Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College Recently honored Leah Nunley of Americus as the overall Student of Excellence for March. Nunley, a Marketing Management student, was nominated by her instructor, Mary Cross. “Leah is an enthusiastic leader who seems to enjoy school,” Cross said. “She is one of the best and most committed students I’ve had in my years of teaching. She takes pride in everything she does.” Nunley, who came to Americus and South Georgia Technical College from...

Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of their hard work, work ethics and grade point averages.  They were recommended by instructors Chase Shannon and David Cox. Ja’Ron Davis of Blakely, and Cole White and Caleb Howard of Leesburg, were the students selected to receive the Caterpillar...

   “One game at a time, one play at a time,” is the way South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter said the Jets and the Lady Jets will be approaching each game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-final contests Friday night and hopefully championship games on Saturday.    The Jets and the Lady Jets both earned the right to advance to the NJCAA Region XVII semi-final round Tuesday night when the...

South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently hosted an on-campus recruiting event for the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) Calhoun State Prison. Positions are now open at the Calhoun facility for Correctional Officers with a starting pay range of $40,040 - $46,295. Pay raises are built in. The Georgia Department of Corrections protects the public by operating safe and secure facilities.  Georgia stands out as a national model. The DOC offers rewarding career...

    Six members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets basketball team were recognized by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) for their outstanding performance on the basketball court recently.  Both the Jets and the Lady Jets qualified for the GCAA tournaments and will host a quarterfinal round of the GCAA men’s and women’s tournaments tonight (March 12) at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.    Those six athletes included:  Jets sophomore guard Deonte Williams,...

     South Georgia Technical College gave away t-shirts to SGTC alumni, retirees, current faculty, friends and supporters at its annual Alumni and Sophomore Day Celebration recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games.    All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty and staff members were encouraged to come out and join in the celebration.  Alumni from at least five of the last seven decades were present at the...

      Taylor County’s Brandon Winters received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  The Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarship was awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.        Winters of Butler, GA, received the scholarship funded by Flint Energies Operation Round Up. He thanked Flint Energies, South Georgia Technical College and the SGTC Foundation for providing this type...

    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets closed out the regular season Saturday with split Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) decisions against East Georgia State College as part of the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Day celebration.  The Lady Jets suffered a hard fought 86 – 78 overtime loss to the 22nd nationally ranked East Georgia Lady Bobcats but the Jets finished the season with an 86 – 74 win over the East Georgia Bobcats in the second half of the...

Sophomore guard Justin Evans hit a break away layup with 4:13 remaining in the game to give the South Georgia Technical College Jets their first lead in the second half (68 – 67) and eventually lift the Jets to an 80 – 74 come from behind win over Gordon State College Wednesday night.    Evans layup was followed by an old-fashioned three-point play by Camarion Johnson, another layup by Evans, a free throw by Johnson, and a three-pointer by Israel Momodu to allow the Jets to take the...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Owen Payne of Enigma, GA, was awarded the Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  The scholarship was awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructors as well as Electrical Lineworker students were on hand when South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su...

     South Georgia Technical College is celebrating 75 years of success as an educational institution.  In honor of this proud past and promising future, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, March 9, in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  The public is invited to attend this free event.  Games start at 1 p.m.    All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty...

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Wilbert Williams of Keysville, Georgia.       The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton,...