Westford Academy Girls’ Hockey fell short to Acton-Boxborough (AB), losing their preseason scrimmage 7-5 on Sunday, Dec. 8 at home. The girls showed a lot of determination, continuing to fight despite being down for the majority of the game. WA’s sophomores dominated throughout the game with...

After a successful 2023-2024 regular season, WA Boys’ Hockey suffered a first-round playoff loss, ending their season early. Entering the rink this year are a group of athletes using their upsetting end to their previous season as a motivator for a future DCL title.  Last winter, the WA Boys’...

The WA Girls' Hockey team lost to Malden Catholic by a final score of 3-0 on Saturday, March 3 away at the Malden Valley Forum. This eliminated WA from the MIAA State Tournament in the Sweet 16. Coming into the game, WA was an underdog, as they were the #20 seed facing off against the #4 seed. However,...

WA Boys’ Ice Hockey was eliminated from the state playoffs in a game against Braintree, losing 3-2 in double overtime on Thursday, Feb. 29th. Braintree initially had a two-goal lead going into the second period, although WA came back with back-to-back goals in the second and third period. But even...

Westford Academy Boys’ Hockey improved their record to 13-2-1 after beating Andover 2-0 at home on Wednesday, Feb. 7.  From the opening face off, WA began the game with a starting lineup consisting of senior Tyler Frazee, junior JJ Funaro, senior Tommy Rose, junior Nick Burns, junior Jack Donovan,...

The WA Boys' Hockey team fell short to Billerica with a final score of 6-4 on Saturday Feb. 10. The loss dropped their record to 13-3-1, but also gave them the title of Co-Champions of the Dual County League (DCL), a title which they will share with Billerica this season. Just under a minute after...

#8 seed WA Boys’ Hockey suffered a 1-0 loss on the road against #14 seed Central Catholic in a battle between two top-15 teams in Massachusetts on Saturday, Jan. 27, falling to a record of 10-2-1 on the season. From the opening faceoff, Central Catholic took matters into their own hands to...

WA Girls' Varsity Hockey defeated Tewksbury Memorial High School with a score of 1-0 in a hard fought game on Saturday, Dec. 16. WA scored the winning point during the third period when freshman Kiley Carmichael made a swift shot at the goal assisted by junior captain Kailey Hannon. Forward players...

WA Boys’ Hockey defeated Chelmsford 3-1 in their second game of the 2023-2024 season at home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, advancing to a record of 2-0. WA’s starting lineup consisted of two seniors, Tyler Frazee and Thomas Rose, along with four juniors, Jack Donovan, Nicholas Burns, Ryan Nelken, and...

WA Girls’ Hockey played their first game of the 2023-2024 season on Saturday, December 9, defeating Newton North on their home rink with a final score of 8-2. The Ghosts had no hesitation to dominate possession after the initial puck drop. Less than a minute into the first period, receiving a string...

Winter is approaching, which means the Westford Academy winter sports seasons are starting. Boys' Hockey is one of them, and this year, there are a lot of new changes in store. Senior captains Tyler Frazee, Jack Nelken, Matt Mulhern and junior captains Nick Burns, and JJ Funaro, expressed that they...

Playing two sports for a college is something that does not happen often, but for junior Kassidy Carmichael, it has always been her dream. So when the opportunity presented itself for her to play Division 1 hockey and lacrosse for Ohio State, she grabbed it.  For Carmichael, hockey has been her entire...