Athletics News

Parents: JA Memories on DVD Available in the Campus Store

The Campus Store has a selection of DVDs produced by Shorter Productions available for purchase. Regular games are $25; highlights are $35. Stop by the store to see the inventory of DVDs. Varsity football games Girls soccer Girls volleyball JA Jazz Silver Steppers Cheerleaders Seventh grade football JV football highlights and individual games Pep rallies […]

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Junior Ryder Cup Teammate Wilson Furr…

Junior Ryder Cup Teammate Wilson Furr Draws Fans from Minnesota and Mississippi On Sunday the United States reclaimed the Ryder Cup title. While that victory was special, the Ryder Cup now means something special for Jackson, and, especially, for Jackson Academy. JA senior, Wilson Furr, played on the winning U.S. team in the Junior Ryder […]

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Lady Raiders Take 3rd Straight MAIS Volleyball Title

Wednesday at Belhaven University the Lady Raiders successfully defended their state title during an all-day MAIS volleyball tournament. Their teamwork solidified a three-peat title for the volleyball team, and the first JA state title for incoming volleyball coach Christina Lawrence. Assistant coach is Jennifer Bracken. The Lady Raiders completed the season with a 25-8 record. […]

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Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Selects JA Baseball Head Coach

Recognizing his baseball career spanning high school, college, and professional competition as well as coaching, a selection committee representing all aspects of Mississippi sports has named Jay Powell a 2017 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductee. The official induction ceremony is Saturday, August 15, 2017, at the Jackson Convention Complex. Powell joined the JA coaching […]

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JA Swimmers Take Overall Championship

Earn Second in Elementary Division The Jackson Academy Swim Team once again has shown that we’re simply better together! JA swimmers won the MAIS Overall Championship last week as they have every year but once since 1977. The Overall Championship was awarded to JA for the most points in first through twelfth grades. In the […]

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Wilson Furr Named to 2016 Junior Ryder Cup Team

JA student Wilson Furr will be part of a group of 12 junior golfers who will compete at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota September 26-27 as part of the 10th Junior Ryder Cup. The US team will compete against European counterparts. Read more on msnewsnow.com or rydercup.com

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The Play That Changed Raider Football History

For the class of 1996, there was no greater nemesis than the pioneers of Parklane academy. In the final regular season game of 1994, Parklane inflicted the worse loss the Raiders would suffer during the Shaw regime. A humiliating 45-6 defeat that would send Shaw into a post-game tirade blasting the mettle of his young […]

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MS Preps Recognizes Students

Jack Gnam Tenth Grade Golf First Team Gage Morgan Tenth Grade Tennis Second Team Lailaa Bashir Ninth Grade Tennis First Team Caroline Hill Eighth Grade Tennis First Team Emma Roberts Seventh Grade Tennis First Team Emory Lasseter Seventh Grade Tennis Second Team

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