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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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Upper School Club Fair

[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 […]

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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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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs Jackson Victors Recap

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 […]

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JA Fast Pitch Softball vs MRA Recap

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 […]

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