As the playoffs approach, here's a look at the top performers in Western Mass. soccer, field hockey and cross country. The scoring leaders are calculated based on scores coaches reported to MassLive. Please email [email protected] with...

Note: Although five kilometers (3.1 miles) is the norm for cross country courses, not all of the Western Mass. high school courses feature that distance. As such, sometimes seemingly slower speeds are ranked higher, as we treat 3.1 as our benchmark. Al...

CHESHIRE — Mount Greylock’s Tommy Kirby finished the regular season of his final high school cross country career in style, setting a new record at Hoosac Valley’s 2.9-mile course.
Kirby topped the field by just shy of 50 seconds, wit...

Although Holyoke's Cameron Correia won the race with a time of 16:45, it was Dean Vogel and the West Springfield team that left the course still undefeated, giving the Purple Knights their first loss of the season with the Terriers' 28-29 victory.
Holy...

Owen Wright ran a 17:11 as the Amherst boys cross country team won its sixth meet of the season, topping Ludlow on Tuesday, 15-44.
Wright led five-straight Hurricanes (6-0, 4-0) finishers, with the next four all finishing within six seconds of each oth...

Northampton senior cross country runner Liam Sullivan broke the course record at the Northampton Community Gardens as the Blue Devils topped Longmeadow on Tuesday, 22-32.
Sullivan ran a 16:14, nine seconds faster than his previous best at the 3.1-mile ...