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Senior Co-Captains Nikki Alipour and Jess Barry pose before gymnastics meet.

Westford Academy Gymnastics win last meet of the season

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Jan 26, 2016

On Monday January 25th, Westford Academy’s Gymnastics team won against Cambridge Rindge & Latin school. Westford Academy won overall with 138.4 points, whereas Cambridge received a cumulative score of 112.55. Senior co-captains Jess Barry and Nicole Alipour communicated positive feelings before yesterday’s...

Tewksbury pins Westford

Boys’ Varsity Wrestling beats Tewksbury

Katelyn Carroll, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2016

On January 23, 2016 the Westford Academy Boys varsity wrestling team beat Tewksbury in a close game of 36 to 32. First up was the 160 pound weight category. Westford pinned Tewksbury by period three leaving Westford with nine points and Tewksbury with four. Next from the 170 pound weight category...

Boy's Hockey undone by Boston Latin's lead

Boy’s Hockey undone by Boston Latin’s lead

Andrew Dickey, Staff Writer Jan 19, 2016

Westford Academy and Boston Latin faced off on Monday, January 18th, at Skate 3 on a chilly afternoon. The game ended with a final score of 8-3, in favor of Boston Latin. Boston-Latin certainly did not waste any time, as they scored a goal in the first few seconds. The excitement in the first period...

Boys' Basketball wins against rival AB 53-43

Boys’ Basketball wins against rival AB 53-43

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Jan 16, 2016

On Friday, January 15th, the Boys' Basketball team defeated Acton-Boxborough in a close game with a score of 53-43. AB had the ball at the start of the game and scored almost immediately with WA scoring only a few seconds after. WA repeatedly got possession of the ball but were unable to score, and...

WAGH took a tough loss after a deep MIAAA playoff run.

Girls Hockey handed first loss of season 3-0 to Andover

Olivia Vallone, Staff Writer Jan 8, 2016

WA Girls’ Hockey lost their first game of the season 3-0 tonight at home against Andover. It was a tough, well fought game for the girls, and they even outshot Andover 31-26. The game began with strong defensive zone coverage by senior defenseman Rosie Regan who was strong on the forecheck and blocked...

Freshman Hannah Wang on the balance beam.

WA Gymnastics wins over AB

Kai-Jia Yue and Kai-Lou Yue Jan 6, 2016

At Westford Academy on January 6th, the WA Girls' Gymnastics team won over Acton Boxboro with a score of 131.75 to 127.7. WA first started with the vault event and ended up with a total of 33.7 points. Vault was then followed by bar, and they earned a total of 31.1 points. After bar, the team competed...

The teams prepare for the beginning of the game

Ball handling an issue as boys’ basketball falls at home

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Jan 6, 2016

The boys' basketball team fell to the Newton-South Lions on Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00pm by a score of 54-46. The team's inability to create space for their shooters as well as taking poor, contested shots led to their defeat and has left the team with much to improve before their next contest. WA had...

Girls' Basketball defeated by Newton South

Girls’ Basketball defeated by Newton South

Ellie Smith, Editor-in-Chief Jan 6, 2016

On Tuesday, January 5th, Girls' Basketball faced Newton South at home. Both teams played hard in this close game, but Newton South ultimately took home the win with a final score of 52-60. WA started out strong as junior Angela Alibrandi won the tipoff and gained possession early in the game. Sophomore...

WA gathers during a timeout.

Boys’ Hockey falls to Chelmsford

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Jan 2, 2016

On Saturday, January 2nd, WA Boys' Hockey took on the Chelmsford Lions in a late afternoon showdown at Skate 3. The game ultimately ended with a final score of 5-1 in favor of Chelmsford. The game started out with heavy pressure from the Chelmsford offense as they had several scoring chances. However,...

Boys Crew Team on the water.

Boys’ Crew prepares for winter training

Mel Almasian, Staff Writer Dec 27, 2015

As the WA Boys' Crew Team wraps up their fall season, winter training begins in order to keep the team's momentum going in hopes of competing in nationals in the spring. Crew captains, seniors Nick and Alex Ormsby and Dan Measer, have been on the team since their freshman year of high school.  According...