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October 14, 2026 High School Sports High School Sports MassLive releases statewide Top 25 football media poll for Week 6 A team joined the top 5 for the first time this season in this week's poll. By Gage Nutter | gnutter@masslive.com Read more High School Sports 5 keys from Pope Francis boys soccer’s nail-biting win over Ludlow (video) A late go-ahead goal decided the showdown between Ludlow and Pope Francis, two of Western Mass.' best boys soccer squads. By Samantha Sands | SSands@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports Champs reclaim the No. 1 spot in the Bay State boys soccer power rankings A week of wild results threw the MassLive boys soccer power rankings into chaos. See where every team landed. By Kyle Grabowski | kgrabowski@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports WMass Girls Volleyball Top 10: One new team joins the rankings MassLive released its fifth Western Mass. girls volleyball rankings on Wednesday, Oct. 14. By Brennan McGrevy | BMcGrevy@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports WMass Field Hockey Top 10: Frontier continues its dominant run As Week 5 comes to an end, heres a look at the new Western Mass. field hockey Top 10. By Michael Eurquhart Jr. | MEurquhartjr@MassLive.com MORE    High School Sports WMass girls volleyball roundup: Maddy Haight does it all for Turners Falls Maddy Haight covered the court for the Turnes Falls girls volleyball team in a five-set win over Mohawk Trail. By Kyle Grabowski | kgrabowski@masslive.com MORE    See more     Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for the first month   Proceed to Checkout            (Cancel Anytime)