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WA players harass the Newton South goalie.

WA Girls’ Lacrosse Defeats Newton South

Sujosh Mukherjee and Andrew Friel, Staff Writer and Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 31, 2017

On Thursday March 30th, WA Girls' Lacrosse team won their first home game of the season against Newton South, with a final score of 16-10. The game took many twist and turns with Newton making a slight comeback near the end. In the first half, WA quickly started off with two quick goals, combatted...

Sean Doherty places 6th place in state skiing race

Sean Doherty places 6th place in state skiing race

Sujosh Mukherjee, Staff Writer Mar 24, 2017

Sean Doherty is one of Westford Academy's best nordic skiers. He started skiing back when he was in seventh grade. "My dad was into the sport, so he started to teach me in seventh grade, and I have been skiing ever since [then]" Doherty said. Doherty's dream is to ski for a varsity skiing team...

WA Player Fights for Possession
Photo by: Mark Musante

WA Girls’ Hockey ends season with a 4-1 loss

Anthony Cammalleri, Managing Editor Mar 9, 2017

WA Girls' Hockey was defeated by the Woburn Tanners 4-1 today in their 6:00 PM divisional playoff game, ending their season with a tearful farewell. With ten minutes until the start of the game, bleachers filled with fans ranging from supportive siblings and parents of players, to WA students and...

Senior Taylor Pillsbury watches as WA scores

Girls’ Basketball advances to D1 central finals

Kavya Desikan, Staff Writer Mar 6, 2017

Last night, Girls Basketball won against Worcester North in a frustrating offensive game, leaning on defense to prop them up and maintain their lead as they finished 50-33. Quarter one set the atmosphere as a strong defensive game, with WAGB taking a timeout in the first 5 minutes. The quarter...

WA Girls' Hockey moves on in playoffs

WA Girls’ Hockey moves on in playoffs

Quinn Dolan, Staff Writer Mar 6, 2017

The WA Girls' Ice Hockey team won 4-2 in a heated game against the Winthrop Dawgs on Saturday. The game was exciting and full of tension, and fans from both teams felt the heat. The game started with an announcer telling the crowd the star players' names, the ones who have done well this season...

WA wrestler goes head to head with his opponent

Wrestling makes it to States

Alisha Sabnis, Advertising Manager Feb 17, 2017

Starting on Friday, February 17 2017, Westford Academy Boys’ Wrestling competed in the MIAA State Championships at Methuen High School. This is a two day event and ends on Saturday, February 18. Fans from all over the state were cheering on their teams continuously throughout the match.  “I feel...

The team just moments after the win

Girls’ Basketball makes the banner

Natasha Singh, Print Manager Feb 17, 2017

On Thursday February 16th, the girls' varsity basketball went against their final contender, the Newton-South Lions. The Lions were the last district championship league team the Grey Ghosts went against in the regular season, and now they will enter DCL with the best record in the district. The game...

NS and WA players line up for an NS free throw

Boys’ Basketball loses to Newton South

Ben Walker, Co Editor in Chief Feb 16, 2017

On Thursday, February 16th, the WA Boys' Basketball team faced off against Newton-South (NS) Lions at 5:30pm at WA. The boys' game was the first in a doubleheader at WA, with the girls also taking on Newton-South at 7pm. After fighting an uphill battle for the entire game, the boys were not able to catch...

Senior basketball players lining up with their parents

Boys’ Basketball falls to AB 54-39 on Senior Night

Varshini Ramanathan and Kai-Jia Yue Feb 15, 2017

On Tuesday, February 14, WA Boys' Basketball failed to maintain their narrow lead over the Acton-Boxboro Colonials and fell further behind as the game went on, finally ending at a 54-39 loss. Although WA's deficit was clear from halftime onward, the Ghosts kept the tension up until the end of the game. Being...

Senior Julia Vitto raises herself onto the balance beam.

WA Gymnastics barely misses DCL title

Kai-Ja Yue and Varshini Ramanathan Feb 12, 2017

On February 11, WA Gymnastics faced off with Newton-South, Acton - Boxborough, and Cambridge Ridge & Latin for the DCL championships. Missing the title by 2.6 points, WA placed behind NS with a total score of 138.150. DCLs started off with the gymnasts lining up on the floor and they then soon...