Westford Academy Girls' Hockey fell short 2-0 against the Methuen-Tewksbury Red Rangers in their season opener on Saturday, Dec. 13. The starting lineup for the game consisted of junior captain Kiley Carmichael at center forward, junior Jacqueline Chace at left forward, sophomore Katie Sewell at...

The Westford Academy Girls' Soccer team emerged victorious against Tewksbury Memorial High School in a 5-1 match on Thursday, Sep. 11 at Trustees Field. The Ghosts began the match by scoring a goal in the first three minutes, and maintained their lead for the rest of the game. This was the team's...

Westford Academy Wrestling suffered a 33-40 loss against Greater Lowell Technical High School (GL) during their Thursday, Feb. 12 senior night game. This end of the season loss was a result of some long-winded matchups that unfortunately did not work out in WA's favor. The night kicked off in high...

As the winter sports season comes to an end, coaches and players alike are preparing for their upcoming spring sports, one of which being WA's softball team. After a challenging but impressive 2023-2024 season, the softball players are returning with high hopes.  This year, the team hopes to perform...

Westford Academy Girls' Basketball played in a home game against Bedford High School in the main gym on Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:00 pm, defeating them 60-40. At the beginning of the game, Bedford took an early lead, but WA caught up to them and dominated the second half, winning with a 20 point lead and...

Being a student athlete is a constant balancing act: practice everyday, meets or games multiple times a week, and still trying to find the time to do homework between all of that. Despite the continuous work load, many students have found an effective way to manage their obligations, but the recent discussion...

“I am really glad my freshman season ended this way. I could tell that our team put in a lot of effort and work over the course of the season. Especially because it was our last year with the seniors Rosey and Sydney, I am so happy they are leaving WA cross country as state champions. As a freshman I at first really underestimated how much time and dedication it took to be on this team, but also how much it would pay off in the end after our win. Unknowingly, every grueling workout the coaches planned was now worth it with our repeating successes at not only the state meet but breaking PR's as well. Overall, this win really proved that our team is stronger than I could have imagined and I'm so excited to see what the future has in store for the next season,” freshman Diya Shrestha said.

WA Boys' Soccer faced Leominster at the WA Trustees Field on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., competing in round 32 of the DCL playoffs. Since neither team scored during the scheduled playing time, the game went into overtime, and then double overtime. In the following penalty shootout, Leominster was able...

WA Field Hockey held their ground against North Andover High School (NAHS) but failed to match their opponents’ decisiveness during their Friday, Sep. 6 game, resulting in a 0-3 loss for WA and downgrading their season record to 0-2. The start of the game was promising for the Ghosts as they charged...

A handful of Westford Academy students competed in the Massachusetts All-State track meet at Fitchburg State University on Thursday, May 30 and Saturday, June 1. Over one hundred schools in Massachusetts competed in this meet, but WA stood out from the rest by bringing home three Individual State Titles. Athletes...

The first Unified Track meeting took place on Wednesday April 24 at the WA track where WA faced off against Concord-Carlisle and Acton-Boxborough. The Athletic department as well as Best Buddies came together to form WA’s Unified track team. It is led by coach Joesph Van Gelder and coach Tadgh Murray...