Concussions have been a major talking point in athletics all across the United States, with youth sports being one of the main focuses during these discussions. With the current discussion being perpetuated by the recent film "Concussion" starring Will Smith, the Ghostwriter took the opportunity...

This fall season, the Westford Academy Grey Ghosts put together a performance that has not been seen in years. With their 9-2 record and Dual County League win, the football team has set the bar high for future seasons. At the beginning of the season, the football team won nine consecutive games,...

On Thursday, November 26, the WA Grey Ghosts Football team took on Acton-Boxboro (AB) in their annual Thanksgiving day showdown. The Ghosts won with a final score of 33-10 to cap off their impressive season. WA's defense started off with a bang, as junior defender Eric Jacobsen snagged an early interception....

The Grey Ghosts' perfect season came to an end on Friday night as they lost 14-3 in the second round of the MIAA D2 playoffs to the Reading Rockets.   The theme for the first half of play was defense.  The only points of the half were scored by senior kicker Kyle Pilachowski, who kicked a field...

  While many people believe that drones are expensive and uncommon, Westford Academy has a drone for its very own. varsity football manager senior Phil Manzi recently began to film games with a professional drone that comes with an aerial view, rather than using a standard camera on a tripod...

The Westford Academy Grey Ghosts advanced to the second round of the playoffs after their dominant 33-7 F victory of the North Andover Scarlet Knights on October 30th. The Ghosts ran rampant on the Knights' defense, as senior captain running back Ben Cassidy notched his second hat trick of the season...

If you only saw the box score for the game, you might've though the Ghosts won a close one to secure their first DCL title since 2009. However,  after they quickly marched down to the endzone early in the third quarter, the game got a bit closer. The Ghosts eventually won the game 45-34,...

On Thursday, October 22, 2015, WA girls participated in the annual Lady Ghosts Powderpuff game as part of spirit week. Though the competition was fierce between grades, sophomores and juniors were tied 0-0 at the end of the final game. For the first game of the night, in typical fashion, the freshmen...

On Friday, October 23rd, WA will hold their annual spirit week/homecoming tailgate. The event will be held in the same location as last year, right outside of Alumni Stadium. According to WA Athletic Director Dan Twomey, there will not be any major differences from the tailgate last year. However,...

On Friday, October 9th, the WA Football team took on Waltham in their home opener. After a slow offensive first half, the Ghosts bounced back to win 21-10, keeping their undefeated season intact. Even though they won the coin toss, Waltham decided to kick off to WA. The Ghosts came out with a quick...