Athletics News

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rolled to an impressive 100 – 51 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers from Spartanburg, S.C., in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I District J Championship game in Americus, Saturday, to earn a spot in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament for the third consecutive time and fifth time in six years.   “This was a good win obviously,” said South Georgia Technical College...

South Georgia Technical College is offering day, evening, and online eight week classes beginning March 11 on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. The eight-week classes are part of the Spring Semester C-term which begins March 11 and ends May 2. C-term classes serve as an option for students who want to catch up or get ahead in their coursework. The classes, which are often fast-paced, allow students to earn an entire 16-weeks’ worth of credit in half the time. C-Term...

The third ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets’ 2018 – 2019 basketball season came to halt Tuesday night in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII tournament when sixth ranked East Georgia College staged a 93 – 82 upset win to advance to the semi-final round at Andrew College in Cuthbert on Friday, March 8th at 5:30 p.m. The Bobcats will match-up against Central Georgia Tech.   “We didn’t play well,” said South...

Two members of the nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII All-Tournament team for post season play after the Lady Jets captured their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title recently.  Jets freshman Justin Johnson also was tapped by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) as a member of Division I men’s first team 2018-2019 All-Conference squad and was recognized as...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets came out strong in their last Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2018 – 2019 regular season game Saturday and defeated East Georgia State College, 88 – 66. The win allowed the Jets to finish the GCAA season in 3rd place and earn the right to host a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 6th. The Jets will play East Georgia again in the Hangar at 7 p.m. ...

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...