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Junior James Roberts fights for the puck against Lincoln-Sudbury players.

Photos: Boys’ hockey falls short to Lincoln-Sudbury 4-1

Tessa Czado, Co-Sports Editor Feb 10, 2026

Westford Academy Boys’ Hockey came up short against Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School with a score of 4-1 on Saturday, Feb. 7; their season record is now 0-14. The game started with a quick goal from senior captain Peter Burns, but Lincoln-Sudbury quickly retaliated by scoring one point after another....

Carpenter has built a legacy as head coach for the Boys' Hockey team, leading to his Hall of Fame induction.

Coach Carpenter retires after 27 years of coaching WA boys’ hockey

Jack Zwirn, Reviews/Opinions Editor Mar 22, 2023

Three-time DCL Championship winning WA Boys' Varsity Hockey Coach Bob Carpenter has decided to retire. He led the team for 27 years, starting in 1996, and had a successful coaching career, leading many teams to deep playoff runs, and was recently inducted into WA's Athletic Hall of Fame. Before coaching...

The boys' hockey team huddles up before their game against Newburyport.

Boys’ Hockey wins first game of season

Griffin Parker, Social Media Editor Jan 13, 2020

On Saturday, December 21, Westford Academy Boys' hockey beat Newburyport by a score of 3-1 in their season opener. WA came out strong, controlling the puck throughout the first two periods. Newburyport had very few shots on net for much of the game. Halfway through the first period, WA struck first,...

Ghosts celebrate after scoring on Chelmsford.

McCarthy skates his way to varsity hockey

Aliviah MacCormack, Staff Writer Mar 25, 2019

This season, Ryan McCarthy was the only freshman to make the Westford Academy Boys’ Varsity Hockey Team. McCarthy has been playing hockey since he was only three years old, and since then he has put in a lot of hard work to earn this position. McCarthy had been looked at by the team before the...

WA Boy's Ice Hockey Suffers Loss to Andover

WA Boy’s Ice Hockey Suffers Loss to Andover

John Vassiliou, Staff Writer Jan 12, 2018

The WA Boys’ Ice Hockey suffered a close defeat last night at skate 3 to Andover. The first period was fairly deadlocked, with Andover getting the puck on the first face off. The second face off stuffed WA into their half of the ice. But that didn’t stop number 16, Matt Cielakie, from gaining...

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...

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,...

The puck drop.

Boys’ Hockey loses to Andover

Feb 12, 2015

By Brad Jones Staff writer Often in sports, your coach tells you that the first 5 minutes can decide the outcome of the game, and that held true in the Grey Ghosts loss to Andover Wednesday night as they lost 1-0. Before the game even started, Westford Academy had to fight through adversity,...

WABH beats Waltham

WABH beats Waltham

Jan 15, 2015
On January 8th, Westford Academy's boys hockey team beat Waltham, 0-1.