Athletics News

Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost a hard fought last second 73 – 71 decision to the second-ranked South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association match-up Wednesday in Waycross.    The Jets jumped out to an early lead against the Hawks and were up 36 – 25 at the end of the first half.  They held on to the lead until the final seven minutes of the second half.  The Hawks were trailing 58 – 57 until Nick Giles hit a three...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 9th place this week.  They will have that ranking tested today when they host the 4th ranked Georgia Highlands team led by former Lady Jets head coach Brandon Harrell in a 4 p.m. matchup in the Hangar on the Americus campus.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally...

   SGTC Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2022.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner of the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year award with a stipend. This year South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson was selected for that honor. ...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took two impressive wins over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents recently as they traveled to Cuthbert to take a 99 – 73 win over the Andrew College Tigers and then returned home to capture a 95 – 81 victory over East Georgia State College and former Jets head coach Travis Garrett.       The Jets are currently in a tie for third place in the GCAA standings with Albany Tech with identical 5 – 3 records.  The Jets are...

Eighty South Georgia Technical College students from multiple academic programs recently participated in a workshop held by SGTC in partnership with the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center (EOC). This initial engagement with PAWS (Post-Secondary Achievement Workshops) focused on personal financial literacy. Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks addresses SGTC Cosmetology students. Valerie Hicks, Academic Advisor, Mercer EOC, facilitated the...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL luncheon recently.      “Allene and I are pleased to be here today to present Zakyah Cameron with this scholarship,” said President Emeritus Reeves.  “The GOAL...

     South Georgia Technical College is offering a free TEAS Prep Course on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the South Georgia Technical College campus for aspiring practical nursing students.  For more information or to register for the course, contact SGTC Director of Admissions Candie Walters, 229-931-2299 or cwalters@southgatech.edu.     Students must provide their own TEAS study book and are encouraged to be familiar with the contents of the study book.  Due to...

     South Georgia Technical College is celebrating the 20th anniversary of starting its intercollegiate Jets basketball program as part of its Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 5th, 2022 in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  Students, faculty and staff, retirees and alumni will be admitted to the games for free.    All South Georgia Technical College Tradesmen and Technic basketball players...

    Officials from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in Brunswick, Ga. visited South Georgia Technical College recently and toured the 42,000 square foot SGTC Griffin Bell Aerospace Technology Center which houses the college’s aviation maintenance, avionics, and aircraft structural academic programs.  Gulfstream is working with SGTC to hire aviation maintenance, avionics, aircraft structural and other related program graduates as the company continues to grow and expand its operations.   ...

   Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, a culinary arts student in Chef Ludwig “Ricky” Watzlowick’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2022.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide Technical College System of Georgia Student of the Year and the face of technical education in Georgia.    South Georgia Technical College...

    South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson has been selected as the 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus in front of SGTC faculty, staff, and friends.      “Thank you so much,” said Starlyn after he was recognized.  “I have been an instructor here for 18...

South Georgia Technical College has scheduled a series of spring-semester workshops for students at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. The workshops will cover a variety of topics to help students be successful in school and as they enter the workforce. Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, will host a financial aid workshop on Monday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. to assist students in completing their FAFSA forms. Tobias will also help students navigate other aspects of...