MIAA Team Tournament Information- Updated 6-4-19

Both the Girls Tennis team and the Boys Lacrosse team have qualified for the MIAA State Tournament.  See below for information on each:

Boys Lacrosse is seeded #3 in the D2 South Section of the MIAA State Tournament.  They defeated #14 Southeastern Regional Technical High School on Monday in First Round action, and will face #11 seeded Plymouth South on Wednesday at 5:00pm at Canton High School in Quarterfinal action.
Ticket Prices- $7 adults and $5 students....no booster passes accepted. 
Click Here for the D2 South Boys Lacrosse Bracket. 

Girls Tennis is seeded #10 in the D2 South Section of the MIAA State Tournament and defeated #7 seeded Duxbury, 4-1 in a First Round match. They will face #2 Old Rochester High School on Thursday, June 6th at Old Rochester High School at 2:30pm.
Click Here for D2 South Girls Tennis Bracket

Weather-related changes to schedule- Tuesday, May 28th

Due to expected bad weather, today's softball games at Franklin have been postponed until Friday, May 31st at 4:00pm.

Update on CHS Fall Cheer Schedule

Due to the high volume of questions around the transition period for the CHS Cheer program while we search for a new coaching staff, we are issuing this statement to help clear up any questions/confusion.

Timeline for hiring a new coaching staff- The Head Coaching position is currently posted (on www.schoolspring.com Job ID#3102756).  It will remain posted through June 9th in order to get the best possible pool of candidates for the position.  We will then conduct interviews with an interview committee with the hopes of naming a new head coach before the end of the school year.   An assistant coach will be hired after we hire a head coach.

Impact of a June hire- Hiring a head cheer coach this late in the school year has a significant impact on how the summer/fall schedule will look:

- Tryouts- Traditionally Fall Cheer tryouts take place in early June but that is obviously not possible this year. Our plan is to hold off on our tryouts until late summer- which is in line with all of our other Fall programs.

- Summer Camp- Our CHS Cheer coaches will not be organizing any camp activities over the summer. There is simply not enough time for a new staff to safely put camp plans together.  Student athletes interested in summer training opportunities are encouraged to seek them out- including any camp options that may be out there.  However, our CHS Coaches will not be organizing any of these this summer.

Online Registration for Fall Cheer will open up in early June with all other fall sports. Tryout information will be available as soon as our staff is in place and has time to coordinate that schedule.

If you have any questions regarding any of this transition plan, please don't hesitate to contact the CHS Athletic Office.

ericksond@cantonma.org
781-821-5050x6

Upcoming Fall 2019 Sport Meetings

Several CHS Fall sports programs will be hosting informational meetings in the coming month. See below for information on specific meetings.  New meetings will be added as they are scheduled.

Boys and Girls Cross Country- Any high school student interested in joining the Cross Country team should meet in room 141 on Thursday, June 6th from 2:30-3:00pm. Can't attend- see or email coach Hiltz for info- hiltzd@cantonma.org

Boys Soccer- Important meeting for anyone in grades 8-11 interested in joining the CHS Boys Soccer program in the fall....Friday, June 7th from 2:45-3:30pm in the CHS Distance Learning Lab. Contact coach Danny Erickson with any questions- ericksond@cantonma.org

Golf- Important meeting for anyone in grades 8-11 interested in trying out for golf in the fall...Monday, June 10th at 2:45pm in the CHS Distance Learning Lab. Contact coach Mike Barucci with any questions- baruccim@cantonma.org

Football- Important meeting for anyone interested in playing football in the fall on Monday, June 10th at 2:45 in room 122. If you are unable to attend, please contact coach Bohane- bohaned@cantonma.org

Meetings that already happened-

Field Hockey- Important meeting for all student athletes interested in playing Field Hockey in the fall on Tuesday, June 4th at 2:40 in the CHS Library. The meeting will be brief but important to attend. FH captains are asked to arrive for a 2:30 pre-meeting. Contact coach Chrissy O'Connor with any questions- rsd.oconnor@gmail.com.

Fall Captains' Conference

Attention Fall 2019 Varsity Bulldog Captains:

We will be traveling to Franklin High School on Thursday, May 23rd for the Hockomock League Fall Captains Conference.  Please review details that were provided to you several weeks back about this trip.

Here are some important need to knows:

1. Only Captains who have already turned in their permission slips will be allowed to attend.

2. Captains should meet in the CHS Cafeteria on Thursday morning at 7:30am. Please dress like you are going to a nice backyard graduation party....but no shorts.

3. Have a bite to eat before arriving. We will then get served a continental breakfast at Franklin High School.

4. We will be returning to CHS at approximately 1:15pm. We will then spend the rest of the school day together, eating lunch and discussing important CHS captain issues.

Please make sure you share this with any fall captain you know.

Weather-Related Changes- Monday, May 20th

Due to expected bad weather this afternoon, the Unified Track and Field Sectional Meet scheduled today at Walpole High School has been postponed until Wednesday.

As of now, all other schedule CHS Athletic events are on today.

Cheerleading Coaching Staff bids farewell

CHS Cheer has had major successes during the past decade. 

Head Cheerleading coach Val Baker and her long-time assistant coach Krissie Baker recently announced their retirements from coaching the CHS Cheer Squad.  The pair, who are also sisters, have been at the helm of the CHS Cheer program for the past nine years, guiding the team in both the fall and winter seasons.

