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.
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Athletic News
Week of April 5-11
May 2nd, 2016
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
April 12th, 2016
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 and Hartfield Academy, one at Germantown Middle, one in Coffeeville (North State Tournament), and one in Jackson (State Tournament).
Archery team members include Karla Brown, Zach Brown, Owen Carter, Gunner Cress, Hudson Hadley, Samuel Hadley, Ann Cole Hammons, Marcus Harris, Nicholas Harris, Michael Hederman, Caleb Hernandez, Harrison Johnston, Katherine Kelly, Gracie Drew Pratt, Olivia Quin, Jude Reeves, Kendall Ross, Logan Thomas, Laila Wilkens, Skylar Wilkins, Fran Wilkirson, and Annalee Willson.
The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week
April 5th, 2016
Week of March 28-April 4
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Sara Brooks Adams won the long jump, high jump, and the 400 meter dash during the JA Invitational. |
| Boys Track | |
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Langston Anderson won the 100 meter dash, the 400 meter dash, and all the sprint relay wins. |
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Kellum Clarke went 5-for-8 hitting three doubles, a triple, and four RBI during a three game sweep of Pillow Academy. |
Girls Tennis
Lailaa Bashir won her first conference match propelling JA’s win against Parklane 8 to 1.
A Look Back to the Rise of Raider Nation
March 1st, 2016
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 Raider team is permanently commemorated with a bronze Raider statue at the entrance of JA’s football stadium. Coming this fall is a 60-minute, documentary-styled movie entitled, Shaw: The Championship LIfe that Ignited the Rise of Raider Nation. Raiders past and present are encouraged to learn about the story that propelled JA into the spotlight and created experiences that still motivate today.
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