WA Ghostwriter

Colonials get leg up on WA

Oct 21, 2013

By Tim DeLouchrey Sports Liaison & Ellie Smith Feature Editor Boys' soccer faced the Acton-Boxboro Colonials Sunday night under the lights at Alumni Stadium. It was a well-fought game that wasn't decided until the final sixteen minutes, with Westford Academy on the wrong end. The game started...

Video: Freshman Christian Colomb

Jun 18, 2013

By Alok Ganguly Staff Writer Christian Colomb turned heads this season as a standout player on the Varsity Tennis team. As a freshman, Colomb held his own and in fact defeated many upperclassmen.

Gagne ready to continue Grey Ghost football legacy

Mar 3, 2013

By Tim Delouchrey Staff Writer Adam Gagne, Westford Academy business teacher, is back to coaching WA sports now as the head football coach. Coaching is something Gagne has been doing for nine years now and was chosen to be head coach for the upcoming football season. Gagne applied for the...

Girls’ Hockey team outplays competition

Mar 1, 2013

A well oiled machine must have all of its parts working together, each doing its separate job to collaborate and cooperate to achieve a common goal. The Westford Academy Girls' Hockey could easily be described as a perfectly oiled machine, with all players working together, building upon their...

Kibblehouse leads with defense

Jan 10, 2013

By Ellie Smith Staff Writer As a young second grader, Meghan Kibblehouse enjoyed watching her older sister's fifth grade travel basketball team play each weekend. She fell in love with the game and decided to try it out herself. Kibblehouse started participating in the sport when she was in...

WA Athletics: Damaged by concussions

Jan 8, 2013

By Kyle Auger Sport Editor "I was fighting for a job and knew I couldn't afford to be knocked out. So I willed myself back to my feet. I got up like a drunken man and started searching for that big hit, but the play was already over. I made my way to the sideline, where I received medical attention,"...

Bombacci tapes together WA Athletics

Nov 29, 2012

By Victoria Walker Staff Writer With a wide variety of highly competitive sports teams competing home and away for Westford Academy, and a student body of over 1600, there is rarely an afternoon when trainer Bill Bombacci does not have a line of students outside his office. Bombacci’s services...

Tim Edison swims to success

Nov 28, 2012

By Jenny Watts Staff Writer Since the young age of six, senior Tim Edison has been making waves in the pool, rising to become the star and captain of the Westford Academy swim team. Edison speaks enthusiastically of the upcoming swim season, "I'm really confident. We have a really strong freshman...

Junior Hyslip dribbles her way to success

Nov 27, 2012

By Kai-Lou Yue Staff Writer With the girls' basketball season coming up, Samantha Hyslip, a junior at Westford Academy, is all geared up and excited for the basketball tryouts and games. Hyslip is a forward on the varsity team, and this will be her third season playing for WA. "I love my position...

Seniors reign as spirit champions

Oct 15, 2012

By Anastasha Echavarri News Editor Once again, the seniors manage to come out on top another year at the spirit rally. Seniors won eight out of the ten events with juniors and sophomores winning one event each and the freshman class winning none. The rally began with senior Leah DeTolla singing...

Captain Naugler holds defensive line

Sep 28, 2012

By Alok Ganguly Staff Writer He sweeps around a player on the opposing team and swipes the ball from underneath. That player is Derrick Naugler, a co-captain on the Westford Academy varsity soccer team, doubling as a defensive star. "It started off pretty well, I think the team is looking...

Varsity Football Primed for Success

Sep 18, 2012

By Kyle Auger Sports Editor Despite their tough loss against Chelmsford, the varsity football team is still expected to perform extremely well, with both the players and many other publications projecting another winning season with perhaps a division championship. After their loss, the Ghosts...