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By Dr. Karissa Niehoff on March 31, 2021 At the end of March 2020, high school sports and performing arts were grounded – victims of a novel coronavirus that was wreaking havoc throughout the world. NFHS member state high school associations were in the concluding stages of winter sports championships when the pandemic struck last …
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Canton 45 Heuvelton 28 The Canton JV Girls Basketball team wrapped up an undefeated season on Wednesday night by out scoringthe Bulldogs 45-28. The Bears were led in scoring by eighth grader Vivian Coburn who chipped in ten points and older sister Etta who added seven points to the winning cause. Rounding out the scoring …
Canton 72 Potsdam 29 The Canton Girls JV Basketball team moved to 5-0 on the abbreviated season by beating Potsdam 72-29 in their last home game of the season. Lindsey Filiatrault led all scorers with a career high 22 points. Also having good scoring nights for the young Bears were Calie Klassen 19, Hadley Alguire 14, …
Canton 40 Heuvelton 29 Sunday afternoon the Canton Girls JV Basketball team hosted the Heuvelton Bulldogs for a matinee. Heuvelton led by Coach Austin Weakfall came out strong in the first quarter and jumped on the young Bears and outscored them 9-6 early. After the slow start, Canton started to spread the floor on offense and …
Hello Golden Bears!!I am very excited to announce some more positive news regarding athletics!! Our board of education supported a plan to allow “Fall 2” (a.k.a. early spring season) sports to begin last evening. I am exceptionally grateful to have the support of our school board and for the hours of work which has been logged by our school superintendent …
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Canton 55 Potsdam 19 The Canton Girls JV Basketball team hopped on a bus and traveled down Route 11 to face off with rival Potsdam Sandstoners on Tuesday evening. The Bears used a tenacious man to man trapping defense to take control of the game early and never look back. Leading all scorers was sophomore Etta Coburn …
This past Thursday evening the Canton Central School Boys Swim Team which is comprised of student-athletes from Potsdam and Lisbon central Schools, as well as host school Canton Central defeated the Gouverneur Wildcats by a score of 63-57. The win marks the first of the 2021 season and is a remarkable achievement considering that the …
Canton 51 Hermon DeKalb 37 On Friday night in an empty Jerry Hourihan Gymnasium because of Covid-19 regulations, the Canton Girls JV Basketball team faced off with the Hermon DeKalb Green Demons in the second game of a two game series. The young Bears won game one on a buzzer beater from 8th grader Calie …
The Canton JV girls travel to Hermon DeKalb to play in their brand new gymnasium. The game was very fast and physical with both teams playing with a lot of intensity for an early season match up. The game produced a dramatic finish with Canton gaining a 34-33 win on the strength of a Calie …
I am writing this article to dispel some of the confusion surrounding the “Fall 2” season. When the school year began and the virus was forcing decisions to be made regarding higher risk sports, the NYSPHSAA decided to create a fourth season. Several sports were placed into this category and moved to the timeframe of …
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