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WA Ghostwriter

Brees dominated last Sunday.

Fantasy Football Week 8 Top Performers

Matt Whelan, Staff Writer Nov 3, 2015

Quarterback: Drew Brees - 44 Points Brees had a historical game Sunday, tying the NFL record with seven touchdown passes.  He also racked up 505 passing yards in a shootout against the Giants in which the Saints won by a game winning field goal.   Running Backs: Todd Gurley - 20...

The girls huddle in excitement after a score.

Girls’ volleyball loses to Chelmsford

Ciara Barstow, Staff Writer Oct 27, 2015

On Monday, October 26th, the varsity girls' volleyball team faced off against Chelmsford in their final game of the season. They took Chelmsford all the way into the fifth set with the scores neck and neck throughout the entire game, but eventually lost 3 to 2. Having won the past two games, the girls...

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...

Boys’ soccer falls to Lincoln-Sudbury

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Sep 29, 2015

Westford Academy boys' varsity soccer lost to Lincoln-Sudbury in a lopsided match, with LS controlling the game for the most part, especially in the second half. The game began hopeful for WA, with the boys controlling possession in the middle of the pitch for the first seven or eight minutes, and...

Senior Mitchell Holman tries to beat an A.B. player to the ball.

Boys’ Soccer ties rival A.B.

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Sep 24, 2015

On Thursday, September 24th, the WA Boys' Varsity Soccer team took on rival Acton-Boxboro (A.B.), under the WA turf lights at 7pm. Although the boys had the lead for a decent amount of the second half, a late A.B. goal ended the game deadlocked at 1 apiece. The first half started off with some early...

The Girls' Volleyball team's spongebob spirit day for the game against Dracut.

Girls’ Volleyball sweeps Dracut

Kai-Lou Yue, Editor-In-Chief Sep 24, 2015

Winning three sets in a row, WA Girls' Varsity Volleyball beat Dracut High School 3-0 on Thursday, September 24th, in a riveting game that left the audience cheering after every point. Yielding their fourth consecutive win this season, the team again started off strong. Around the half-way point of...