Athletics News

   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its sixth annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, November 30th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  and everyone is invited to this fun free Drive-Thru celebration that will feature free light-up gifts and individually wrapped goodies for everyone.      Santa and his elves will be on hand to greet families but everyone is asked to remain in their cars.  Individuals should arrive and use the Lindbergh Drive entrance by the large Navy...

Tallahassee, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to the Tallahassee Community College Classic over the weekend and ended up splitting decisions.  The Lady Jets came up with a 58 – 47 win over Monroe College from New York on Saturday, but 36 turnovers left them one point shy in a 59 –60 loss to Tallahassee Community College on Sunday.  The Lady Jets dropped to 5 – 2 on the season.  Their first loss came earlier in the week to Georgia Highlands.    “We...

   The 21st nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets coasted to a 123 – 41 win over Action Sports Academy in The Hangar Saturday to move to 6 – 0 on the season.  The Jets will now travel to Sarasota, FL for the State College of Florida Classic where they will face State College of Florida and nationally ranked Eastern Florida State and Indian River Community College on November 25th, 26th, and 27th.     Action Sports was not sure what hit them when the Jets took to the...

Jakob Eubanks of Americus was recently honored as the Student of Excellence for South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Americus campus. Eubanks, a high school senior, is a dual enrollment student in SGTC’s Automotive Technology program. He was nominated for the award by his instructor, Brandon Dean. “Jakob is pretty much what every student at South Georgia Tech should aspire to be,” Dean said. “He comes in on time and does his work – wide open on anything we do.” Of...

The fifth-ranked South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jets suffered their first defeat of the season in a hard-fought contest against the Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers of Rome Georgia. An energetic crowd in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the SGTC campus cheered as the Lady Jets attempted to mount a late comeback, but the effort ultimately fell short as Georgia Highlands emerged with the 65-54 victory. After an early lead, the Lady Jets fell behind midway through the...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III, of Atlanta, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Division I.  This was the first GCAA Player of the Week selection for the 2021 – 2022 season.    McGhee has helped lead the Jets to a 5 – 0 start this season and a 21st National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) ranking.  This is the Jets first national ranking since the 2013 –...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up two spots into 5th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s national basketball poll this week and the Jets earned their first national ranking in several years with a 21st place seed in the Division I men’s basketball poll.  Both teams are currently unbeaten in the 2021 - 2022 season.     “This is exciting news for both teams,” said SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach...

    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2022 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the third consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction. Niche’s Best College rankings for 2022 for Georgia can be found at:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-community-colleges/s/georgia/    In addition to being named the Best Community College...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both took impressive wins over the weekend to remain unbeaten this season.  The 7th place nationally ranked Lady Jets captured an 83 – 42 victory over Andrew College in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference game to move to 4 – 0 overall and 1 – 0 in the GCAA. And then the Jets traveled Phenix City, AL to take a narrow 84 – 82 win over Chattahoochee Valley Community College to start the season 5 –...

Tuscaloosa, AL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an impressive 84 – 81 victory over the previously unbeaten Shelton State Bucs, who were ranked 7th in the National Junior College Athletic Association men’s basketball Division 1 standings this week, to remain unbeaten with a 4 – 0 record.    The two teams fought for the lead all night long.  Shelton led by as many as 11 points with less than nine minutes to play.  The two teams continued to battle but SGTC was able to...

Tuscaloosa, AL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an 84 – 71 victory over Bevill Community College in the Shelton State Veterans Day Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL, Wednesday night to move to 3 – 0 for the 2021 – 2022 season.    They will face off against Shelton State Community College Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Shelton State.  The Bucs were the 2021 NJCAA Region XXII Division I men’s basketball champions and are currently 3 – 0 on the season and ranked 7th in the...

    Paul M. Larkin, Jr. of Leesburg, GA has been hired as a South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.      “We are pleased that Paul Larkin will be joining the South Georgia Technical College faculty as one of our Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructors,” said President Watford.  “Our...