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Girls' basketball defeats Wayland Knights 60-34

Girls’ basketball defeats Wayland Knights 60-34

Alison Bergeron, Staff Writer Dec 20, 2016

On Tuesday December 20th, the Westford Academy Varsity Girls' Basketball team earned a win against the Wayland Knights, 60-34. The game quickly started in favor of the Ghosts after a two-pointer scored by sophomore Brooke Pillsbury off of a quick pass from junior Emily Bramanti, along with a two-pointer...

WA Girl's Basketball defeats Cambridge Rindge and Latin 57-45

WA Girl’s Basketball defeats Cambridge Rindge and Latin 57-45

Mehul Shrivastava, News Editor Dec 17, 2016

On Friday, December 16, the WA Girls' Basketball team was victorious against Cambridge Rindge and Latin. After an intense game with both teams putting in all they had, WA managed to pull through with a score of 57-45. The first quarter started with the first two points scored by Cambridge, but senior...

WAGH lines up for the opening face-off

WAGH ties home opener vs. Boston Latin

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Dec 14, 2016

The Westford Academy Girls' Varsity Hockey team tied their home opener at Groton School against Boston Latin by a score of 3-3. The girls started off strong, but after falling behind in the middle of the match up, they found themselves unable to crawl out quick enough in order to secure the win. The...

Senior Jonathon Glidden defending the ball.

Ghosts defeated by Waltham 51-44

Alisha Sabnis, Advertising Manager Dec 13, 2016

Waltham defeated the Grey Ghosts in the Boys’ Basketball game on Tuesday, December 13th with a close score of 44-51. The game consisted of four periods, each being eight minutes long and filled with excitement from the players and fans of both sides. The first period began with a promising start...

WA Varsity football player being chased by an AB linebacker in the game's first quarter.

WA Varsity Football wins Thanksgiving Day game 30-28

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor Nov 26, 2016

  The Grey  Ghost Varsity football team beat the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Colonials 30-28 November 24th, on their Thanksgiving Day game. In freezing cold temperatures, players and fans shivered and huddled together on the Acton-Boxbourough bleachers as they were surprised with...

Junior Makena  Waterhouse setting the ball.  Photo credits - Dinesh Shantakumar

Girls’ Volleyball wins over South Worcester

Kai-Jia Yue, Social Media Manager Nov 4, 2016

On Thursday, November 3, WA swept 3 sets straight in the first playoff game of the season, winning with a final score of 3- 0. The team maintained a comfortable point lead all throughout the game, not letting South Worcester break through during the first 2 sets of the game. The first set started...

Senior Ian Logan maneuvers around a Cambridge players

Boys’ Soccer prevails against Cambridge 3-0

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Nov 2, 2016

On Tuesday, November 1st, WA Boys' Soccer won their game against Cambridge Rindge and Latin by a score of 3-0. The game was intense, with both teams playing with equal aggressiveness, but WA managed to pull through. The game started off with both teams going back and forth, attempting to shoot for...

Elise Sepe about to put the ball in play.

WA victorious against AB 3-0

Mehul Shrivastava and Alisha Sabnis Oct 20, 2016

On Thursday, October 2, WA Girl's Varsity Volleyball won an intense game against Acton-Boxborough. Both teams excelled in strategy and teamwork, but WA was able to triumph over AB in the end. The girls started the set strong by scoring the first few points. AB caught up eventually and tied the...

WA players conferencing with their coaches

WA Football drops nail biter to LS

Ben Walker, Managing Editor Oct 1, 2016

On Friday, September 30th, the WA Grey Ghosts Football team took on Lincoln-Sudbury at Alumni Field. With on and off rain, the Ghosts fought hard against the tough LS team, but ended up losing by a final score of 14-13. The game started off with both sides punting on their opening drives, showing...

The final whistle is blown and the game comes to a conclusion

WAGS beats down Rindge and Latin 7-1

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Sep 28, 2016

On Tuesday, September 27 at 4 P.M., WA Girls' Soccer dominated their regular season match-up against Cambridge Rindge & Latin by a score of 7-1. However, that strong score line was not the worst it could have been for Cambridge, with WA usurping control of the game from the get go. The game began...

Senior Benjamin Pazienza tries to steal the ball from a Chelmsford player

Boys’ Soccer wins 3-1 vs Chelmsford

Varshini Ramanathan and Kai-Jia Yue Sep 25, 2016

  This Saturday, September 24, at 7:00 P.M. WA Boys' Varsity Soccer triumphed over Chelmsford High 3-1. This was also an honorary game for the late Matt Roberge, a member of the JV team who passed away from leukemia this August. After the singing of the national anthem, there was a minute...