Athletics News

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a group of home-schooled 4-H students ranging in age from elementary school to 11th grade. Randy West, University of Georgia Crisp County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth, brought the group to campus to help students envision options for their futures after high school. SGTC Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator Katrice Taylor led the group on a tour of the campus to explore the programs available. Taylor also...

South Georgia Technical College recently held a meeting for people interested in the LPN (Licensed Practical Nursing) program. The meeting was held at the SGTC Crisp County Center in Cordele. Katrice Taylor, Admissions Coordinator at the Crisp County Center, provided an overview of the competitive process for acceptance into the LPN program. Traci Griffen, Executive Director of Albany State University’s Cordele location, explained the LPN to RN bridge program. Entrance into the LPN...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the right to advance to the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semifinals with an 89 – 76 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Tuesday night in the Hangar.    The Jets are now 20 – 11 on the season and ranked second in the GCAA regular season standings.  They will face the third seeded South Georgia State College Hawks in a semi-final game in Rome, GA at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 4th.  Top-ranked...

     “Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”  Mary Ann Radmacher, an American author and artist, is credited with that quote but she could have been speaking about Terry Thomas who graduated from the Aviation Maintenance Technology program at South Georgia Tech in 1985 and made a life and a living in that field for over three decades now.    Thomas is a Senior Consultant, MSG-3 Maintenance...

   South Georgia Technical College will be waiving application fees for high school seniors during the month of March as part of the GA Futures/Georgia Student Finance Commission’s March is “Apply to College Month.”    “This is a great opportunity for high school students graduating in May to go ahead and apply to South Georgia Technical College and have their application fee waived,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  “South Georgia Technical College has been ranked as...

    Two members of the nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) women’s Division I basketball All-Tournament team for their performance in the GCAA Division I women’s 2021 – 2022 tournament in Rome, Georgia.  The Lady Jets ended the regular season with a 26 – 6 overall record.    SGTC freshman center Fanta Gassama from Mataro, Spain, and freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko of Sion,...

   Georgia Power local manager Don Porter, who also serves as the Chairman of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors, sponsored a Georgia Power internship coordination meeting with local educational partners recently at South Georgia Technical College to discuss Georgia Power’s support of education and share information about the company’s summer internship program.    “South Georgia Technical College’s partnership with Georgia Power is reinforced and strengthened...

Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma was honored recently as the Student of Excellence for February on South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus. Sadecky studies Criminal Justice and was nominated by her instructor, Teresa McCook. “I nominated Kimberly because of all she brings to South Georgia Tech,” McCook said. “She has excellent work ethics and she has maintained a 4.00 GPA while enrolled here.  She is involved outside of the classroom as well.  She is a member of the student...

   Four members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets earned top honors as members of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball All-Region teams for the 2021 – 2022 season and helped lead the Jets to a second-place finish in the GCAA.   They will host Southern Crescent at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 1st in the Hangar in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.    Sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III was selected as the GCAA Player...

Swainsboro, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets were only six points away from winning their first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title since 2013 – 2014, but former Jets head coach Travis Garrett and the East Georgia State College Bobcats were able to take an 86 – 81 victory over the Jets in the final regular season game of the year and force the Jets into second place in the conference.    “Saturday was tough,” said South Georgia Technical...

Rome, GA – The 3rd nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers simply overpowered the 8th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 67 – 56 in a battle between two nationally ranked women’s basketball powerhouses in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament finals in Rome, Saturday.    “My hats off to Coach Brandon Harrell and the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers,” said SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. ...

Rome, GA – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament finals will be a battle between two nationally ranked teams.  The 3rd ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers will match-up against the 8th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets on Saturday, February 26th at 2 p.m. in Rome on Georgia Highlands home court.  This will be the seventh time in nine years that the two teams have met in the finals.    The Lady Jets and Coach James Frey earned...