Athletics News

The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their fifth straight victory and their second Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference win recently in an 83 – 61 win over Central Georgia Technical College out of Macon, GA. “We are a work in progress,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey. “One minute we look like we have never played together and then the next minute we play up to...

Justin Johnson, 5, is shown above driving to the basket. He led the Jets in scoring against USC Salkahatchie. Americus, GA - The Tallahassee Community College Eagles flew past the South Georgia Technical College Jets to remain unbeaten and take the top honors in the SGTC Jets Tip-Off Basketball Classic held at the Hangar in Americus, GA recently. Tallahassee defeated the Jets 74 – 60 and also overpowered the Gordon State Highlanders 94 – 65 in the Tip-Off Classic to move to 7 –...

Shown above left to right are: Jasmine Majors, SGA; Ashley Holland, SGA President; Shana Rainey, SGA; Prince Burns, NTHS President; Tonya Rodgers, SkillsUSA President; standing top right, Stephanie Tyson, SGA and members from the Americus Senior Citizens center.The South Georgia Technical College SkillsUSA program is paving the way for our future workforce by reaching out to different groups in the community. The South Georgia Tech local membership team members reached out to the elderly at...

Ryan Carter accepts his Student of Excellence plaque from academic dean Dr. David Finley. Carter was named the student of excellence for the month of December 2018.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation maintenance technology student Ryan Carter of Blackshear was recently named the Student of Excellence for December.  Carter and five other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student...

Kacey Dixon was named the Nov. 2018 Student of Excellence.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Marketing Management student Kacey Dixon of Montezuma was recently named the Student of Excellence for November.  Dixon and four other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Dixon was selected as the overall Student of Excellence at the ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus...

A student with the Chamber Champions group reads a quote about leadership during the groups visit to SGTC.South Georgia Technical College hosted a development program recently for a group of area high school juniors known as the “Chamber Champions,” a youth leadership program sponsored by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. According to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Champions are chosen based on a list of criteria set forth by the Workforce Development division....

The South Georgia Tech Jets basketball team went 0-2 over the weekend after traveling to play in the Florida Southwestern Classic in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Jets (1-3) opened the classic against the host and #11 nationally ranked team, Florida SouthWestern State University, on Friday night. The Jets and Bucaneers battled for much of the first half, sharing five lead changes, but it would eventually be the Bucs that would take a 37-24 lead into the half. The Bucs (4-0) would go on to drive that...

Sophomore forward Fatou Pouye (12) is shown going in for a layup against Wallace State. She led the Lady Jets in scoring with 22 points in that match-up.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overcame an early 17 – 0 deficit to defeat the Wallace State Lady Lions 62 – 57 in the final game of the Lady Jets Tip-Off Classic tournament at the Hangar in Americus Saturday and Sunday. The SGTC Lady Jets were seeded 11th in the nation in the NJCAA pre-season rankings. They dropped...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the first place GSW team of Stephen Snyder and Coach Darcy Donaldson.A little rain did not damper the spirits at the fourth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Georgia Southwestern State University’s team of Golf Coach Darcy...

Georgia Southwestern and South Georgia Tech signed a new articulation agreement ensuring a smooth transition from SGTC to GSW’s Long-Term Care Management Program. (L-R front) Su Ann Bird, VP of Institutional Advancement at SGTC; Dr. David Kuipers, VP of Academic Affairs at SGTC; Dr. John Watford, SGTC President; Dr. Neal Weaver, GSW President; Dr. Suzanne Smith, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs at GSW; Dr. Leisa Easom, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Health Sciences and Professor...

President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Board of Director Chairman Jake Everett with the SGTC Board’s 100% certification for the 2018 year at the TCSG Leadership Conference in Savannah.The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association annual Leadership conference in Savannah recently. All seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Board...

Larry Paulk, Chairman of the Technical College Foundation Association, is shown above (l to r) with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, Duncan Beard and Ellen Marshall Beard who accepted the Benefactor of the Year award for the Mattie Marshall Foundation, along with SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird and Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur.SAVANNAH, GA – The Mattie Marshall...