Athletics News

Steve Showalter of the Hutchinson American Legion and team host for the Jets, is shown above (right) presenting SGTC’s Chris Ballauer with the NJCAA Southeast District Coach of the Year award prior to the Jets – South Plains game.Hutchinson, Kansas – The 19th seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets fell eight points shy of a victory in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Men’s Division I national basketball tournament when they faced the 14th ranked South...

Lady Jets had a chance to hit the courts for a little practice on Monday after a long travel day Sunday to the NJCAA Women’s Division I National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.Lubbock, TX - It was a long travel day for the 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets as they made their way from Americus, GA, to Lubbock, TX, for their sixth consecutive appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin...

South Georgia Technical College head basketball coach Chris Ballauer is shown above handing out team pass credentials to the Jets following a practice at Hutchinson High School on Monday. Hutchinson, KS – The 19th ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets are in Kansas for the 75th anniversary National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men’s Division 1 basketball tournament and they are among the top 24 teams in the nation who have the opportunity to compete for a national...

Rick Garcia, President/CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation in Lakeland, FL, is shown above (on the right) presenting a check for the new endowed scholarships at South Georgia Technical College to President Dr. John Watford (shown on left).   Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation President/CEO Rick Garcia and Lisa Garcia, owner of Daphne Lodge Restaurant at Lake Blackshear have endowed new scholarships for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance/Avionics and the Culinary Arts...

SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.   The South Georgia Technical College Student Affairs Department will be hosting watch parties for the faculty, staff, and students to follow all the action of...

Jaren Harris is shown above working with the Jets during a timeout.Shown left to right are: SGTC Lady Jets Assistant coaches Demetrius Colson, and Adenike Adenito, and Jets Assistant Coach Jaren Harris.    South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s Division I basketball teams both qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournaments this season and while head coaches and players receive most of the accolades for the wins and losses, assistant...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai is shown above with graduate Terrellis Lamar, who is now employed with Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder.   Terrellis Lamar of Americus graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Welding program in 2020 and is grateful for the education, job opportunities, and assistance that he received from the college and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).    Lamar has been employed at Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder for the...

SGTC CAT Instructor Kyle Hartsfield (fifth from right) recently led a classroom training session for motor grader operators at the SGTC Crisp County Center.The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center recently hosted a Motor Grader Operator Classroom Training session.  Fifteen motor grader operators from Crisp, Cook, Dooly, Sumter, and Turner Counties attended the workshop.  SGTC CAT Lead Instructor Kyle Hartsfield conducted the training.  The classroom session covered the areas...

Shown above are the six South Georgia Technical College Sophomore basketball players who were named to the GCAA All-Academic team for 2020-2021. They are: Kamya Hollingshed, 30, Maikya Simmons, 2, and Will Johnston, 4, on the top row and Justice Hayes, 2, Kallin Fonseca, 5, and Matija Millivojevic, 11.   Six members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2021 – 2022 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic Team...

Jets Will Johnston, 4, was named MVP of the GCAA 2021 – 2022 Tournament and made the All-Tournament team. Marvin McGhee, III, (10), was also named to the All-Tournament team.   South Georgia Technical College’s sophomore point guard Will Johnston of Sydney, Australia, was selected as the Most Valuable Player and a member of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) All-Tournament team following the Jets 87 – 84 overtime victory over the Georgia Highlands Chargers in Rome, GA...

SGTC students are encouraged to apply for this $2500 scholarship opportunity.   To honor recently retired longtime CEO Tom Donohue and his commitment to workforce development, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced a $50,000 scholarship fund to support skills training that will empower more Americans to get ahead in their careers and build better lives.   The Donohue Family Foundation has matched the gift to provide a total of $100,000 in scholarship funding for individuals across...

SGTC head coach James Frey is shown above talking with the Lady Jets during a timeout against Georgia Highlands.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will be making their sixth consecutive trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball tournament which will be held March 16th – 21st at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, TX.     This will be the eighth time that the Lady Jets have made the trip to the national tournament with...