Marinilli makes Bulldog Wrestling History (again)

I couldn't believe it when I heard the news.  No Bulldog wrestler had ever won their weight-class at the Lowell Winter Break Tournament until yesterday.  Our team has been competing in this tournament since long-before I became the school's athletic director (15 years ago) and yesterday was the first time any CHS wrestler stood atop the podium at this prestigious tournament----the first one ever.

Eddie Marinilli, who began re-writing the CHS Wrestling record-book long before taking the mat at Lowell this week, took home the Tournament Championship at the 145 weight class.  He has already taken home Sectional and State Titles but winning this tournament is quite the accomplishment.  The tourney features some of the best competition in New England from 76 schools. Yes, 76 schools. And Marinilli outlasted all challengers at his 145 weight class.

Watch out for this Bulldog grappler as he is already in the discussion for "Best Bulldog Wrestler of All-Time" and he is just barely into the 2nd half of his career. Congrats to Eddie!

Final Round of Pat Walsh Memorial Hockey Tourney set for Saturday

In what has become an annual holiday event here in Canton, the Pat Walsh Memorial Girls Hockey Tournament held first round games on Thursday with Canton High and Westwood High advancing to the Championship Game on Saturday at 3:25 at the Canton Ice House.

The first round saw the Bulldogs defeat Midfield High School 3-2 in double overtime.  (The game will be officially recorded as a 2-2 tie on the official MIAA record.) The Westwood Wolverines punched their ticket to the final be defeating Milton, 4-1.  The Bulldogs and Wolverines have faced off several times in the Walsh Tournament since it began three seasons ago.  The consolation game will be played between Medfield and Milton at 1:25 Saturday at the Ice House leading up to the big clash of local titans at 3:25.

Head on down to the rink to support the Bulldogs and honor the memory of Pat Walsh.

Coach Joe Roache honored at pre-game ceremony

Last night was a great night for CHS Hockey as both the Boys team and Girls team earned big wins over Hockomock League rivals and both remained undefeated on the season.

Coach Joe Roach with CHS Boys Hockey captains during
the pre-game ceremony held on December 19, 2018. 

But more importantly, the CHS Hockey community came together prior to the Boys game at the Ice House to honor former CHS Boys Hockey coach Joe Roache. It was a wonderful tribute to a great man.  He is part of a history of CHS Athletics that continues to move us forward today. Thanks Coach Roache.

Below is an excerpt from what was read prior to face-off last night. 

Joe Roache graduated Canton High School in 1969. He was a member of the first ever Canton High School hockey championship team in 1967 when the Bulldogs finished on top of the South Shore League. Teaching and coaching became his calling, and Coach Roache returned to Canton High School where he taught English to students for 35 years. For 16 of these years, he was behind the Bulldogs hockey bench as a trusted assisted coach for the legendary Don Smith and helped transform Canton High School into a hockey powerhouse. In 1989, he took over the program and had an outstanding career as a head coach for eight years. Coach Roache’s trademark passion and intensity helped his teams earn four league titles and a trip to the 1994 state semi-final game.

Canton Youth Hockey has Joe Roache to thank for the success of the Saturday morning learn-to-skate program. When Coach Roache took over “Learn-to-Skate” in 1981, there were only 30 children in the program. A few years later, that number grew to over 100, where it remains today.

Coach Roache dedicated his career to teaching and coaching in the Canton community, but he has devoted his life to his family. He is the loving husband of Marilyn, who was also an English teacher at Canton High School. He is the proud father of former Bulldogs hockey players, Joe Jr. and Brian, and a devout grandfather to four wonderful granddaughters.

We would like to take a moment to honor the many contributions that Coach Roache made to the Bulldogs hockey program and to our community. Canton is a special town that shares Coach Roache’s love of hockey, family, and community spirit. His legacy lives on through those players who played for him, the Bulldogs who stand on the ice tonight, and those who will wear the Canton hockey jersey in the future.

CHS Coaching Vacancies- Apply today!

The CHS Athletic Department is currently accepting applications for the following coaching positions. All applicants must apply through www.schoolspring.com. Job ID # listed next to each below.

Assistant Girls Lacrosse Coach- Job ID#3030647- Application Deadline 1/15/19
JV Girls Lacrosse Coach- Job ID#3030648- Application Deadline 1/15/19 
Head Varsity Softball Coach- Job ID #3006788- Application Deadline 1/15/19
Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach- Job ID #3026026- Application Deadline 1/15/19
Assistant Boys Lacrosse Coach- Job ID#2969199- Application Deadline 1/15/19

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2018-19 Boys Varsity Basketball Season dedicated to Coach Badoian

All members of the 2018-19 Boys Basketball
program are wearing this patch on their
uniforms this season. 

Click Here for a really great video piece on the night done by CHS teacher Ed McDonough. 

As Bulldogs everywhere know, we lost a true giant this fall with the passing of long-time educator Marty Badoian.  "Long-time" doesn't adequately describe his actual tenure in our building, nor can any words appropriately represent the impact he has had on tens of thousands of students over the past 60 plus years.

In recent decades, Mr. Badoian has been known in the halls of CHS, as the most masterful of all math teachers and the coach of the wildly successful CHS Math Team.  But, what most modern-day Bulldogs don't know is that Mr. Badoian was once the fiery coach of the Boys Varsity Basketball team and in 1970, he led his Bulldogs to the Hockomock League Championship- an accomplishment which would not happen again for 22 years.

The original 1970 Hockmomock Championship Banner will
be proudly hanging in the CHS Masciarelli Gymnasium for
the entire 2018-19 campaign. 

In celebration of the life of coach Badoian, the 2018-19 Boys Varsity Basketball season has been dedicated in his honor and in honor of the 1970 Championship team.

At the team's first home game last night, a touching pre-game ceremony took place to officially tip-off the coach Badoian/1970 memorial season.  Coach Badoian's wife Linda and two of his former Bulldog Basketball players, Tom Hannon and Jim Foley, were present- sharing stories with the crowd of this amazing man's accomplishments, style and values.

The night was capped off with a big Bulldog win over rival Foxboro. Coach Gordy and the team worked hard for this big Davenport victory, but Coach Badoian certainly had a hand in this Hock win as well.

Post-Script- If you haven't yet read this accounting of Mr. Badoian's life, it is worth your time. 

Winter contests kick off this weekend

The Winter Sports season kicks off this weekend with several Bulldog teams competing in their first contests of the season.

Mike Mazzola in action last winter

Friday. Dec. 7th- 

• Indoor Track and Field vs. Foxboro at the Reggie Lewis Center at 4:30pm (ticket prices- $8 adults, $5 students)
• Swimming vs. Milford at Milford High at 4:00pm 

Saturday, Dec. 8th-

• Wrestling at Xaverian in a Quad meet at 10:00am
• Girls Hockey vs. Sandwich at Gallo in Bourne at 6:30pm 

All other varsity teams start up early next week.

The best two ways to keep up with the CHS Athletics schedule is on the MIAA app (available at the app store) or Canton High School's page on the MIAA website. 

Go Bulldogs!