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A player from Weston attempts to block Junior Nicholas Awada

WA falls to Weston 1-0

Varshini Ramanathan, Co-Managing Editor Oct 10, 2017

  On Tuesday, October 10th, the WA Boys' Soccer team faced off against Weston on the WA turf. After an early goal, a defensive game on both sides led to a Westford loss against Weston 1-0. The game started out slowly, but eight minutes into the game a defensive error allowed Weston to...

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...

Junior captain Andrew Tierney spikes the ball

Boys’ Volleyball rises and falls to Chelmsford

Chloe Morbelli, Staff Writer May 17, 2017

Westford Academy Boys’ Volleyball had a strong recovery but ended up losing to Chelmsford High School. Losing the first two sets, winning the second two, and going into a fifth set, the WA boys lost the last match to Chelmsford. With a score of 2-3, WA fought hard, and had a tight game. Previously...

Senior Julia Vitto raises herself onto the balance beam.

WA Gymnastics barely misses DCL title

Kai-Ja Yue and Varshini Ramanathan Feb 12, 2017

On February 11, WA Gymnastics faced off with Newton-South, Acton - Boxborough, and Cambridge Ridge & Latin for the DCL championships. Missing the title by 2.6 points, WA placed behind NS with a total score of 138.150. DCLs started off with the gymnasts lining up on the floor and they then soon...

Photo by Brendon Wong, Westford Academy Boy's varsity versus Concord-Carlisle soccer game

Boys’ Soccer loses last minute to Concord-Carlisle

Shaina Gerald, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2015

On Thursday, October 15, Westford Academy lost to Concord Carlisle 1-0 in a last minute thriller. The game started off pretty even as possession transferred back and forth between both teams for most of the half. It became more intense as the clock went down. During the first half of the game,...

WA lines up at end of game to high-five Newton South.

Girls’ volleyball loses 3-0

Kayla Chavier, Features Editor Oct 13, 2015

On Tuesday, October 13th, WA Girls' Volleyball lost a home game to Newton South with a final score of 3-0. In the first set, the girls started off slowly and were losing 11-5 by the first time-out.  After a break, the girls rallied with Senior Bridget Gomes delivering strong serves as well as great...

Girls' Volleyball defeated by Lincoln Sudbury

Girls’ Volleyball defeated by Lincoln Sudbury

Alisha Sabnis, Staff Writer Oct 1, 2015

On Wednesday, September 30th, WA  Girls' Volleyball was defeated by Lincoln Sudbury 3-0. The team struggled throughout most of the game, but there were a few good points. During the first set, the Ghosts started off strong, but LS was able to catch up. In the middle of the set the girls were down...

WAGS lost a close game to Newton-South.

WAGS drops a close one

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Sep 18, 2015

On Friday, September 18th, the WA Girls' Soccer team took on Newton-South at home. Although most of the game was even, Newton-South cashed in on the opportunities they were given and won 2-0. The game started off even, with both teams getting decent offensive zone. Sophomore Emma O'Sullivan denied...

Emma Paulauskas pitching

Softball loses to Methuen 2-1

Alok Ganguly and Jun 16, 2015

WA Softball took Martin Field in Lowell today to face off against Methuen, and in a call that upset many WA fans, lost the game 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning. Starting off well, WA was able to score one run in the first inning, and kept this lead for three more innings. During this time, the...

Girls get excited for the big game!

Girls’ Varsity Thwarted

Feb 13, 2015
Thursday night's game pitted the varsity basketball team against that of Newton South, resulting in a disappointing 40-60 loss for the last home game of the season. The night was also Senior Night, recognizing students Jessica Libby and Morgan Ross.