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The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated Brandon Harrell and the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers 75 – 57 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament finals Saturday to capture their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title. That win gives the Lady Jets the opportunity to host the NJCAA District J game and possibly return to the NJCAA national tournament for the third consecutive time and fifth time in six years. ...

  The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took care of business Friday night in a match-up against the fourth ranked Albany Tech Lady Titans in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I tournament in Americus and earned the right to advance to the finals for the sixth consecutive season.   The Lady Jets defeated Albany Tech 84 – 51 to move to 19 – 0 on the season in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season and tournament...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season conference title with an unblemished 18 – 0 season but remained locked in at the 20th spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week. The Lady Jets are 27 – 3 overall. All three losses were to teams included in the NJCAA national rankings.   The Lady Jets will be hosting the NJCAA Region...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recognized retiring River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC) Executive Director Patti Cullen for her service to this area with a plaque at the RVRC meeting held in Buena Vista recently.   “On behalf of South Georgia Technical College, I would like to express our appreciation to Patti Cullen for her service to the River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC) and our community,” said South Georgia Technical College President...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to possibly hosting one of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District XVII tournament games after defeating Gordon State College, 77 – 70 Wednesday night in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.   “This was a big win. I mean a big win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett, after his team battled Gordon in an important Georgia Collegiate...

Twenty-one days after being announced as the GOAL winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), Kelsi Cannon of Ellaville is taking home a new title: SGTC Americus Campus’ Student of Excellence, February 2019. The practical nursing student was awarded the distinction at a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus. Students, friends, instructors and family members of the seven nominated students were in attendance. The ceremony recognized...

Two South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students were awarded South Georgia Technical College Foundation Scholarships recently. Thomas Houston Locke of Butler, GA and Brandon Haire of Pelham received the Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarships based on their work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.   Locke and Haire each received a general Electrical Linewoker scholarship that was funded through the SGTC Foundation in part by the...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey was selected as the women’s Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Coach of the Year for 2018 – 2019, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder. Four of the 2018 – 2019 Lady Jets were also selected to the GCAA first and second team All-Region teams.   The GCAA women’s Division I Basketball coaches selected the All-Region team, along with selecting the Player...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Cordele campus named Searra Morehead the February Student of Excellence recently at a ceremony for the seven nominees. Morehead, a medical assisting student, was nominated for the award by her instructor, Carol Cowan. “Searra is a great student with attention to detail,” Cowan said. “When she graduates from South Georgia Technical College, any employer would be lucky to have her, and I would be proud of her to represent...

The skies were overcast but the spirits were bright as South Georgia Technical College hosted its annual Sophomore/Alumni Day Celebration Saturday as a tribute to the college’s “Proud Past – Promising Future!”   Nearly 500 faculty, staff, alumni, students, retirees, and supporters were on hand for the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration that featured something for everyone. The Americus – Sumter County Chamber of Commerce cooked out and provided free hotdogs,...

A day of celebration was the best way to describe the South Georgia Technical College Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration held recently when the Jets and the Lady Jets matched-up against Albany Technical College.   There were a total of 10 sophomores recognized during the “Sophomore Day” presentations between the men’s and women’s games. The Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce cooked and provided free hamburgers and hotdogs for the faculty, staff, students,...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2018 – 2019 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season undefeated with an 18 – 0 record and captured its fourth consecutive GCAA Division I women’s basketball regular season championship with an impressive 100 – 50 win over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans in the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day celebration in the Hangar on the Americus campus, Saturday.   The Jets fell just four points shy of making...