Student perspective on Wayland-Westford verbal abuse incident. “What did they say?” “What’s going on?” “Is she crying?” “Are they laughing?” I was at the home game on Friday, Jan. 28, when racial, sexist slurs and insults from the Westford Academy stands were hurled at...

The girls basketball team hosted Billerica Memorial on Thursday, January 27. After a hard fought game full of excitement, Westford Academy came out on top 52-41.  The game started off strong with junior Alanna Saunders (#12) winning the tip-off. The next major play for WA was made by senior captain...

During a Westford Academy girls' basketball game on Friday, January 28, racially charged comments were directed at a Wayland High School player from the WA student section during the final moments of the fourth quarter. As a result, students were not allowed to attend any home or away games Tuesday and...

Westford Academy Girls’ Basketball outlasted the Concord-Carlisle Patriots (CC) in an intense stalemate on Monday, Jan. 10, ultimately bagging a 33-30 win. Although WA passed and rebounded well in the first quarter, they were unable to make many baskets due to the strong CC defense. Likewise, CC...

Girls' basketball defeated rival Acton-Boxborough 66-27 on Dec. 14, marking their first game in two years. They start their season with a 1-0 record. The team's next game is home against Boston Latin on Dec. 21 at 7:00 p.m.

On December 7, 2020, the school committee met virtually and voted on the decision to run winter sports for the season, due to safety concerns from the pandemic. The final vote resulted in basketball and ice hockey officially being cancelled for the year.  During the meeting, Superintendent Bill Olsen...

On Friday, January 10, WA Girls' Varsity Basketball won against Lincoln-Sudbury with a final score of 40-23. The first half of the game, WA played poorly but after half-time, they picked up their offense, and came out victorious. Along with their victory, Coach Coward's 200th career win was also celebrated. The...

On Friday, December 20, Westford Academy girls' varsity basketball played Newton South, losing  in an anti-climactic game, in which Newton-South took the win, 30-42. Starting the game, Newton South scored the first basket. Weak offensive and defensive skills on the part of WA filled the first quarter,...

  The WA Girls' Varsity Basketball Team pulled a 45-39 win against Billerica Memorial High School on Friday, January 18, after four quarters of close play. Billerica took the first basket of the game, but was soon followed up by a shot from senior captain Brooke Pillsbury to tie the score...

On Tuesday, January 15th, the Westford Academy Varsity Girls Basketball Team triumphed over the Concord Carlisle Patriots in a home game with a final score of 72-58. The first quarter ended with Concord Carlisle taking a close lead with a score of 11-12, tending to consistently succeed in making...

Senior Emily Bramanti has been a prominent player in girls' basketball for all four of her years of high school. As her final season approaches its end, Emily Bramanti reflects on her time at WA as well as her plans for the future. Emily Bramanti and the team had high expectations for this year's...

On Saturday, January 27, WA Girls' Basketball lost to Wachusett with a close score of 45-41 at TD Garden. WA trailed behind Wachusett for the first half, but the second half brought a lot of action that caused the score to fluctuate in favor of both teams. Even though it was WA's loss, the fans were...