Athletics News

Lady Raider End of Season Softball Awards

The Lady Raiders held their 2014 awards banquet last night (October 14th). The following were awarded: Most Valuable Player – Delaney Wallace Best Defensive Player – Delaney Wallace All Conference – Delaney Wallace Best Offensive Player – Columbia Holeman All Conference Honorable Mention – Columbia Holeman Raider Award – Ashton Berry Players’ Raider Award – Robyn […]

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Swim Team – MAIS CHAMPIONS!!!

Congratulations to JA swimmers for breaking MAIS records on individual swims and for winning the Overall Trophy for the meet.   MAIS records broken by JA students: Isabella Conn—third grade—broke MAIS record in the 25-yard breaststroke with a time of 18.77 seconds Jackson Conn—sixth grade—broke MAIS records in both the 50-yard backstroke with a time […]

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Dr. Alan Jones from UMMC Speaks to Coaches

Dr. Alan Jones, UMMC professor and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, spoke to coaches at JA on last Tuesday about the latest information available on hydration.   UMMC is reaching out to coaches to provide information for athletes taking part in athletic or exercise-intensive events. Dr. Jones is an alumnus of Jackson Academy. For […]

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JA Tennis Tryouts Coming Soon

All interested boys and girls in grades six through twelve are invited to come and tryout for the JA team!  The team practices and competes in the spring from February to early May.  It is  comprised of 14 boys and 14 girls with a few alternates for each.  Since JA is a busy campus with […]

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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs Pillow Recap

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 […]

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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs Hartfield Academy Recap

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 […]

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Raiders Begin Season with Win in Meridian

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 […]

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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs Magnolia Heights Recap

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 […]

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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs Park Place Recap

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 […]

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