Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Americus campus named Prince Burns of Americus, an air conditioning technology student, the Student of Excellence for the month of January. He was announced as the winner of the seven nominated students at a recent ceremony held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus. The ceremony recognized students in the industrial technology programs, and included John Hayes of Andersonville, drafting technology; Dillon Still of...

Albany, Georgia - The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to take a last second 84 - 80 victory over Albany Technical College in Albany. This was the Jets fourth consecutive win and they moved to 4 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference play. The Lady Jets made it a clean sweep of Albany Tech when they coasted to a 76 – 46 win over the Lady Titans to remain unbeaten in the GCAA with an 11 – 0 record this...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed back to 16th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings last week after dropping to 18th in the first poll of the 2019 year. The Lady Jets are currently 10 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 18 – 3 overall. Two of the Lady Jets losses this season were to nationally ranked teams or teams receiving votes for the national ranking. Their other...

Earl Fowls of Zebulon, GA donated the parts from a RagWing Special Ultralight aircraft and an engine to the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance and Aircraft Structural Programs recently. The all-wood aircraft design is a single seat ultralight biplane similar in looks to the 1941 or 1942 Pitts Special.       Fowls bought the RagWing Special Ultralight plans and had been working on the project for several years. “I put a lot of time and energy into building...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for her performance on the court for the week of January 21st, 2019. This is the first time that Nieves has been selected for this honor and the fifth time that a Lady Jets player has been highlighted for outstanding play on the court for the 2018 – 2019 season. Sophomore’s Fatou Pouye and...

Griffin, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two conference wins over the Southern Crescent Technical College Tigers in Griffin recently. The nationally ranked Lady Jets kept their first place ranking in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association with a perfect 10 – 0 record and moved to 18 – 2 overall. The win lifted the SGTC Jets to 2 – 2 in the conference for a fifth place ranking. They are 6 – 12 overall. Jets Freshman guard Justin Johnson...

The American Red Cross and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the college’s Americus campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are available, but are not necessary. In order to save up to 15 minutes in wait time, donors may also visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete a pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of the drive. According to the American Red Cross,...

Three South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) student organizations teamed up with other local partners during the holiday season to raise and donate more than 1,250 items to members of the community during the fifth annual Season of Giving initiative. SGTC’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization on the Americus campus coordinated the event as part of their PBL Community Service Project effort. In order to reach more people and raise more donations, the organization connected with...

Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe has been selected to represent South Georgia Technical College at the Technical College System of Georgia EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) Leadership Institute in Atlanta, March 11-13, 2019. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult education classes and programs. Adult Education students from each of the Technical Colleges in Georgia will be participating in the...

Vincent Alston, a motivational speaker and founder of AlstonTalks, met with the South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball team recently and shared his mantra that “in the midst of every obstacle, there is an opportunity.” Alston, who has more than 18 years of experience in public speaking and motivating people of all ages, is a former college basketball player who had his dream of playing professional basketball thwarted by a life altering head-on collision with a drunk driver...

South Georgia Technical College is encouraging all area elementary, middle and high school art instructors and their students to participate in the 25th annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design competition. Winners have the opportunity to win cash awards and attend the Manufacturing Appreciation Week luncheon in Atlanta with the Governor. Students from across Georgia are encouraged to submit artwork depicting the importance of manufacturing to their lives and...

Wanda R. Bishop of Warner Robins has been selected as the new full-time Criminal Justice Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “Bishop has 24 years of experience in the Criminal Justice field and has worked with another higher education institution so we believe that she will be an asset to our Criminal Justice program and our students,” said President Watford....