Holyoke Youth Soccer League marked its 64th season kickoff with help from Elms College's women's soccer program.

HOLYOKE --

YOUTH LEAGUES -- The Holyoke Youth Soccer League thanked the Elms College Athletics Women's Soccer Program for helping make its 64th season "KickOff 2026" event a success, according to the league's website. The league also credited Dick's Sporting Goods for sending items to hand out at the event. HYSL, founded in 1963 by then-Holyoke High School coach Claude Morin, now fields teams across nine locations in the city, per the league's site.

Compiled from team and league reports, reader submissions, and local coverage.