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Andee Song preparing for Wellesley's serve.

Photos: WA Girls’ Tennis loses vs. Wellesley

Morgan Rose, Staff Writer Jun 14, 2016

Westford Academy played Wellesley in Girl's tennis today at Lexington Academy. Westford Academy lost 3-2, therefore having Wellesley become the Eastern MA Champions of the MIAA State Tournament. Westford Academy had previously won the Division 1 North Championship. The Westford roster consists of...

Teams prepare for action before the game.

Volleyball’s remarkable run ends

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Jun 10, 2016

Westford Academy Boys' Volleyball team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Framingham Flyers this afternoon at Wellesley High School. Competing for a trip to the state championship, WA fought their hearts out to the final point but could not overcome the young Framingham team. The first game was...

WA Boys' Varsity Volleyball team holding their trophy after winning the North Division  One Championships.

WA Boys’ Varsity Volleyball wins North Championship tournament

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer Jun 8, 2016

WA Boys’ Varsity Volleyball beat the Chelmsford High Lions last night, Friday, June 7th in the Division One North Championship Tournament match at Tewksbury Memorial High School after the fourth game. This was not only the first Volleyball North title, but also surprised many Grey Ghost fans who expected...

Junior, Connor Degenhardt

Degenhardt commits to Holy Cross for 2017

Alisha Sabnis, Staff Writer May 27, 2016

Starting as a six year old throwing a football with his dad, junior Connor Degenhardt is on his way to Holy Cross in the fall of 2017 as he commits to playing football there during his college career. “I’ve always loved the game, I’ve always been passionate about it and spent my whole life trying...

Pilachowski set to soar with Eagles

Pilachowski set to soar with Eagles

Natasha Singh, Staff Writer May 27, 2016

State record holder for the boys 400 meter freestyle relay and future alumni of Westford Academy, Kyle Pilachowski, will be swimming competitively for the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference....

WA makes strong plays against their opponent, Boston Latin School.

Boy’s Volleyball wins on senior night

Brendon Wong, Sports Editor May 24, 2016

In a fast paced volleyball game, WA played against Boston Latin School. In addition, it was also WA's senior night for all of senior of the volleyball team. The game started off with WA in the possession of the ball. Within the first few minutes of the game, WA scored two points, giving them an early lead. However,...

The Ghosts prepare for the upcoming season.

Roman submits coaching resignation

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor May 1, 2016

Westford Academy's baseball team saw a coaching change take place last weekend, with head coach and WA math teacher Cory Roman stepping down from his postion. Now, Dean Mike Parent has taken the reins for the remainder of the year. According to athletic director Dan Twomey, the resignation was...

Brendon Teirney serves the ball

Boys’ Volleyball wins against Lexington

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Apr 27, 2016

Westford Academy boys' volleyball team was victorious against Lexington High school on Wednesday, April 27th, ultimately winning all three sets of the game. The first set started off with Lexington scoring the first few points and maintaining a lead for a little while. However, WA quickly came back...

Senior Cat Mahanna defends herself against three Bromfield players.

Westford wins a tight game over Bromfield

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2016

On April 2nd, the WA Girls' Lacrosse team narrowly beat Bromfield, with a final score of 13-11. WA started off the game with a strong lead, scoring 5 goals at around ten minutes into the game, with 1 goal for Bromfield. Both teams fought for goals in the minutes that followed. However, in the...