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Acheson raises his hands with the rest of the Ghosts as the team chants.

Boys’ Volleyball destroys North Middlesex Regional

Gabriel Freeman, Co-Managing Editor Apr 29, 2026

Westford Academy Boys' Volleyball triumphed over North Middlesex Regional High School in a dominant 3-0 set win on Monday, April 27, bringing their season record to 6-2. The first set started off with WA gaining an early lead, then the score evened out later in the set, ending with WA winning the set...

Sophomore Aadya Surampudi hypes the Ghosts up.

Photos: WA Girls’ Volleyball wins in 3-2 game against Wayland

Ellie Lawrance, Co-Features Editor Sep 26, 2025

Westford Academy Girls' Volleyball secured their eighth win this season against Wayland at home with a final score of 3-2 on Thursday, Sept. 25, allowing the team to remain undefeated. The Ghosts' next game will take place at home at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30 against Acton-Boxborough Regional High...

The team poses for a photo after winning the game.

Girls’ Volleyball defeats the Chelmsford Lions in a 5 set match

Carissa Schutt, Co-Sports Editor Oct 17, 2024

WA Girls' Volleyball won their game against Chelmsford with a final score of 3-2 on Tuesday, October 15, increasing their season record to 8-5. The first set started off with Chelmsford gaining an early lead, but the Ghosts were able to hold their own and crawl back into the game. Senior Sophie Krauss...

The Girls' Volleyball team poses for a picture after a win

Girls’ Volleyball is spiking their competition this season

Saachi Rao, Staff Writer Sep 16, 2024

With a 3-0 winning streak against Lowell, Weston, and Hudson, Westford Academy Girls' Volleyball has been dominating their competition this season. The girls' team is extremely optimistic about what the future holds. Last fall, the team made it to the first round of playoffs, and this year they want...

Seniors Sun, Caldwell, and Brown stare through the net, preparing for Boston Latin's serve.

WA Boys’ Volleyball falls to Boston Latin 3-1

Victoria Farley, Co-Sports Editor May 20, 2024

Westford Academy Boys’ Volleyball fell short to Boston Latin 3-1 in a four set match at their senior night game on Thursday, May 16.  A lack of defense and communication caused WA to struggle in the first two sets, but a flip switched in the third set allowing great gameplay all around by the...

WA Boys' Volleyball huddle up in between sets.

WA Boys’ Volleyball falls short to rival AB in a 3-2 match

Victoria Farley, Co-Sports Editor Apr 8, 2024

WA Boys’ Volleyball fell short to Acton-Boxborough (AB) in an intense 5 set game on Friday, April 6. In the opening rallies of the game, it was inevitable that it was going to be evenly matched between the Ghosts and AB. The first point of the game went to AB, but both teams exchanged three...

Senior Noah Brown, senior captain Dillon Power, and senior Tristan Caldwell (left to right) pose for a picture.

WA Boys’ Volleyball sets up for the upcoming season

Tyler Olsen, Staff Writer Mar 20, 2024

As the winter season has come to a close and the weather gets warmer, the excitement of spring sports builds at WA, and the Boys' Volleyball team is ready to play. The team is coached by multimedia teacher Brandon Eang and is led by senior captains Dillon Power and Ryan Sun. "I am looking forward...

WA huddles during a timeout discussing gameplay.

WA Girls’ Volleyball wins in a three-set match against Bedford

Victoria Farley, Co-Sports Editor Oct 8, 2023

WA Girls’ Volleyball brought home their second win of the season 3-0 away against Bedford on Friday, October 6th.  Right out of the gate, WA started out strong with accurate passes, flawless sets, and powerful hits. Front row players including sophomores Kaitlyn Pepin and Norah Schweitzer, along...

WA huddles up before the start of the first set.

Photos: Varsity Girls’ Volleyball defeated by Wayland 3-2

Grace Hsu, Co-Features Editor Sep 28, 2023

WA’s Varsity Girls’ Volleyball team lost to Wayland 3-2 in their fifth game of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Although WA suffered a loss in the first set, the teams alternated wins with persistent ties in all five sets until Wayland won the fifth set. Their next game is away in Weston on Friday,...

WA Girls' Volleyball huddles in the middle of a timeout during the second set.

Girls’ Volleyball takes first win of the season 3-1 against Lowell High

Kate Kelly, Co-Features Editor Sep 10, 2023

WA Girls’ Volleyball team faced Lowell High School on Thursday, Sep. 7, taking home their first win of the season with a score of 3-1 and making their current record 1-1. After suffering a loss on September 5 in their season opener, WA arrived energized for the first away game of the season. Despite...

WA works together to return a Groton-Dunstable serve.

Girls’ Volleyball falls to Groton-Dunstable 3-1 to begin season

James Farley, Co-Editor in Chief Sep 6, 2023

In their first game of the 2023 season, WA Girls’ Volleyball suffered a 3-1 loss to Groton-Dunstable in an intense 4-set game at home on Tuesday, Sep. 5. The Ghosts came out strong in their first set of the season, taking an early 9-5 lead thanks to strong serves from senior captain Jenny Alexander....