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Pillow Academy (16-4), ranked #5, visited Raider Park to take on Jackson Academy in conference play on Tuesday. Pillow’s senior pitcher held the Lady Raiders to just one hit (Tyler Pitts) and removed JA from the plate seven times via strike out while only putting a Lady Raider on base on balls just once. JA […]
Lady Raider Softball visited Hartfield Academy in their second meeting of the 2014 season. It was a quiet, somber win for the Lady Raiders as news of the passing of Jackson Prep’s Walker Wilbanks reached players right before game time just after the players had circled up to pray for Walker. The Lady Raiders donned […]
Jackson Academy defeated Northeast Lauderdale 16-12 last night in Meridian. In a rather sloppy contest, the Raiders were able to overcome three turnovers and a huge gap in the Time of Possession battle as the JA Defense rose to the occasion in the fourth quarter to stop the Trojans from reclaiming the lead in a […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’8556′]Representatives from the many clubs offered in Upper School were on hand to answer questions and sign up new members at the annual Club Fair. Students in grades nine through twelve could choose one groups that match their interests including Chess, Health & Fitness, Biomedical, Spanish, Service, Book, and other clubs. Faculty members serve […]
Lady Raider Softball travelled to Senatobia for a conference game against #2 ranked Magnolia Heights (16-2) on Tuesday. JA pitchers Ashton Berry and Columbia Holeman shared alternating pitching duties with Berry in the circle for the odd numbered innings and Holeman pitching the even numbered innings. After the Lady Raiders went 3 and out in […]
JA Softball hosted Park Place Christian Academy (13-3) at Raider Park on Monday. It was a manic, error-filled Monday for the Lady Raiders. They gave up 10 unearned runs; 7 in just one inning. The Lady Raiders put 2 of their 3 runs on the board in the first inning but the uninspiring defensive play […]
The Jackson Victors visited Raider Park to take on the Lady Raiders on a beautiful Thursday evening. Once again showing glimpses of a promising future to Lady Raider Softball, JA got an aggressive start on the Victors; striking out the first batter and getting a fly out on the second batter of the game. A […]
JA Lady Raider Softball was scheduled to play their second conference game of the season against MRA on Monday, but heavy rains made the playing surface unusable. Unfortunately for JA, the game was moved to Wednesday. Struggling to connect with their bats and having difficulty on defense, JA had one of their least impressive outings […]
(From left, back): Rebecca Fowler, Shelley Morris, Neely Mundell, Richard Stafford, Maria Garcia, Angie Adair, Rob Triplett, Max Busching*, Hunter Murray*, Chance Theriot, Sydney Pinnen, Joy Cloud, Michele Markow (front) Cathy Strauss, Cassie Alston, Jennifer Clark, Katharine Todd, Nancy Kilpatrick, Leslie Waring, Beckie Lewis, Sarah Shaw, Lisa Perkins, Avery Buffington, and Sandra England*. Not pictured: […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’8392′] Wednesday’s engineering class began with a safety briefing by student Will Varner about emergency escape routes at JA. Class ended with a discussion about tissue engineering. In between, students’ attention remained on alert as Dr. Jerry Gilbert, Mississippi State University provost and executive vice president, talked about his work and research in prosthetic […]