As the Thanksgiving weekend passes and winter approaches, so does the beginning of the winter sports season at Westford Academy. This signals the start of practices for all winter sports teams, including the WA gymnastics team. WA Gymnastics is coached by Stephanie Coburn and led by three senior...

With the weather turning colder and winter approaching, this can only mean one thing; winter sports are coming. With the refreshing sound of skates against ice and pucks hitting sticks, the girls hockey season will soon commence.  The WA Girls Hockey team, coached by Jim Geraghty with assistant...

WA's Indoor Track Team started off their season strong with a win against Concord-Carlisle at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 14. For the first indoor track meet of the season, girls won 56-44 and boys won 58-42, putting themselves 1-0 in the Dual County League, even without prominent...

The clock is winding down on unknown hardwood as the Ghosts are facing the Lions. The enemy crowd chanting and hollering at players trying to throw them off their game. In the final seconds, he seal it with two free throws putting WA up seven. After a tremendous game of big plays and defensive stops...

The WA Alpine Ski team closed out their season on March 1, racing against 21 ski clubs from across Massachusetts at the state finals. The slopes of Mt. Wachusett were crowded with over 300 skiers ready to take their shot at the state title. Westford raced hard coming into the states, but when it came...

In the Bishop-Feehan High School gymnasium on Tues., March 8, the WA Girls' Basketball team put up an enormous fight, but ultimately, fell short; the Westford Academy team lost 42-51 against Bishop-Feehan, closing both the WA Girls' Basketball season and their time competing within the State-level tournament. From...

Year after year, WA Swim and Dive has continued to impress with its dominance in the pool, and this year’s state championship at Boston University was no exception. On February 25, the girls’ team took home their sixth consecutive Division 1 State Swim and Dive Championship, and the boys ended...

The student section is packed with kids whited-out. They scream and cheer as WA Boys’ Basketball makes the last shot of the game. Time’s about to run out and only seven seconds are left on the clock. Sweat drips onto Coach Bramanti's playboard, but little did everyone know, this would be the last...

Senior Carly Davey has verbally committed to Bowdoin College in Maine to play basketball. "[Bowdoin] is an incredible college. [...] It's on the water in Maine and the basketball there is arguably the best Division III women's basketball in the country," Davey said. "They've been in the national championship...

Students who participate in winter track enjoy the social aspect of the sport, as they are accustomed to practicing their drills together and running in groups to improve their skills. Winter track normally takes place in the halls of Westford Academy. However, this year, along with everything else,...

After cutting holes into the ice, you bait the tip-ups with a shiner and send the bait into the icy water below. As you wait patiently, a breeze sends snow from nearby trees onto the frozen pond. When the tip-up flag raises, you race to the hole and reel in the fish you have caught, this is ice-fishing....

At the Monday Night School Committee meeting on December 7, members voted 4-3 to pass the superintendent's recommendations to change how winter sports are run this year due to COVID - 19. These recommendations entailed that nordic and alpine ski would continue as planned, swim and dive would continue...