Editing Stoughton, Massachusetts (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Several organizations exist in the town for recreation and sports.

The Recreation Department<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stoughton.org/recreation-department|title=Recreation Department - Town of Stoughton MA|website=www.stoughton.org}}</ref> offers a variety of activities throughout the year for both children and adults. 

The Stoughton Youth Athletic Club (STOYAC)<ref name="stoyac.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.stoyac.org/|title=STOYAC|website=www.stoyac.org}}</ref> offers girls softball, boys and girls basketball, football and cheering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stoyac.org/|title=STOYAC|website=www.stoyac.org|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Stoughton Youth Soccer League<ref name="stoyac.org"/> (SYSL) offers both in-town and travel soccer programs for spring and fall season in divisions ranging from u5 and u6 (co-ed) to u16 and even u18, when there is sufficient participation. The league is based at the Kolz Soccer Complex on West Street, where the league maintains three fields, a concession stand and bathroom facilities. All in-town and home travel games are played at the Kolz Complex. Practices are held there and at other locations around town. SYSL participates in the South Shore Soccer League<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southshoresoccer.com/|title=South Shore Soccer League > Home|website=www.southshoresoccer.com}}</ref> for travel soccer programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stoughtonsoccer.org/site|title=Stoughton Youth Soccer League - Powered by LeagueToolbox|website=stoughtonsoccer.org|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Stoughton Youth Baseball<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Stoughton Youth Baseball |url=https://www.stoughtonyouthbaseball.org/home.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208035618/http://www.stoughtonyouthbaseball.org/home.php |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=www.stoughtonyouthbaseball.org}}</ref> is affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball and Babe Ruth Baseball. It offers skills programs for 5-year-old children; t-ball and instructional leagues for ages 6 and 7; and divisions for 8- and 9-year-olds, and 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds.

Stoughton Lacrosse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stoughtonlacrosse.org/|title=Stoughton Youth Lax - MA|website=stoughtonlacrosse.org}}</ref> offers programs and leagues for both boys and girls in four divisions, u9, u11, u13 and u15.