Coach Choquette wraps up a stellar eleven season run

Long-time Canton High School Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Jimmy Choquette announced this week that he will be stepping down from the helm of the CHS Girls Basketball program after an incredibly impactful 11-year coaching run. Coaching high school basketball simply was not allowing him to play the role he really wanted to play with his own children's activities and athletics.  Choquette leaves the CHS Coaching staff as the current 5th longest serving head coach in the Bulldog athletic department. He has been an immensely positive influence on hundreds of CHS basketball players in his decade-plus tenure. 

Bulldog Coach Jimmy Choquette

Here are some highlights of Coach Choquette's CHS coaching career-

• After serving two seasons as the Boys JV Basketball coach, he appointed to the role of Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach in the winter of 2013/14.
• Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association 2022 D2 Coach of the Year
• 5x Honorable Mention as Hockomocksports.com Coach of the Year
• 11 straight years of Top 3 recognition in Hockomock League Sportsmanship Award
• Over 100 career victories
• Elite 8 tournament run in 2022
• Coached two 1,000 point scorers
• 10 years hosting the Play4Kay game raising over $5000 for cancer research

CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson had this to say upon Choquette's announcement:

"Jimmy has been a key member of the CHS Athletic Department for more than a decade. He is the longest serving Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at CHS dating back to the days of Coach Jimmy Carta (mid-80s through the mid-90s.)  That longevity is no accident.  He coaches with a great balance of care for his student athletes, passion, professionalism, fun and competitiveness. It is a balance that all high school coaches strive for but Jimmy clearly mastered it. He navigated both winning and losing seasons with the main objective always being the growth of his student athletes. He understands educational athletics, making every one of his 1,000s of coaching decisions with that understanding at the core. We have been incredibly lucky to have him as part of our Bulldog coaching family. We wish him the best! Thank you coach!"

Coach Choquette shared these thoughts as he announced his decision to leave CHS:

"I've never coached trying to prove anyone wrong, I found it more gratifying and successful to prove those who believed in me right.  I can't thank Mr. Erickson, Mr. Folan, Mr. Sperling enough for their leadership and belief in myself and my coaching staffs that we were always trying to do things right.  The support of Kristen Aguiar AT, Boys Coaches (Ryan Gordy, Eric MacKinnon, Dan Kiser along with their staffs), Coach Hughes, our cheerleaders, band members, TV crew and our town media coverage (Mike Berger, Canton Citizen) so many countless parents and community members have all made my coaching career at Canton feel like home.  These are relationships I will take with me for the rest of my life.

I want to thank my coaches; Christine Sullivan, Colleen Moriarty, Marissa Cicchetti, Kelly Regan, Tyler Watters, Jessica Dineen and Jessica Powers.  These are all extraordinary individuals that have given more to me and my vision of what Canton girls basketball could be than I could have ever asked for or deserved.

Coach Choquette (left) with his final group of Bulldogs-
The 2023-24 Girls Varsity Basketball team

My final thank you goes to all the wonderful players I've had the privilege of coaching over the years.  No coach could have asked for better young people to be around than I had the chance and pleasure to see on the court each and every night in the winters.

Being your head coach has been an absolute honor and blessing and I thank each one of you for giving your very best to this program and to me."

Best of luck to Coach Choquette as he embarks on his next chapter!

Spring Sports First Day/Week info

It is not too late to register for spring sports, but it is too late to be eligible for the first day (3/18). See blog found at this link to register. 

For those already registered, here is important information for you to be ready for first day action on Monday, March 18th.  

See info on your sport below:

Boys Lacrosse - Boys lacrosse tryouts will begin on Monday March 18th at 6:30pm at the turf. Please arrive by 5:45 on Monday 3/18 for a quick meeting with Coach Galvin. Please have all equipment, water and a reversible jersey if you have one. Rosters will be announced AFTER our scrimmage on Friday 3/22 @ Whitman Hanson. If you have any questions please email me at galvint@cantonma.org

Girls Lacrosse-  Girls lacrosse tryouts will begin Monday, March 18th. Please arrive at the turf at 4:15 PM, tryouts begin at 4:30 PM. Bring your stick, mouth guard, water bottle and goggles as well as cleats or turf shoes. Practice Tuesday and Wednesday will also be at 4:30 PM.  Teams will be chosen after Wednesday's practice. If you have any questions please email Kelly McGowan at mcgowank@cantonma.org
Go Bulldogs!

The Boys Tennis team will begin practicing on March 18 at 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus for the first week will be on ladder matches, assessment and fundamentals. We'll be alternating starting times with the girls team this season. For Week 2 we'll go from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be an important Zoom meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 11, for returning players and new players to discuss the first day of practice and should not be missed. If you think Coach Donovan does not have your email address, send it to him at billdonovan@cantonma.org

Girls Tennis- Girls trying out for the tennis team should be at the CHS tennis courts on March 18 at 4:30 (end at 6:00), ready to go in athletic dress and with a tennis racquet as the school does not provide racquets. For every day this week, the girls team will have the time slot of 4:30-6:00. Please watch the weather and dress appropriately for the temperature!

Softball- tryouts will be March 18th- 20th. All players should meet at the Walsh field at 3:30. Tryouts will be 3:30-5:30 the first 3 days. If the field conditions or weather is poor, we will practice inside from 4:30-6:30. Please be prepared for indoor and outdoor practice. 

Baseball-   If Weather and/or fields are not good to go:

Baseball Tryouts:

Monday, March 18th-Tuesday March 19th

• All Students report to Rodman Gym (3:00-5:00)
• Any changes will be sent out on the on Social Media

If we are outside:

Baseball Tryouts

Monday, March 18th-Tuesday March 19th

• All Students report to Gibson Field at CHS (3:00-5:00)
  Any changes will be sent out on the on Social Media

PLEASE be flexible as weather/field conditions could cause changes. 

Boys and Girls Track and Field- All student athletes registered for track and field should report to the high school track Monday March 18th for our first practice. We will practice from 3:15 to 5:15. Make sure you are appropriately dressed for the weather, as we will be outside.

Detailed schedules will be handed out at our first practice. If you are not in the team google classroom please contact either Coach Amico amicoa@cantonma.org or Coach Gotsell briangotsell@cantonma.org

We are excited for a great season! 

Track and Baseball meetings this week

Informational meetings for CHS students looking to join the Track and Field or Baseball teams this spring.  Can't make it? Send the coach and email-

Girls Track- Amicoa@cantonma.org

Boys Track- Gotsellb@cantonma.org

Baseball- Walshd@cantonma.org

Girls and Boys Track and Field Meeting- Wednesday, March 6th at 3:00pm in the CHS Gym

Baseball Meeting- Friday, March 8th at 2:45pm in the CHS Library