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The Sentry

The student news site of Jackson Preparatory School

The Sentry

The student news site of Jackson Preparatory School

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Prep football starts 2017 campaign with plenty of potential

Prep football starts 2017 campaign with plenty of potential

By Stewart McCullough and Will Fletcher August 23, 2017

Jackson Prep opened up the 2017 season with solid performance against East Rankin Academy on Friday, August 18. Coming into this new campaign, it was unclear who would step up and fill the important positions...

Football Looks For Dominating  Season

Football Looks For Dominating Season

By Tanner McCraney August 16, 2017

With last season closing with a fifth straight state championship, all eyes look toward the trophy again this season. Last year the team went 13-1 overall, with the only loss to a tough PCS team that will...

Young Athletes to Watch: Burkhalter and Crumpton

Young Athletes to Watch: Burkhalter and Crumpton

By Emory Maxwell and Alex Gibbs June 13, 2017

  Dylan Burkhalter While Dylan Burkhalter is a seventh grader here at Prep, she does not have seventh grade speed.  In fact, she has been moved up to run with the junior high track team...

Photo by Stewart McCullough.

Slideshow: Baseball claims 17th State title

May 26, 2017

                     

Junior Aidan Creel scores fencing victories

Junior Aidan Creel scores fencing victories

By Avery Andress May 18, 2017

Jackson Prep junior Aidan Creel first got interested in fencing when he was watching the 2012 Olympics because of how cool it looked. After watching the Olympics, he started fencing in July of 2013....

Bradford named Coach of the Year by Clarion-Ledger

Bradford named Coach of the Year by Clarion-Ledger

By Emory Maxwell May 8, 2017

Coach Bradford and the Jackson Prep Golf team have won a lot over the years.  Coach Bradford has coached many state championship winning teams, and many athletes who have taken their talents to the college...

Juniors win 2017 Powder Puff Championship

Juniors win 2017 Powder Puff Championship

April 21, 2017

On Thursday April 20, the student council sponsored the annual Powder Puff football game on Patriot Field. Powder Puff consists of senior-high girls playing two-hand-touch football, coached...

Photo courtesy of Kelly Price/ MSU Athletics

Jackson Prep baseball alumni continue to shine

By Duncan Jones April 12, 2017

With this year’s college baseball conference play starting up, many notable Jackson Prep alumni are taking the field for Division-I teams. These standouts include Gene Wood, Parker Caracci, Jake Mangum,...

Jackson Prep's latest addition hits the bullseye

Jackson Prep’s latest addition hits the bullseye

By Ann Clardy Byrd April 10, 2017

This year Jackson Prep started a new activity for students to enjoy.  Archery has been a growing sport for many years and has become very popular in Mississippi.  Schools gather together from all over...

Wildcats take home third straight SEC basketball title

By Steven Wyatt April 4, 2017

The SEC Basketball Tournament’s outcome may have seemed predictable to most with the Kentucky Wildcats taking home the hardware, but that does not mean that the tournament didn’t have its moments. The...

March Madness lives up to its name with upsets galore

By Paul Andress March 30, 2017

The NCAA Tournament is coming to a close with the Final Four this upcoming weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. North Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon, and South Carolina have survived the first two weekends...

Team celebrates 7th consecutive state championship as they hoist the trophy above. Photo by Stewart McCullough.

Boys’ soccer claims 17th State title, 7th in a row

By Stewart McCullough March 1, 2017

At Jackson Prep, strings of continuous championships are not a rare sight. A group of talent may come through a sports program that can be dominant, but as everyone knows, kids graduate and move on to...

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