Week of April 12-18
Congratulations to Noah Thigpen for being named a Clarion-Ledger Top Performer. Noah pitched 6.1 innings only allowing three hits and striking out five batters.
Week of April 5-11
Congratulations to Sam Ciaccio for being named a Clarion-Ledger baseball top performer. Sam picked up his fourth win of the season throwing a complete game against Magnolia Heights. He allowed one earned run, five hits, and struck out four batters.
Archers Aim for Precision
The Archery Team was formed in the 2014-15 school year and has had an active season this year. They participate in the high school AAAA division in a program called Archery in Mississippi Schools (AIMS). Bill Bunch and Mallory Gnemi coach the team. Students have participated in five tournaments–two hosted at JA against Christ Covenant […]
Sherard Shaw Documentary
The story of former JA Head Football Coach Sherard Shaw’s life and the 1995 Raider football team is being told through a 60-minute, documentary-styled movie, that is being produced by Frascogna IP to benefit the Sherard Shaw Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Research. The movie will feature on-camera interviews with relevant individuals, including some JA coaches […]
The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week
Week of March 28-April 4 Girls Track Sara Brooks Adams won the long jump, high jump, and the 400 meter dash during the JA Invitational. Boys Track Langston Anderson won the 100 meter dash, the 400 meter dash, and all the sprint relay wins. Baseball Kellum Clarke went 5-for-8 hitting three doubles, a triple, and […]
The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week
Week of March 21-28 Metro Boy Ford Adams, Baseball Ford Adams went 3-for-9 at the plate with a double, 4 RBI, and a walk-off 2 run homerun against #2 Jackson Prep in a 13-12 series clinching victory. Top Performer Price Sessums, Baseball Price Sessums earned the win in a 8-1 victory over Jackson Prep on […]
A Look Back to the Rise of Raider Nation
The Clarion-Ledger named Coach Sherard Shaw and the 1995 Raider football team as one the most significant sports stories in the state that year. The championship catapulted JA into two decades of football excellence that changed the balance of power within the independent school ranks in Mississippi. The memory of Coach Shaw and the 1995 […]
Lady Raiders Earn Top Spot in MAIS Basketball Championship
Congratulations to the JA Lady Raiders! The team attained its 32nd straight win and the MAIS Overall Championship at Mississippi College Saturday. The Lady Raiders defeated Jackson Prep for the title. Named to the MAIS Overall All Tournament Team were Conley Chinn, Lauran Sheriff, Deja Bradford, Emily McNair, and Taylor Tucker. View coverage of the […]
Jackson Academy Names Larry Weems Head Football Coach
Athletic Director David Sykes and Varsity Head Football Coach Larry Weems Jackson Academy Athletic Director David Sykes announced Wednesday, January 27 that Larry Weems will be Jackson Academy’s varsity head football coach. Weems brings to JA 39 years of coaching experience, with 19 of those years as a high school head coach. “Coach Weems shares […]
Volleyball Coach Signs on with JA
Jackson area native and captain of the NCAA Division III Lady Barons volleyball team Christina Lawrence will lead the Lady Raiders as head volleyball coach beginning June 1. Lawrence began playing volleyball in the seventh grade in Mississippi. She joined the Lady Barons of Franciscan University in Ohio in 2012, serving as captain in 2015-16. In 2015, […]