WESTFIELD — Dropping three seconds in a 5k cross country race is a big deal. Just ask Northampton’s Liam Sullivan, the 2015 PVIAC Boys Cross Country Champion.
Sullivan was three seconds faster than he was at last year’s PVIAC Champion...

Palmer senior Henry Domnarski left his mark on yet another cross country course on Tuesday, leaving Monson's 3.1-mile course with a new course record of 17:27.
Domnarski has set three other course records this year and has been one of the most consiste...

One week after dealing Holyoke its first loss of the season, the West Springfield boys cross country clinched the Valley South title with Tuesday's win over Belchertown in a tri-meet that also included Westfield Technical Academy.
The Terriers' win&nbs...

The Amherst boys cross country team claimed the Valley North league championship after besting Northampton, 23-32, on Tuesday.
With the victory, Amherst improves to 8-0 (5-0), while Northampton falls to 6-1 (4-1). 
Amherst accounted for five of th...

The Chicopee Comp boys cross country team clinched the Valley Central title Monday, finishing its league schedule at 7-0 with wins over Renaissance and Putnam.
Will McKinstry finished first on the day, coming in with a time of 17:14. Kyle Parks took se...

Northampton’s Liam Sullivan ran the fastest time of his career as he won the Division I boys race at Saturday’s Bob McIntyre Twilight Invitational at the Barnstable Fairgrounds in Falmouth.
Sullivan’s time of 15:16 edged Cambridge Rin...

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...