Imagine you are a high school student at Westford Academy in 2020. So much has been abruptly taken away from your high school experience, but there is still one fun possibility: sports. You have recently received news that Massachusetts voted to go through with high school sports this winter. But, then...

Racing down the field, she felt the pressure intensify. With her strong stick propped up high, she securely cradled the yellow ball. The eyes of the spectators were daunting, but her focus never faltered from the sturdy net in front of her. Outsmarting her competition, she swiftly dodged her opponents,...

In previous years looking across Trustees Field, the field hockey team would be comprised of girls and only girls, but this year looks a little different. The cancellation of other male-dominated sports like football due to the pandemic gave opportunities for many boys to play a new sport. This brought...

Will the school team be good this year, or will the team falter like last year? Will your friends make varsity or will they be playing for JV for one more year? With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, schools from across Massachusetts, including Westford Academy, were unsure if there would be sports this...

The Black Lives Matter protests took over mainstream media this summer as people from all over the country voiced their support for anti-racist actions. Social media, connecting people during a world-wide pandemic, aided the travel of news and fostered remote discussions about racial issues. With this...

The Varsity Golf team competed against Concord-Carlisle in their first match of the season on Wednesday, September 30. The match was held at Nabnasset Lake Country Club, ending in a final score of 102-82. The team's next match is on Monday, October 5 against Acton-Boxborough at Quail Ridge Country...

Colin McGinn has been running for most of his life and competing for the last seven years. Due to his commitment and expertise at running, he will be participating in cross country and track and field at Gordon College in the fall. "I will be majoring in biology and movement science because I want...

Senior Kayla Stone has signed her commitment to swim at Merrimack College for the next four years. After her career on the Westford Academy swim team, she knew she wanted to swim in college. Stone has swam since she was young, and it has grown to be her passion. Stone has honed her skills by swimming...

Although WA was unable to partake in spring sports this year, we still had many nail biting games and successful seasons. Here are the top 11 sports moments of 2019-2020. 11. Girls' volleyball defeats the best of the DCL: WA faced off against Boston Latin, the top team in the DCL, and a team that...

With the shutting down of schools for the rest of the year, spring athletes are left without their spring seasons, the last opportunity for seniors to play before college. This is the case for senior Maeve Proulx, a captain for this spring's softball season. Proulx has put countless years of practice...

The WA Ghostwriter talked with senior Angelina St. Paul about her senior captain role for spring track, and how she feels about the coronavirus cutting her season short and possibly cancelling it. Q: Have you been training on your own as you wait for the season to start? A: "I have been doing daily...