By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer The Westford Academy Varsity girls hockey team came out big with a 2-0 win against Concord-Carlisle Thursday night. The girls came out strong and kept the pressure through the whole game ending up on top. In the 1st period the puck was controlled mainly by Westford, keeping the play in their offensive zone for the [...]

The seasons have changed and winter sports are beginning to get in full swing here at Westford Academy. Included in the winter sports category are swimming, basketball, indoor track, Alpine skiing, gymnastics, Nordic skiing, wrestling, winter cheer and ice hockey. This winter season is packed full of sports. Some coaches have been coaching their sport for a number of years, [...]

By Sameer Kini Sports Editor For Acton-Boxborough runningback Kyle Sweeney, this was a game to remember. Carrying for all three of AB’s touchdowns, Sweeney led the Colonials to 14 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Grey Ghosts in a down to the wire matchup. The game started looking like a defensive showdown, with AB deferring the opening [...]

By Moonrose Cheng Staff Writer As the football teams leave the field, the crowd cheers. A large band with shiny, fancy instruments enter. Alongside the WA Marching Band comes a smaller group of eleven girls with large flags and sparkling batons. Who are they exactly? Some people call them the flag twirlers. But they have a much more specific name; [...]

By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor This Monday, the New England Patriots are set to clash with the Kansas City Chiefs in a must win for Kansas City. This game seems to be getting easier and easier for the Pats, with the Chiefs announcing that their young quarterback, Matt Cassel, will be out with a hand injury that will require surgery. [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor As everyone knows by now, Westford Academy installed a new turf field this year. Many teams now play on this field consistently, and it has made an impact on their athletic performances. The turf field differs greatly from the one that was previously in its place. Firstly, it is much more consistent, meaning that the [...]

By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer The long awaited Lady Grey Ghosts football game was last Thursday October 20th. The games consisted of the Freshman vs. Seniors and Sophomores vs. Juniors to find who would be competing in the final game. First game Seniors ruled the turf. The Freshmen team came out strong but lost their spark after the seniors got [...]

Kathleen McAleese Staff writer Meghan Thomasch, and Emma Katz are two freshmen playing on the WA varsity soccer team (also referred to as WAGS by the two). The girls, both placed in the varsity group at the tryouts, and were very happy to find out that they each had a fellow freshman to pal around with. The girls had been [...]

By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer The Westford Academy Varsity field hockey team got their first home win yesterday against Waltham. With great goaltending from sophomore Allison Avery and an aggressive offense the girls pulled out an impressive 2-0 win. The first half of the game was all WA. With constant play right in the face of the Waltham goalie, the [...]

By Sameer Kini Sports Editor The WA boys’ golf has had an interesting year so far. With only 3 matches to play, last year’s DCL champions are an even 6-6, looking to close out the year above .500 to qualify for sectionals. The team has two pivotal matches this week, as Wednesday they will play at Waltham, and Thursday they [...]

By Kyle Auger Sports Editor Does Westford Academy have our own Adam Vinatieri? We might with new kicker senior Alex Locker. Locker was formerly a junior varsity soccer player who recently made the switch over the summer. With such a dramatic change came hard work and determination. “Every day, I’d go to Stony and kick field goals for like 2 [...]

Samantha Upperman Features Editor Over the summer, a new turf field was installed at Westford Academy. The Trustees’ Field at Alumni Stadium was unveiled on the evening of Tuesday, September 13 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The field cost $650,000, all of which was privately funded. Donations came from the Westford Academy Trustees, private donors, and the youth sport groups [...]