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Photos: WA Field Hockey triumphs over Wayland 3-0

Photos: WA Field Hockey triumphs over Wayland 3-0

Deepa Gautam, Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 25, 2023

WA Field Hockey defeated Wayland 3-0 at home on Tuesday, Sep. 19th, making their season record 3-3-1.  Throughout the game, the Ghosts showed strong offensive plays, with two goals scored by senior captain Ally Lombardo and one by sophomore Lia Arevalo. Although Wayland was able to register one shot...

WA wins their home opener 2-0, then shakes hands with the Waltham players.

WA Field Hockey has their eyes set on a competitive season

Katie McDermott, Social Media and Graphic Design Editor Sep 12, 2023

After a 12-4-2 record last year, the 2023 field hockey team is ready to take on the season. Led by Coach Cheri Fisher and senior captains Katie Carroll, Autumn Humphrey and Ally Lombardo, the team is hoping to make it as far as they can in the Dual County League (DCL). This is going to be an eventful...

Felicani approaches Serra, who has the ball.

WAFH suffers shutout against Chelmsford

Kristen Su, Co-Managing-Editor Sep 18, 2021

The Varsity Field Hockey team took on Chelmsford at 3:30 pm this Friday, Sept. 17 at Chelmsford High School. WA fell to the past Division 1 North semifinalists with a score of 5-0. The game got off to a quick start. Chelmsford senior captain Lexi D'Angelo got her team on the board one minute in, giving...

Ryan Walsh and Owen deMars on the field.

Five boys defy gender stereotypes by playing field hockey

Molly Smith, Sports Editor Oct 30, 2020

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...

Two young boys from different teams get close while playing a competitive game of soccer.

The decision to run sports is not only irresponsible but catastrophic

Anushka Patil, Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 23, 2020

The sprint invigorates. The chants motivate. The turf feels like home. The wind whispers calming messages. The sweat intensifies. All of these aspects of a high school soccer game lure players and spectators across the country, leaving student athletes counting down the days till the start of their...

Delia Conway trying to take the ball away.

Girls’ Field Hockey won the last game of the season against CC

Hannah Thomas, Business Editor Oct 30, 2019

On Saturday, October 26, Westford Academy  WA Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey won their last game of the season against Concord Carlisle with the score of 1 to 0. Many people were cheering for each team enthusiastically. In the first half, both teams lined up facing each other while the crowd was cheering. They...

Senior Leyla Singh strikes the ball away from AB.

Girls’ Field Hockey falls to Acton-Boxborough

Mehul Shrivastava, Managing Editor Sep 17, 2018

On Monday, September 17, the Westford Academy Girls' Varsity Field Hockey team lost to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School with a score of 0-2. Although they were not victorious, Coach Sherry Fisher commended the team on a job well done. "The girls played very well. AB is a very aggressive team,...

Junior Hannah Keefe drags back the bal to avoid an incoming Waltham defender

Keefe sticks to UMass Lowell

Bella Barreto, Staff Writer May 31, 2018

This year is the last year for senior field hockey star, Hannah Keefe. Over the four years that Keefe has been at WA, she has accomplished many things academically and physically. Keefe has been team captain junior and senior years along with being the leading scorer senior year. "I was [a] DCL All-Star...

The Westford Academy girls varsity field hockey team faces off against rivals AB

WA Field Hockey faces off against AB

Josh Rosenstein, Staff Writer Oct 21, 2017

On October 11, the Westford Academy Girls' Varsity Field Hockey Team played their rivals Acton-Boxborough. The game was even at the beginning of the first half, but the lady grey ghosts soon found themselves down 3-0 by halftime. Even after regrouping at the half, WA had a difficult time slowing down...

Junior Hannah Keefe drags back the bal to avoid an incoming Waltham defender

Girls’ Hockey falls to Lincoln-Sudbury

Alisha Sabnis, Advertisment / Print Manager Sep 19, 2017

WA Girls’ Field Hockey were defeated against Lincoln-Sudbury on Monday, September 18th. They lost by a final score of 6-0. “We had a sloppy defense and we need to work on our offense,” senior Co-captain Caroline Gulla said. The numerous Lincoln-Sudbury fans that came to today's game may have...

Senior Colleen Ellis skates off with the puck, resisting AB defense.

Ellis prepares to move on to Merrimack

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor in Chief Jan 12, 2017

Senior Colleen Ellis has spent the last four years of her life putting her entire being into sports at WA. From field hockey to ice hockey, all the way up to lacrosse, she has spent hours perfecting her craft and being the best player she could. "I don't know who I would even be without sports," Ellis...

WA Girls' Field Hockey defeats Acton-Boxborough

WA Girls’ Field Hockey defeats Acton-Boxborough

Alisha Sabnis, Advertising Manager Sep 17, 2016

On the morning of Saturday, September 17,  WA Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey defeated Acton-Boxborough with a score of 1-0. The game consisted of 2 thirty minute halves. No goals were scored during the first half and the winning goal, made by senior Colleen Ellis, was scored in the second half. Within...