Athletics News

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) scored 24 points for the Jets in the come from behind win over Southern Crescent.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets pulled together a 41-point swing in under 30 minutes to take an impressive 86 – 65 victory over Southern Crescent Technical College after trailing by as many 18 points in the first half.  The win cemented an outstanding day as part of the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration and recognition of the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate...

SGTC Financial Aid Technician Danyel Tobias guides students through the financial aid process at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted financial aid workshops for SGTC students on both the Americus and Cordele campuses. Jasmine Mercer, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, and Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Technician, led the workshops in Americus and Cordele respectively. Mercer and Tobias assisted students in navigating the financial aid process. They...

Shown above are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets players and their families that were honored between the basketball games as part of the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day celebration.     South Georgia Technical College gave away over 400 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...

Shown above are eight members of the Jets original basketball team when basketball was restarted back in 2001. They are shown with current President Dr. John Watford, retired President’s Jon Johnson, Sparky Reeves and retired interim President, Vice President of Administrative Services and former Athletic Director Janice Davis along with Steven Wright who was the assistant coach for the Jets in 2001 – 2002. He later became the head coach and athletic director. Sherrill House is also...

SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (left) and Allene (R) are shown above as they are presenting Sampson (center) with a check for being named SGTC 2022 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner, Starlyn Sampson, with a stipend from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Sparky and Allene Reeves endowed fund at the college’s...

Freshman guard Luana Leite, 1, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.    The showdown between two nationally ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) powerhouse Division I women’s basketball teams ended with the 4th seeded National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers taking an impressive 79 – 63 victory over the 9th place South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets in the James S. Peters gymnasium in Americus.    “When...

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2022 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College culinary arts student Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Cameron was recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia...

Malik Battle, 1, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points in a narrow loss to South Georgia State College.Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost a hard fought last second 73 – 71 decision to the second-ranked South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association match-up Wednesday in Waycross.    The Jets jumped out to an early lead against the Hawks and were up 36 – 25 at the end of the first half.  They held on to the lead until the final...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 9th place this week.  They will have that ranking tested today when they host the 4th ranked Georgia Highlands team led by former Lady Jets head coach Brandon Harrell in a 4 p.m. matchup in the Hangar on the Americus campus.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Starlyn Sampson with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    SGTC Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2022.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner of the South...

Marvin McGhee, 10, led the Jets in scoring against Andrew College and East Georgia College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took two impressive wins over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents recently as they traveled to Cuthbert to take a 99 – 73 win over the Andrew College Tigers and then returned home to capture a 95 – 81 victory over East Georgia State College and former Jets head coach Travis Garrett.       The Jets are currently in a tie for third...

Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks addresses SGTC Cosmetology students at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy.(l-r) SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, Citizens Bank Vice President Charlene Pennymon, Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks, and SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Seay at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy for SGTC students.Eighty South Georgia Technical College students...