Massachusetts is just days away from the rivalries, milestones and excitement of the fall high school sports season.
This year, MassLive has expanded its coverage area to include the Bay State and Catholic Conferences alongside its core schools in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties.
One of the things that makes MassLive different is our stats platform, which gives every Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association varsity team and athlete in our coverage area their own page. How do we get that information? From the coaches, athletic directors and team managers.
How to submit scores
After every game between two varsity programs, we ask teams to send results to sports@masslive.com in a timely manner.
Coaches can type out the results into the email, send a PDF of the stats or send a clear photo of the scoresheet for the game as long as it contains all of the necessary information.
MassLive puts together stats leader posts and articles highlighting games each night. We cannot highlight the athletes if scores are not received the same day as a game. While coaches usually send this information to MassLive, a coach may designate a dependable assistant coach or scorekeeper to report the results of the games.
MassLive will not take stats or corrections from players, parents, family or friends. All results must come from the school’s coach or representative.
What information should you send?
Each sport is different. Take a look below for the breakdown of what is needed for each team.
Football
- MassLive sends reporters and freelancers to attend as many Friday night football games as possible. They will keep major stats. Please send full stats from the game to sports@masslive.com by the Monday after your game.
Soccer and Field Hockey
- Final score and score by half/quarter
- Full name of each player who had a goal and/or an assist during the game
- Both teams’ goalkeepers and their total number of saves
- Other important statistics and notes about the game (if a player recorded a milestone, if the game-winning goal was scored in overtime, etc.)
Girls Volleyball
- Final team score and score by set
- Full name and stats for each player (kills, aces, assists, digs and blocks)
- Other important statistics and notes about the game (if a player recorded a milestone, if a player records a match-winning attack in the fifth set, etc.)
Cross Country
- Final team score
- Location and distance of race
- Full names of runners who finished in the overall Top 10 with the place and time
- Other notable records or performances (if a runner breaks a course record, if a runner wins with a personal best, etc.)
Golf
- Final team scores
- Location and par
- Full name and total number of strokes for each scoring golfer
- Other notable records or performances (if a golfer has a hole-in-one, wins on a big shot, etc.)
Gymnastics
- Final team scores
- Full names and scores of athletes who finish top three in bars, beam, floor, vault and all-around
- Other notable records or performances (personal bests, landed a new routine, etc.)
Swimming and Diving
- Final team scores
- Full name of first-place finisher and time/score for each event
- Full names of all involved in the winning relay
- Other notable records or performances (school or pool records, personal bests, etc.)
Unified Basketball
- Final team scores
- Full names of players who had notable performances
