on Thursday morning, August 23th at 8:00am for a fitness test. An on field session will take place that day at 3:00pm on the CHS turf. Any questions, contact coach Kate Howarth- k.howarth13@gmail.com. 

Football- Thursday, August 16th: Media Day 4:00 PM at CHS turf Field...Friday August 17 all players should report to a pre-practice meeting at 3:30pm at CHS gymnasium. Practice begins at 5:30pm at the turf- Helmets only. For questions, contact coach Bohane- bohaned@cantonma.org.

Field Hockey- All players interested in trying out for field hockey should report to CHS turf field at noon on Thursday, August 23rd. 

Tryouts will be held August 23rd 12-2 and 5:15-7:15pm.

August 24th 7:30am-9:30am and 6:45pm-8:45pm

There will be Practice held Monday-Friday the week of August 27th.

Sticks, goggles, shin guards and mouth guards are mandatory for every practice.  Please bring your own water bottle along with sneakers AND cleats to each session.

Volleyball- We welcome anyone interested in playing volleyball (no experience necessary) to join us for tryouts at the CHS gym. We carry three teams: varsity, JV and freshman. 

Tryouts are as follows: Thursday, August 23 - 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday, August 24 - 5:00pm - 9:00pm, and Saturday, August 25 - 9:00am - 1:00pm.

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time. Bring plenty of water and some snacks for break time. Need more info? contact coach Pat Cawley - patriciabcawley@gmail.com

or Anna Amico - amicoanna@yahoo.com.

2017-18 Hockomock League Sportsmanship School of the Year!

2018-19 Fall Bulldog Captains were presented the Sportsmanship Award by the Hockomock for 2017/18 school year

Canton High School was informed at a Hockomock League meeting today, that the Bulldogs are the official winner of the 2017-18 Hockomock League Sportsmanship Award.

The Hock Sportsmanship Award winner is determined annually using a point system based upon how the coaches of each of the league's sports vote on the level of sportsmanship displayed by each team. The top three vote-getting teams in each sport are awarded points which go toward an overall tally. At year's end, the tallies are added up and we are so proud that this year, the Bulldogs came out on top.

"It was a key pre-school year goal for our coaching staff to go out and set a sporting, classy tone that could possibly result in this honor this year," explained CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson. "It is a great feeling to know that our coaching staff set such a positive, sporting, classy tone while our student athletes handled themselves with such great sportsmanship both in the arena of competition and in the stands.  It is a proud moment for me and should be for all Bulldogs."

It took many acts of sportsmanship- both large and small- over the entire school year to be honored with this award. Every handshake, cheer, extended hand, slap on the back, kind word, and biting of tongue led to this award.

Special shout out to the following individual programs for earning top recognition in their respective sport towards this honor- Softball, Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey and Boys Soccer.

Boys LAX advance while Softball bows out

In a busy day of CHS MIAA tournament action, the Softball team fell to Dighton-Rehoboth while the Boys Lacrosse team defeated Sandwich.

The Softball team fell victim of a rough first inning but hung tough the rest of the way, falling to D-R, 8-0 in the first round of the tournament.

Things went better down the Cape where the Boys LAX team ousted the #3 seed from the tournament, 11-10.  The Bulldogs were down by four goals early in the 3rd, but an explosive 3rd quarter led to a huge upset win and a ticket punched to the Semi-Final Round next Tuesday.   The Dogs will face #2 Scituate on Tuesday at Scituate High School at 6:00pm.

Ticket prices are $7 and $5.

D2 South Boys Lacrosse Bracket

We will hear from the students on June 18th- NEW DATE

As part of the CHS Athletic Department Strategic Plan, student members of the Wellness Leadership class will be making public presentations on Monday night, June 18th at 5:30pm in the CHS Library (this is a new date). There will be four separate presentations- one on each of the following four areas of study:

• Facilities
• Consistency of Coaching
• Equity throughout the Department
• Strength and Conditioning

The Wellness Leadership class has been working on studying these four areas in sub-committees since January. The groups have collected data, taken inventories, conducted interviews, taken polls and discussed the topic in great detail- all in an effort to make this presentation.  The presentations will provide a student group perspective on the current state of the four areas as well as recommendations on where to go next in order to help the athletic department move forward towards excellence.

Each group's presentation will be roughly 20 minutes long. This is the culminating activity in this project based learning project that has been the core of the Leadership Class's 2nd semester.

Meanwhile- adult coaching groups have been meeting all year long in committees looking at the same areas from a coaching perspective.  CHS Administration will be using the findings of both the student and coaching groups to create objectives for growth for the department heading into the 2018-19 school year.

All interested members of the public (parents, coaches, teachers, fans) are welcome to attend these presentations.  We hope to see you at the library on June 12th!

2018 Fall Sports Registration Open

Anyone interested in trying out for a fall 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.

PLEASE register before the end of the school year!

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

Boys-
Cross Country (Varsity)
Football (Varsity, JV/Freshmen)
Golf (Varsity)
Soccer (Varsity, JV)

Girls-
Cheerleading (Varsity) (Tryouts for this program have already taken place as has registration)
Cross Country (Varsity)
Field Hockey (Varsity, JV)
Soccer (Varsity, JV)
Volleyball (Varsity, JV and Freshmen)

User Fees- 
There are three ways to pay the User Fee for CHS Athletics:
1. Submit a check with the User Fee Form (link below)
2. Pay through the FamilyID registration process at the time you register.
3. Pay through the FamilyID site at a time after you register but prior to the deadline.

User Fee payment deadline for the fall is Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.

Football starts on Friday, August 17th
All other sports start on Thursday, August 23rd

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

Click here to Register today!

MIAA Spring Tournament Information- updated 6-5-18

Two Bulldog programs have qualified for the MIAA State Tournament this spring- Softball and Boys Lacrosse.

Visit this blog entry for updates on each team's tourney journey.

Boys Lacrosse (9-7)- Seeded #6 in D2 South Tournament defeated #11 seeded Pembroke 8-7 in round one. They will face #3 seeded Sandwich in Quarter-Final action on Thursday at 5:00pm in Sandwich.

Click Here for the D2 South Boys LAX Bracket


Softball (8-12)- Seeded #24 and will face #9 seeded Dighton-Rehoboth on Thursday, June 7th at 3:30 at Dighton Rehoboth.

Click Here for the D2 South Softball Bracket

Collins breaks school record in 400m Hurdles

Sarah Collins

For the 2nd time in as many weeks, a CHS Track & Field Record has been broken.  This time it was on the girls' side as junior Sarah Collins posted a time of 65.55 seconds in the 400m hurdles.  The record-breaking performance took place on a grand stage- the D3 State Championships this past weekend at Reading High School.  Collins finished 2nd in the state in the race- a tremendous feat.  She moves on to compete in the All State Championships this Saturday afternoon at Fitchburg State University.

Previous Record Holder-

The previous record in the 400m hurdles  was 66.05 and was set in 2010 by Colleen Healey.