Driving Directions for Practices
for
North Central Blaze (Red) 12U Girls

Westford Gym---- Blanchard Middle School  (14 West Street, Westford, MA
Best routes

  • From the North..Take Route 3 South to Route 40 West.  5.3 miles just past the Groton town line.  Take your first left after the Groton town line  sign onto Graniteville road, this turns into West street and the school is on the right about 1.2 miles on the right.                                                            
  • From the West.....Take route 40 east towards Westford.  Just before the Westford town line and sign... take a right onto Graniteville Road...this turns into west street and the school is on the right about 1.2 miles on the right.

  • From 495.  Route 495 cuts right through Westford, North of Route #2 and South of Route #3. There is onlyone exit for Westford off Route 495--Exit 32. If exiting from North, turn right at end of exit ramp. (If traveling from the south, turn left at end of ramp.) Proceed up hill into Westford Center. (If you turned wrong at ramp you will come to traffic light--reverse direction)Turn left at the stop sign by the Common. Follow this road out of Westford Center...stay straight at V. You are on Main Street that becomes Forge Village Road. Take your third right--Town Farm Road. ( It’s a wide intersection with an old brick end colonial house on one corner.)Take Town Farm Road to end (1/2 mile) You will cross railroad tracks and pass Superintendent’s Office. Take a right at stop sign and then about 2 blocks to second left --West Street.( St.Catherine’s Catholic Church on corner) Driveway to Blanchard Middle School is after church parking lot on your left.

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Nashoba Tech Gym---      (110 Littleton Road, Westford, MA)

Best routes to the rotary

Take 495 to boston post road exit 32

If on 495 S...take a left onto depot take a left at the lights on to 110 pass the Westford valley market place and go about 1 mile.  Nashoba tech will be on your right.

If taking 495 N take a right off the exit left at the lights on to 110 pass the Westford valley market place and go about 1 mile.  Nashoba tech will be on your right.

Gym Instructions:
From Rte 110, with Nashoba Tech on your RIGHT, have veryone drive by the front of the building and take a RIGHT onto ST. MARY'S DRIVE
(Do NOT enter from any other entrance).
St. Mary's Drive will take you to the back of the  school. Take a right into the back parking lot. As you enter the parking lot, you'll notice a huge sign "PERFORMING ARTS CENTER". This is the entrance players will enter the school. (Note: Off to the side, you may notice a sign that says "Gym Entrance". Your players should NOT enter through that entrance.) After entering the building through the Performing Arts Center entrance, walk forward into a big lobby, turn to the right and look for the gray double doors. This will get you into the gym. Inside the gym, players can use the Girls Locker Room for bathroom use only. No changing, showers, using the lockers or anything. Parents can park anywhere they can find a space, but they should try to drop off players and pick up players as quickly as possible. During the transition time at 7:30 when one team is leaving and the other team arriving, try your best to have your parents come and go as quickly as possible. There are night school classes that need the parking spaces. Other notes: If you ever need to have a scrimmage where 2 teams would be there at the same time, you must contact the principal, Victor Kiloski, 978-692-4711 ext. 104, a couple of days ahead of time. You will only have access to 4 of the 6 hoops because a batting cage is set up on one side of the gym. I was told for THIS WEEK ONLY, the other side hoops will not come down either, leaving you with 2 hoops for this one time. If you arrive for practice NEXT week, and the other 2 hoops are not down for your use, I'm told that you can feel free to get a custodian to put them down for you. You MUST have 2 coaches present at your practices. They want 2 adults in the building with your team at all times. Be sure to let me know if you encounter any difficulty. Please keep in mind that this is a freebie and that the school was very reluctant to open the gym to any outside groups due to the construction ongoing at the school. Please be attentive to the instructions given in this email. Do not allow your players to wander anywhere outside the gym before or after practice, even outdoors in the parking lot.  Click on the map for details------>
Pepperell Gym--- Varnum Brook Middle School     (1 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA)


Best routes to the rotary
  • from Nashua.....route NH 111 west to MA 111 south.
  • from Lowell....route 3 north to 113 west
  • from 495 (Littleton)....119 west to 111 north
  • from Fitchburg....route 13 north to 119 east to 113 east

Routes 111 and 113 meet at a rotary in Pepperell. From there go 100 yards north on 111. The middle school is on your left. Park at the back and the soccer fields are behind the tennis courts. Or take one of the next two streets (Tucker ave or Chace street) all the way to the back and park to the left. The soccer fields are just through the strip of trees.  Click on the map for details------>