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Senior McKenna Watson chases down a Boston -Latin player

Girls’ Lacrosse victorious against Boston Latin

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Apr 6, 2017

On Wednesday, April 5, the Girls' Varsity Lacrosse team won their game against Boston Latin with a score of 16-4. Displaying strong teamwork and strategies, WA had other team members and the audience cheering with every goal they scored. The first half started with WA scoring the first goal of the...

WA players harass the Newton South goalie.

WA Girls’ Lacrosse Defeats Newton South

Sujosh Mukherjee and Andrew Friel, Staff Writer and Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 31, 2017

On Thursday March 30th, WA Girls' Lacrosse team won their first home game of the season against Newton South, with a final score of 16-10. The game took many twist and turns with Newton making a slight comeback near the end. In the first half, WA quickly started off with two quick goals, combatted...

Sean Doherty places 6th place in state skiing race

Sean Doherty places 6th place in state skiing race

Sujosh Mukherjee, Staff Writer Mar 24, 2017

Sean Doherty is one of Westford Academy's best nordic skiers. He started skiing back when he was in seventh grade. "My dad was into the sport, so he started to teach me in seventh grade, and I have been skiing ever since [then]" Doherty said. Doherty's dream is to ski for a varsity skiing team...

NS and WA players line up for an NS free throw

Boys’ Basketball loses to Newton South

Ben Walker, Co Editor in Chief Feb 16, 2017

On Thursday, February 16th, the WA Boys' Basketball team faced off against Newton-South (NS) Lions at 5:30pm at WA. The boys' game was the first in a doubleheader at WA, with the girls also taking on Newton-South at 7pm. After fighting an uphill battle for the entire game, the boys were not able to catch...

Senior basketball players lining up with their parents

Boys’ Basketball falls to AB 54-39 on Senior Night

Varshini Ramanathan and Kai-Jia Yue Feb 15, 2017

On Tuesday, February 14, WA Boys' Basketball failed to maintain their narrow lead over the Acton-Boxboro Colonials and fell further behind as the game went on, finally ending at a 54-39 loss. Although WA's deficit was clear from halftime onward, the Ghosts kept the tension up until the end of the game. Being...

Girls' hockey takes down Waltham 5-2

Girls’ hockey takes down Waltham 5-2

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor in Chief Feb 9, 2017

WA girls' ice hockey was able to pick up their seventh win in a row tonight, beating Waltham by a commanding score of 5-2. While struggling at the very beginning of the game, the girls were able to begin to dominate in order to secure the victory. As the game began, one could not help but notice that...

Sophomore Scott Beattie and Junior Paul Cran III guard an LS player

Boy’s Basketball loses to Lincoln-Sudbury 44-57

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Feb 4, 2017

On Friday, February 3, the WA Boys' Basketball team played an intense game against the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors. The close scoring and the energy of the game had the audience at the edge of their seats until the end, as WA fell short and lost 57-44. The first quarter started with Lincoln-Sudbury scoring...

Senior Colleen Ellis skates off with the puck, resisting AB defense.

Ellis prepares to move on to Merrimack

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor in Chief Jan 12, 2017

Senior Colleen Ellis has spent the last four years of her life putting her entire being into sports at WA. From field hockey to ice hockey, all the way up to lacrosse, she has spent hours perfecting her craft and being the best player she could. "I don't know who I would even be without sports," Ellis...