Athletics News

Shown above (l to r) for the Jets and Lady Jets sophomore day presentations are: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, Lady Jets Enola Papin and Maria Favero, Lady Jets Assistant Coach Olivia Melvin, Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington, Lady Jet Mio Sakano, Jets Athletic Coordinator Terrie Battle, Pascal Bod with Jets Daryl Bod, Jets Vaughn Prosser along with Hutch Wills, Layla, Lindi and Ivey Ballauer, along with Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and SGTC...

SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technology Student Patricia Rice speaks at a recent meeting of the SGTC WIOA Board of Directors.Pictured left to right are SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, aviation student Patricia Rice, RVRC WIOA Director Janice West and SGTC President Dr. John Watford at a recent meeting of the SGTC WIOA Board of Directors.Patricia Rice, an aviation maintenance technology student at South Georgia Technical College, recently shared her experience as a beneficiary of the...

Cordele-Crisp County IDC Chair and SGTC Board member Grant Buckley, Cordele-Crisp County Chamber of Commerce Director and SGTC Foundation Board member Monica Simmons, SGTC Crisp County Center Academic Dean and Economic Development Director Michelle McGowan are shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Crisp County Center CDL Instructor Taylor Hughes, SGTC CDL Instructor Keadrick Pittman, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, CDL Instructors Ken Coptsias and Nicholas...

Jalexs Ewing (0) led the Jets to a narrow 80 – 79 win over Georgia Highlands.   Jalexs Ewing, a freshman guard from Augusta, GA, hit a free throw with 2.1 seconds remaining to allow the South Georgia Technical College Jets to take an 80 – 79 victory over Georgia Highlands College in a crucial Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up.  The Jets are currently 9 – 6 in the conference and in a three-way tie for third place.    Ewing made the Jets last five...

Shown above in the SGTC Automotive Technology classroom with their Erica Scannavino Tool Scholarships are: Automotive Technology students Donovan Robertson, Jonathan Soper, Gabreille Wade, Devin Dexter, Brandon Ford, Ann Little, and Abel Zunan. The Motorsports students shown are: James Naegel, Jarriel K. Early, Brian Jordan, Kentravis McCrary, Keshaun Myrick, Troytavian L. Smith, Motorsports Instructor Kevin Beaver, Edgar A. Jimenez Garcia, Automotive Instructor Carey Mahone, Greg Hester,...

TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier (c) is shown above signing the Articulation Agreement to expand transfer pathway in Information Technology with Middle Georgia State University.Atlanta, Ga.--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Middle Georgia State University have signed a new articulation agreement to provide a seamless transfer pathway for students pursuing careers in Information Technology. This agreement ensures that graduates of TCSG colleges who earn an Associate of Applied...

Inductees stand to recite the NTHS motto at the recent National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently inducted 20 new members into the college’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic achievement. The ceremony was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. SGTC President Dr. John Watford welcomed...

Kaiya Carter, 3, scored 36 points against Southern Crescent Tech in the 136 – 24 win and then had 16 points against Albany Tech.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets have wrapped up the first-place spot in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference and will host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals and finals on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14.    The Lady Jets captured two wins...

Picture (l-r) are President Dr. John Watford, Janeisha Brown, Glenn Bryant, Lynn Williams, Jean Ford, keynote speak Alton Ford, Johnny Griffin, Teresa O’Bryant and Mary Cross at the recent South Georgia Technical College Black History Month celebration.Keynote speaker Alton Ford delivers remarks at South Georgia Technical College’s recent Black History Month celebration.South Georgia Technical College board member Alton Ford was the guest speaker at SGTC’s recent Black History Month...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Academic Dean David Finley, John Deere Ag Tech instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck along with Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount and John Deere dealer representatives and corporate officials from across the Southeastern United States.Americus, GA –Approximately 50 high school students, parents and dealers from across the Southeastern United States attended South Georgia Technical College’s John...

Chief Stone to retire from SGTC as Police Chief and Director of Campus Safety.   For the past two decades. South Georgia Technical College Director of Campus Safety and Police Chief Sammy Stone has been protecting the faculty, staff, and most importantly the students attending SGTC.  He and his family made their home on the Americus campus to provide the college with seven-day, 24-hour protection.  Today, he has announced his plans to retire effective June 30, 2025.    “The right person...

SGTC Crisp County Center Criminal Justice Instructor Wanda Bishop is shown above with SGTC Crisp County Center Black History Day speaker Lawanda Troutman, and SGTC Crisp County Center Accounting Instructor Tammy Hamilton.    Lawanda Troutman, Human Relations Director at West Fraser and the Cordele-Crisp County Chamber Chairperson was the keynote speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Black History Month program held in the LaPorte Auditorium in Cordele...