Athletics News

Two members of the South Georgia Technical College 2025 – 2026 Jets men’s basketball team were listed in the initial JucoRecruiting.com Top 100 players Rankings for the 2026 JUCO Class. Sophomore center Matt Mbole from Cameroon, was listed as 11th in the nation and guard Jalexs Ewing from Augusta, was ranked 70th. These rankings are based on a combination of production at the JUCO level and the player’s projected performance at the next level, amongst other things. ...

Over 30 representatives from Georgia Southwestern State University, South Georgia Technical College and Sumter County Schools gathered on GSW’s campus today for the Tri-Ed Career Pathways Collaboration Meeting. SCS Superintendent Walter Knighton, SGTC President John Watford, Ed.D., and GSW President Michelle Johnston, Ph.D., welcomed the group before breakout sessions began. “There is so much power in partnerships,” said Johnston. “That’s why we’re here today - to...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has announced its 2026 nominees for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Office of Adult Education awards. Gavin Wright has been selected as SGTC’s Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) nominee, while Destiny Walker was named the college’s Outstanding Adult Education Teacher of the Year nominee. The EAGLE award recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in their pursuit of a high school equivalency...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets soared to a 96 – 62 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Georgia Highlands and former SGTC assistant men’s basketball coach Reco Dawson Wednesday night. This win allowed the Jets to move into third place in the GCAA Division I standings with a 4 – 2 record. The Jets are 8 – 12 overall. Georgia Highlands fell to eighth place with a 1 – 4 record. The Jets are on a four-game winning steak and despite a slow...

Atlanta, Ga.--Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Mercer University have signed new transfer agreements designed to create seamless pathways for technical college students to earn bachelor’s degrees, further reducing barriers to completion and strengthening Georgia’s workforce pipeline. Known as articulation agreements, this partnership allows graduates from any of TCSG’s 22 colleges to transfer into Mercer University’s...

South Georgia Technical College is celebrating over 75 years of success as an educational institution. In honor of this proud past and promising future, the college will be hosting a Homecoming/Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration on Saturday, February 28th in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition. The public is invited to attend this free event. Games start at 1 p.m. This is a black out event and...

Members of the South Georgia Technical College National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) hosted a local book drive that resulted in over 150 books being donated to the Methodist Home for Children located in Americus, Georgia. The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is the honor society for Career and Technical Education (CTAE), recognizing outstanding student achievement in CTE since 1984. Having served over 1.2 million members in secondary and postsecondary chapters across the...

Chad Morgan of Abbeville has been hired as a Practical Nursing Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Crisp County Center Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan. Morgan is a graduate of South Georgia State College in Douglas, GA, with an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. He brings over 11...

The “Fly High Goose Foundation” and Thompson Foundation each made $10,000 donations to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Adrian “Fly High Goose” Johnson endowed scholarship recently to provide tool scholarships for Thompson Tractor students enrolled in South Georgia Tech’s Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology program. Adrian “Goose” Johnson, was a 19-year old student from Stockton, AL, who passed away from a tragic car accident in 2019. He...

Cuthbert, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept Andrew College in a pair of Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) games Saturday. The Lady Jets opened with an 86 – 65 victory and the Jets followed with an impressive 107 – 54 win over the Tigers in the second-half of the double-header. The 3 - 1 Lady Jets remained in second place in the GCAA behind unbeaten East Georgia State College (3- 0). The Lady Jets are 8 – 11 overall. The Jets moved...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) sophomore guard Taja Bennett was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time in the past four weeks. She was selected this time for the January 26th week and previously for January 12th and January 5th. Bennett is only the second Jet or Lady Jet to earn Player of Week selections and she was the first and only SGTC women’s player to be chosen for this...

Melissa Hollis of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Administrative Assistant to Julie Partain, Vice President of Academic Affairs. She will be located on the SGTC Americus campus. “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to welcome Melissa Hollis to the college as a full-time employee,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “We are very pleased that she is joining the academic...