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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

WA defeated CC on Monday, Jan. 10.

Girls Basketball overcomes Concord-Carlisle

Keertana Gangireddy, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jan 12, 2022

Westford Academy Girls’ Basketball outlasted the Concord-Carlisle Patriots (CC) in an intense stalemate on Monday, Jan. 10, ultimately bagging a 33-30 win. Although WA passed and rebounded well in the first quarter, they were unable to make many baskets due to the strong CC defense. Likewise, CC...

No.15 sophomore Val Crory taking possession of the puck.

WA Girls’ Hockey suffers defeat in last home game of the season

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer Feb 9, 2020

On Thursday, February 6, WA Girls' Hockey faced off against Haverhill in their last home game of the season. The bleachers were filled with fans including teachers cheering on the team. It was a hard-fought battle all the way down to the final minutes, but WA girls ended up losing 2-1. Both WA and...

The boys' hockey team huddles up before their game against Newburyport.

Boys’ Hockey wins first game of season

Griffin Parker, Social Media Editor Jan 13, 2020

On Saturday, December 21, Westford Academy Boys' hockey beat Newburyport by a score of 3-1 in their season opener. WA came out strong, controlling the puck throughout the first two periods. Newburyport had very few shots on net for much of the game. Halfway through the first period, WA struck first,...

WA getting ready to defend their net.

WA Boys’ Hockey ties Central Catholic in a nail-biting game

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer Dec 28, 2019

On Monday, December 23rd, the WA boys' varsity hockey team faced Central Catholic in a game that resulted in a 4-4 tie, after going into overtime. The first period started with an early goal, about thirty seconds into the game, from WA senior Jason Bunyon. Both teams showed a lot of energy throughout...

Other seniors can't even look at the LS players celebrating

Boys soccer falls to LS on senior night

Griffin Parker, Social Media Editor Oct 28, 2019

The WA boys soccer team lost to Lincoln-Sudbury on Thursday, October 24, by a score of 3-0. This loss was especially heartbreaking for the seniors, as this was their last home game at WA.  

WA girls lined up to acknowledge the senior players.

Girls’ Varsity Volleyball wins on senior night

Amelia Neal and Penny Joyce Oct 22, 2019

On Thursday on October 17, WA's Girls' Varsity Volleyball team scored a win against Cambridge on their senior night in the WA main gym. Each senior was given a rose from their coach and had their picture taken with their parents. After applauding each senior, WA turned their game faces on for the...

"WA" on the side of Westford Academy.

Girls soccer sends Cambridge packing

Griffin Parker, Social Media Editor Oct 21, 2019

The WA Girls Varsity Soccer team beat Cambridge Rindge & Latin Thursday night by a score of 3-0. In the early minutes of the game, both teams had very strong defense, and neither team could get any shots. WA took a few long shots, all of which went far over the goal, some of which through the...

WA blocks off North Andover from the ball.

Girls’ field hockey defeated by North Andover

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2019

On Tuesday, October 16, the WA Girls' varsity field hockey team faced off against North Andover. The WA bleachers were filled with cheering parents and students despite the low temperature. Even though the girls lost to North Andover 2-0, the bright lights of a 7 o'clock game kept the intensity high...

Nithya Sastry serving the ball for WA.

WA girls’ varsity tennis suffers loss to Concord-Carlisle

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer May 13, 2019

On Wednesday May 1st the Westford Academy Girls' tennis team played against Concord-Carlisle, and Westford lost the match 5-0 to the Concord-Carlisle team. Coach Tracy Capone knew this match would be a hard fight and was proud of the girls' play. Capone has been coaching the girls' tennis team for...