JA’s Parker Bracken Named Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year
The Gatorade Company announced January 13 that Parker Bracken has been named the 2019-2020 Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year. Parker is the second Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball...
View ArticleExciting Baseball Developments: Video Hitting Analysis and Games at Trustmark...
Jackson Academy baseball players are using former Tulane University Head Coach Joe Brockhoff’s Super 8 Hitting System that employs video analysis to hone their batting this year. And, they are going...
View ArticleLady Raiders Start the Year with Optimism and Lysol
The five-time state champion Lady Raiders Volleyball team launched their new season garnering statewide and national attention. When the Lady Raiders took to the court for their August 6...
View ArticleSpin Video Casts a Wider Network
Jackson Academy families have been blessed to have Raider Network, a professional-level production company and on-demand video resource. Through Raider Network, fans watch live games and programs when...
View ArticleJA Spirit Teams Capture Four Championship Titles
JA cheerleaders, dance teams, and drumline demonstrated their skills at inspiring audiences during the MAIS Spirit Competition held at the Mississippi Coliseum yesterday. The newest addition to spirit...
View ArticleDrew Antici Recognized as Blitz 16/Bank Plus Scholar-Athlete
Each year WAPT TV 16 and Bank Plus team up to recognize high school athletes who are excellent scholars. Jackson Academy’s recipient for 2020-21 is senior Drew Antici of Madison. WAPT produces a video...
View ArticleTwo JA Athletes Sign to Play College Baseball
Jackson Academy hosted a signing Monday at 10 a.m. for two seniors who are continuing their athletic careers in college baseball next year. Parker Ryan signed with Pearl River Community College and...
View ArticleBracken and Conn Sign to D-I Universities
Two JA seniors made their official commitments to D-1 universities on Wednesday. Parker Bracken signed to play beach volleyball at Louisiana State University and Jackson Conn committed to Mississippi...
View ArticleJA Teams Honor Fall Athletes
(Photo cred: Chris Todd of MS Scoreboard) Jackson Academy’s fall athletes played exciting and rewarding seasons this fall, and celebrated the end of their season with awards events. Players and fans...
View ArticleHonoring Fall Athletes
(Pic courtesy of ie3Photo) Jackson Academy’s fall athletes played exciting and rewarding seasons this semester, and celebrated together as circumstances allowed. Players and fans alike overcame the...
View ArticleMcKinna Smith Signs with Rangers for Women’s Basketball
Congratulations to McKinna Smith, who signed with Northwest Community College’s Rangers women’s basketball team in a ceremony held last Wednesday morning in the Jackson Academy Learning Commons....
View ArticleBaseball Players Soak Up Professional Training in Preparation for Season
The Jackson Academy baseball team has two professional baseball players contributing to their training. According to Head Baseball Coach Parker Harris, team members are soaking up all they can from...
View ArticleVeasley and Gibson Sign for Collegiate Sports
The Jackson Academy community celebrated two athletic signings within the past week. On Wednesday, February 3, Donovan Veasley signed to play football with Holmes Community College. This morning,...
View ArticleLady Raiders Capture 11th State Basketball Championship
Congratulations to the Lady Raiders, who took the Class 5A State Championship Saturday, positioning the team as the No. 1 seed going into the MAIS Overall Tournament. After receiving a bye in the...
View ArticleChampions! Boys Soccer Takes the Title
Soccer players celebrated a big win Saturday that earned the Raiders the MAIS Division 1 State Soccer Championship. The Raiders built momentum in games leading to the final match-up, beating their...
View ArticleJA Alumna Conley Chinn on College Basketball’s Biggest Stage
On Monday, Belmont University advanced in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in an upset win over No. 5 seed Gonzaga. One of the key players on Belmont’s team is 2017 JA graduate Conley Chinn. Not...
View ArticleNo. 1 and No. 4 Ranked Female Tennis Recruits Sign with Mississippi College
Jackson Academy seniors, sisters, and multi-sport athletes Emma and Elena Roberts, daughters of Colleen and Stan Roberts of Jackson, signed to play tennis at Mississippi College on Thursday, April 1....
View ArticleGolf Team Wins State Championship
Congratulations to the JA Varsity Golf team on winning the MAIS 5A state championship yesterday! This was the first title earned by JA’s golfers since 2015. Seventh grader John Markow took home the...
View ArticleRaiders Win State Titles in Tennis, Track and Field
Last week saw Raiders in action on the field and court Wednesday and Friday through Saturday vying for state championship titles. The JA tennis teams competed in singles and doubles play throughout...
View ArticleParker Bracken Named 2020-21 Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year
In its 36th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Parker Bracken of Jackson Academy as its 2020-21 Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year. Parker is...
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