Bears XC Send Five Runners to States from Sectionals

On Saturday, November 5 the Bears cross country teams had their last regular meet of the season competing in sectionals on the Cedarview Golf Course in Massena. This course is very flat and bouncy, leading to fast times although the strong wind and surprising 70-degree November weather slowed runners down. The boys’ team placed third …

Five Bears XC Runners Win All-Northern Honors at Interdivisionals

The Bears XC teams returned to Ogdensburg for Section X Interdivisionals, where the top seven runners received First Team All-Northern honors, and the next seven comprised Second Team All-Northern. Freshman Bennett Schmitt made First Team All-Northern and sophomores Johanna Tupper, Lucas Watts, Daniel Armendariz-Huang, and Kaden Worthley made Second Team All-Northern. The entire section competed, …

Bears Celebrate Seniors at Final Home Meet

On Oct. 18 the Bears Cross Country teams had their final home meet and Senior Night. The Bears celebrated their senior team members Grace McDonough, Rori McCarthy, Lynzie Lawton, Wyatt Newman, and Jayce Collins. The Girls’ team took the top four places against Tupper Lake, Brushton-Moira, and Franklin Academy, making them impossible to catch. The …

Canton XC Pushes Through Missing Runners in Massena, Beaver River

This was an important week for the Canton Cross Country Teams, with a dual meet in Massena on Sept. 11 and the Beaver River Invitational on Saturday. Although the Bears were missing key runners at both races, they stayed strong and ran well. On Sept. 11 the Bears traveled to the Nicandri Nature Center in …

Custom Jacket Sale Now Open

Welcome to Gold and Brown Town!!! The Canton Central Athletics Booster Club has recently opened an online store where athletes, families and friends can order custom Boathouse brand jackets emblazoned with your name, number and sports which you play. You may have seen some of these jackets on our soccer teams this fall. The excitement …

Bears XC Set Faster Pace on Sectionals Course

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Bears Cross Country teams got their first look at the course for sectionals in November. In this league meet, hosted by Salmon River, the Bears raced against Norwood-Norfolk, Franklin Academy, Salmon River, Massena, Tupper Lake, Potsdam, Brushton-Moira, Gouverneur, and Ogdensburg. The Cedar View Golf course has a relatively flat trail …

Bears XC Place First at Home

On Sept. 27 the Bears Cross Country teams had their first meet at home against OFA and Gouverneur. Coming off of a larger meet at Utica the Bears placed extremely well. The girls team beat their opponents easily, taking the top three places, and putting six runners total in the top 10. The girls varsity …

Bears XC Stay Strong at OFA, Utica

Last week the Bears Cross Country teams had two meets, one in Ogdensburg on Sept. 20 against most of Section X and a large invitational in Utica on Sept. 24. Although these two courses were very different, the Bears did very well at both meets. In Ogdensburg the girls team placed second and the boys …

Bears XC Place Second in Three-Team Meet

On Tuesday, Sept. 13th was the Bears’ first scored meet of the season. They ran against Norwood-Norfolk and Potsdam on the Munter Trail behind Clarkson University. For the boys, the Flyers beat the Bears 21-34 (lower score wins), the Bears beat the Sandstoners 20-37, and the Flyers beat the Sandstoners 17-39. Because this was a …

Bears XC Begins Season with Scrimmage

Canton’s Cross Country teams began their season with a 5k scrimmage in Norwood-Norfolk last week against most of Section X. Their opponents included Norwood-Norfolk, Malone, Brushton-Moira, Potsdam, Massena, and Gouverneur. The Bears boys varsity team right as the starter gun went off. (Photo courtesy of Shannon Shannon) The season opener was an unscored scrimmage, but …