Athletics News

   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Government Association hosted an Easter Egg Hunt student activity recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus.  All current students were invited to participate.    The Student Government Association hid 162 eggs on the back side of the campus and prizes were awarded to the students who found the most eggs, guessed the closest number to the jellybeans in a jar and the person who found the winner egg.    Jasmine...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The cost of the class is $125 and pre-registration is required. Space in the course is extremely...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face East Georgia State College at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2nd at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA in a semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 end of the season tournament.    South Georgia Technical College finished 2nd in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season to earn a bye in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region 17 tournament.  The Lady Jets are...

   SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor “Chef Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick 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 2021.       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 Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick was selected for that honor. ...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained ranked 8th nationally in the final 2020 -2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s basketball polls this week.  The Lady Jets finished the regular season 19 – 3 overall and 13 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).    Jones College, which defeated the Lady Jets earlier this season, remained in the top spot nationally.  They were followed by Northwest Florida State...

    South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Sophomore’s Veronica Charles and Moe Shida were both named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Region squad for their performances on the court during the 2020 – 2021 season, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.      Veronica Charles, 5’ 4” sophomore guard from Benue State, Nigeria, was selected as the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year for the Division I league for her aggressive play on the court. ...

   South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan is the latest in a long line of success stories from individuals who attended and graduated from the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program and moved forward toward successful careers.  He talks about his experience in this Georgia Power video:  https://www.poweringcareers.com/careers/network-underground-services.html .    Jordan is a Summer 2007 graduate of the SGTC eight-week Electrical Lineworker...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets outscored East Georgia State College 5 – 0 in the last minute to secure a 71 – 66 victory in their final regular season game.  The Jets finished the regular season in third place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with an 11 – 5 record and are 13 – 9 overall.    The Jets earned the right to host a quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region 17 tournament on Tuesday, April 6th at 6 p.m.   As the third-place seed, SGTC will...

   The struggle was real after undergoing surgery for two torn ACL’s in two years and at times Kamya Hollingshed doubted if it she would ever be able to return to the basketball court as a player for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets.  “She is an amazing person and player,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets athletic director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “And her hard work on and off the court is finally paying off.”    The 5’7” shooting...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Kenyatta Slaughter of Buena Vista, a Marketing Management student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross. The ceremony recognized the top students from each area of the business programs, which included: Moe Shida of Hokkaido, Japan, Sports and Fitness Management, nominated by James Frey; Sheldon Holt of Americus, Accounting, nominated...

   Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick has been named the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work in the culinary arts program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Watzlowick at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center rotunda on the Americus campus.  The Instructor of the Year finalists, their family members, and South Georgia Technical College officials and guests were on...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented cosmetology student Dawn Ammons with a $500 scholarship after she had been recognized as the college’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL ceremony recently.      “Allene and I are pleased to be here today to present Dawn Ammons with this scholarship,” said President Emeritus Reeves.  “The GOAL program...