During those 18 seasons, the pair led the team through many successes including qualifying for States nearly every season, Fall 2013 South Regional Co-ed Champs, Winter 2014 South Regional Champs and the major honor of qualifying and competing in Nationals in Orlando, Florida during the 2014 winter season where they finished 5th in the nation.

Coach Val Baker had this to say on her retirement-

"Coaching Canton High School cheerleading for the past nine years has been an honor and an amazing experience.  I've been very fortunate to go from an alumni to a mentor.  Watching athletes grow from freshmen to seniors has been beyond rewarding, and I will miss it tremendously."

Both Bakers have impressive cheer resumes of their own:

Assistant Coach Krissie Baker with
captain Fiona Gilmore

Val Baker-

• Four year CHS cheerleader and senior captain
• Earned UCA All-American honors her senior year
• Cheered at Assumption College where she competed a the National is Daytona Florida
• Cheered for All-Star team East Celebrity Elite where she qualified for the Cheerleading Worlds

Krissie Baker-

• Canton High Varsity cheer for 4 year and senior captain
• Earned UCA All-American honors her senior year
• Cheered at Curry College

Also leaving the program after many years involved are two amazing coaches who have volunteered so much of their time during the Cheer program's Baker years- Kelsey Cummings and Hannah Dickie. Cummings and Dickie are both former CHS Cheerleaders.  Cummings started volunteer coaching for the Bulldogs in 2012 and Dickie in 2015. Both have made a great impact in the lives of many.

Canton High School is lucky to have had such dedicated, talented coaches for our cheer program over the past decade. Best of luck to all of them in the next chapters of their lives.

Weather-Related changes to Tuesday, May 14th

Today's Freshmen Softball game at Quincy has been postponed.

Today's Track meet with Milford is ON as scheduled. The event of Javelin will NOT be part of today's meet as our javelin runway is closed due to rain.

Weather-Related changes to Schedule- May 13th

Due to field conditions and weather, the following adjustments have been made to the Athletic Schedule for today- Monday, May 13th:

JV and Varsity Girls Lacrosse games vs. Foxboro have been postponed until Thursday, May 16th. Varsity at 3:45 and JV at 5:15pm.

JV Boys Lacrosse game at Foxboro has been postponed to TBA.

Varsity Boys Lacrosse game at Foxboro is be played as scheduled.

Unified Track meet at CHS is on today as scheduled.

JV, Varsity and Freshmen Softball and Baseball with Stoughton are on as scheduled.  Note odd times- Varsity Baseball- 4:30pm. JV Baseball- 4:00pm

Boys and Girls Tennis with Stoughton are on as scheduled. Please note that Boys Tennis is playing Stoughton at Sharon High School.

Weather-Related Changes to Schedule- Monday, May 6

Due to field conditions and AP exams, the following adjustments have been made to today's athletic schedule:

JV Baseball vs. OA will be played in CANTON at the JFK at 3:45pm.

Varsity Baseball vs. OA will begin at 4:00pm at Frothingham Park in Easton.

Varsity and JV Softball vs. OA in Canton will begin at 4:15pm

Weather-Related Changes for Friday, May 3rd

Due to rain coming thru the area at the exact wrong time, the following changes have been made to the Athletic schedule today:

JV Softball at Milford has been postponed....no game today.

Boys and Girls Tennis matches vs. Milford have been postponed. No tennis matches today.

Varsity Softball and Freshmen Baseball in Milford is STILL ON as scheduled.

Freshmen Softball and Girls Varsity Lacrosse are STILL ON in Quincy today. There will NOT be a JV Girls LAX game today in Quincy but many (if not all) JV girls lax players will be joining varsity today.

Trerice and Mazzola honored as Hock Scholar Athletes

CHS Hock Scholar Athlete Award winners Katie Trerice and
Mike Mazzola with their parents at the annual banquet. 

Each May, the Hockomock League celebrates educational athletics by honoring a male and female graduating senior from each of our 12 schools.  These 24 graduating seniors represent the best from their collective schools when it comes to excelling both in the classroom and on the field.  Last night, our league's principals, athletic directors, honored student athletes and parents, gathered in Wrentham for a banquet celebrating not only this special two dozen students, but all students who value and understand the responsible balance between academics and athletics.

Canton's recipients of this year's Scholar-Athlete awards are Kathryn Trerice and Michael Mazzola. Trerice has been a key member of our very successful Field Hockey and Ice Hockey programs during her time here, while Mazzola has been a key member of the Boys Soccer, Indoor Track and Spring Track and Field teams during his time here. Both have managed to excel on the field/ice/track while also being among this highest achieving academically in their class.  Canton High School is very proud of both of them.

CHS is proud of both of these shining examples of student athlete excellence, as well as the hundreds of other Bulldogs who commit fully to excelling in the classroom as well.

Mazzola and Trerice joining their league opponents and fellow honorees for a group photo. 

Weather-Related Changes to schedule- 5/2/19- Make-up Info!

As we continue to navigate this tough spring season of rain, the following adjustments have been made to the schedule today/tomorrow (May 2nd/3rd):

Today's Unified Track meet has been Postpone to Monday, May 13th.

JV and Varsity Softball vs. Milford are Postponed to Friday, May 3rd.

Freshmen Baseball vs. Milford is Postponed to Friday, May 3rd.

JV and Varsity Baseball vs. Milford is ON at CHS and JFK.