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The WA Boys Varsity Hockey team huddles up.

Boys’ Ice Hockey defeats Chelmsford 1-0

Grace Hsu, Staff Writer Jan 20, 2023

The Boys' Ice Hockey team defeated Chelmsford High School 1-0 in an intense game at Chelmsford Forum on Wednesday, Jan. 11, bringing their season record up to 5-3-1. The winning goal was scored by senior captain Matty Haggan in the last three minutes of the game. From the start of the game, it was...

WA Girls' Basketball huddles up to game plan for the second half.

WA Girls’ Basketball outlasts Bedford in high scoring battle

James McDermott, Sports Editor Jan 11, 2023

WA Girls’ Basketball improved their record to 3-5 on the season after beating Bedford at home 57-53 on Friday, Jan. 6. WA came out with an abundance of energy to begin the first quarter, starting the game on an 11-6 run to set the tone. Both their offensive and defensive intensity continued to help...

WA down by three goals in the first period.

WA Boys’ Ice Hockey defeated by Lincoln-Sudbury 6-1

Shaivi Shah, Staff Writer Jan 11, 2023

The WA Boys' Ice Hockey team season record fell to 3-2 on the season after suffering a massive 6-1 loss on Jan. 4 at Skate 3. Lincoln-Sudbury started off powerful by scoring a goal in the early minutes of the first period. They score their second goal in five minutes and fifty-six seconds, following...

Junior Molly Harding scores a pair of free throws in the fourth quarter.

WA Girls’ Basketball comes up short against Pentucket Regional

Katie McDermott, Staff Writer Jan 3, 2023

Westford Academy Girls’ Basketball dealt their third loss of the season in their away game at Merrimack College against Pentucket Regional on Tuesday Dec. 27, going home with a score of 50-43.  Pentucket had a strong start in the beginning of the first quarter, as their offense was showing up with...

WA huddles up prior to their season opener against Wachusett Regional High School on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Girls’ Basketball tips off their season

James Farley, Co-Managing Editor Dec 16, 2022

10 DCL Championships in 13 years. Reigning DCL Champions. Two banners are necessary to display their recent accolades in the WA gymnasium. These accomplishments solely skim the surface of the WA Girls’ Basketball team’s journey to becoming a DCL powerhouse. Yet, Head Coach Russ Coward realizes...

The WA Girls' Varsity Volleyball team smiles for a picture at their end-of-season banquet.

Girls’ Volleyball wraps up their season

Victoria Farley, Staff Writer Nov 20, 2022

A strong serve is sent over the net towards Westford Academy's half of the court. Within seconds, the libero bumps it up, resulting in a perfect set. An outside hitter slams it down, increasing WA's lead once more. This was a common occurrence for the Westford Academy Girls Volleyball team this season. The...

Schultz (second from right) runs alongside teammates during practice.

WA Boys’ Cross Country takes home the 2022 DCL title

James McDermott, Sports Editor Nov 4, 2022

Westford Academy Boys’ Cross Country dominated the DCL Championships on Friday, Oct. 28 at Franklin Park, winning 58-31 behind record-setting performances from junior Paul Bergeron and sophomore Jack Graffeo.  WA’s emphatic 58-31 victory is largely due to five WA runners finishing in the top...

Before the start of the first quarter, WA huddles with Coach Sara Piper for a pep talk.

JV girls’ field hockey ties 2-2 with Groton-Dunstable

Elitsa Koleva, News Editor Oct 22, 2022

The JV girls' field hockey team tied 2-2 with Groton-Dunstable Regional on Monday, Oct. 17 after GD scored the last point. The WA team will play another game against Newton High School on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Westford Trustees Field at 4:30 pm. Their current record is 9-4-3.

WA Girls' Field Hockey huddles with coach Cheri Fisher to boost team spirit before game begins.

Girls’ field hockey defeats Lowell in a 7-1 victory

Deepa Gautam, Features Editor Oct 22, 2022

The girls' field hockey team defeated the Lowell High School Red Raiders in a 7-1  victory on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at WA's Trustee's Field. This continues their five game winning streak and brings their overall season record to 10-4-1. For their next game, the team will face Bedford on Friday, Oct. 21st...

WA Freshman Emily Wedlake smiles for a photo.

Freshman Emily Wedlake breaks girls’ cross country course record

Sophia Keang, Editor-in-Chief Sep 30, 2022

Freshman Emily Wedlake broke WA Girls’ Cross Country history during Wednesday night's home meet against Cambridge, clocking in the 2.9 mile circuit with a course record of 18:28. Prior to the meet, the WA Girls’ team had a home course record of 18:35 earned by 2017 WA Alum Claire Widman. Thus,...

WA Football players pose for a picture. (Wilson, Haggan, Rudiman, Fremault)

WA Football hungry to tackle the competition

James McDermott, Sports Editor Sep 12, 2022

After kicking off their season with a 44-6 blowout win against Dracut, WA Football looks to continue dominating whoever is on the other side of the line of scrimmage every Friday night. Following a successful 2021 campaign, recording eight wins and three losses, WA Football is hungry to get off to...

WA Cross Country's 2022 senior captains (from left to right) Cam Douglas, Owen Schultz, Dan Ottesen, Austin DeSisto, Alison Chen, Kaitlyn Walpole, and Sharayu Tekade smile for a picture after practice.

Cross Country Team’s bond helps prepares for 2022 season

Sophia Keang, Editor-in-Chief Sep 12, 2022

As one of the biggest sports teams at WA, the Cross Country (XC) Team is known for its excellent performances in both its regular season meets and regional level races. Its impressive race times, however, are only a result of the team’s passionate and dedicated runners who share a bond like no other. From...