Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College recently announced four finalists selected to advance to the final round of judging in the local phase of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition. The finalists are Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, a Culinary Arts student nominated by Ricky Watzlowick; Gerode Prather of Lithia Springs, Motorsports Technology, nominated by Kevin Beaver; Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma, Criminal Justice, nominated by Teresa McCook; and Symone Stevens of Buena...

Macon, GA - The 11th place nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to hang on and take a narrow 65 – 62 victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up Tuesday in Macon.     “We had a really good start to the game and seemed to have a good flow offensively.  I thought we were really aggressive and then we started getting fouls called on us and it changed the way we had...

   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 11th place after securing a big win over the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers last week.  The Lady Jets are 18 – 4 on the season   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten, but four tough losses dropped them as low as...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets point guard Will Johnston and Albany Tech’s John Egbuta shared honors as Co-GCAA Players of the Week in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball award listings for the week of January 24th.    This is the fourth consecutive week and fifth time this season that a South Georgia Technical College athlete has been spotlighted in the weekly awards listings.  Will Johnson, a 6’ 3” point guard from Sydney,...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a financial aid workshop for students on the college’s Americus campus. The workshop will be held on February 2 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the testing lab on the second floor of the Odom Center. SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Jasmine Mercer will assist students in navigating the financial aid process. She will offer students instruction on financial aid literacy and also guide the students in completing their 2021-2022 and 2022-2023...

    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both captured wins over their Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents in a double-header in the Hangar Saturday.  The Lady Jets easily overpowered the East Georgia College Bobcats, 77 – 60, and the Jets managed to upset the top ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers 106 – 88 in overtime.   The Lady Jets are currently in second place behind Georgia Highlands in the GCAA with a 7 – 2 record and they are 18 – 4...

   In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball teams, the 13th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers, 80 – 74, in the SGTC Hangar Thursday.     “We are improving every week,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “This was a good test for the Lady Jets and we were able...

Macon, GA – A last second three-point shot at the buzzer allowed the Central Georgia Technical College Titans to take a 76 – 73 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference (GCAA) win over the South Georgia Technical College Jets in Macon recently.  The loss dropped the Jets to fifth place with a 2 – 3 and 10 – 9 record.  Central Georgia Tech is currently in second place in the conference with a 3 – 1 and 12 – 3 performance.    “That was a tough loss,” said Jets...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb one spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls after securing five straight wins in January. They will have a chance to keep that designation Thursday, January 20th when they host the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko ofSion, Switzerland, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 17, 2022.  This was her second selection in three weeks.   This is the third week of the 2022 year and fourth time this season that individual SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding conference play.   SGTC freshman Alexia Dizeko of Sion,...

South Georgia Technical College split a recent doubleheader against Albany Technical College in The Hangar on the SGTC campus in Americus. The SGTC Lady Jets won going away by a final score of 83-56, while the men fell in double overtime 102-97. The Lady Jets now stand at 16-4 overall and 6-2 in conference play. The Jets are now 10-8 overall and 2-2 in-conference. Alexia Dizeko led the Lady Jets with 21 points followed by Fanta Gassama with 16. Kamya Hollngshed also finished in double...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets redshirt shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed of Locus Grove, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 10, 2022.    This is the second week of the 2022 year that the SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding conference play.   SGTC freshman Alexia Dizeko of Sion, Switzerland was selected as the Player of the Week for the first week of January...