Athletics News

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Courtney McGriff-Taylor of Pineview, a student in the Business Technology program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. McGriff-Taylor was nominated by SGTC Business instructor Teresa Jolly. As the overall Student of Excellence for February, McGriff-Taylor received a commemorative plaque and a $50 check from SGTC Dean of...

     Winifred Wilson of Cordele is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     Wilson is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Business Administration online from Strayer University.  She earned a Business Technology certificate from South Georgia Technical College and is a graduate of Crisp County High School.    Prior to...

   Three wins this past week against Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association opponents allowed the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to move up two spots into the number eight position in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s basketball rankings this week.  The Lady Jets are 16 – 3 overall and 10 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).    Jones College, which defeated the Lady Jets earlier this season, moved into the...

Three South Georgia Technical College instructors have been selected as finalists for SGTC’s 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Those instructors include Dr. Raven Payne, English/General Education instructor; Chester A. Taylor, III, Math/General Education instructor; and Ludwig “Ricky” Watzlowick, Culinary Arts instructor. These instructors were nominated for the honor by other members of the South Georgia Tech...

   South Georgia Technical College and Caterpillar are changing lives through the ThinkBig program for Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology graduates.    In 2013, Matt Bass received an opportunity that would change his life. Matt was awarded a ThinkBIG technician scholarship from Ring Power and given the opportunity to attend South Georgia Technical College to train as a heavy equipment dealer technician.      Over the next two years, Matt rotated in eight-week intervals between...

    Despite a last-second scare, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to take back-to-back wins over Albany Technical College on Thursday and Saturday.  The game Thursday in Albany was in doubt until Albany Tech’s final three-point shot bounced off the rim to allow the Lady Jets to squeak by in a 47 – 45 decision. Then on Saturday, the Lady Jets walked away with a 100 – 58 decision to move to 10 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association standings and 16...

Former South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Yazz Wazeerud-Din of Marietta, GA has earned Second-Team All-Conference honors in the ASUN conference following her impressive junior season with the Stetson University Hatters. Wazeerud-Din graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 2020 and helped lead the Lady Jets to their best season in the history of the program.  During her two years at South Georgia Tech, the Lady Jets earned back to back Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Vanessa Wall, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. These four semi-finalists will be interviewed by a panel of community leaders on Wednesday, March 17th to select the overall winner. Chosen as semi-finalists are: Dawn Ammons of Ellaville, cosmetology; Michael Logan Driggers of Americus, computer support...

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Justin Gabriel Densel of Salem, AL, recently.     The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton,...

    The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets got back to their winning ways Tuesday night when they captured an 86 – 52 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans to move to 8 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference and 14 – 3 overall.  They travel to Albany Tech today at 5:30 for a rematch.    Sophomore guards Imani McNeal and Veronica Charles led the charge by knocking down 17 points each.  Another sophomore guard, Moe Shida, added...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Mason Andrew Kirkpatrick of Cochran, GA, received the Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship was awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and other South Georgia Technical College officials were on hand to present Kirkpatrick with his SGTC...

   Three loses to nationally ranked teams within 12 days dropped the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets from 5th in the nation to the number 10 spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s basketball rankings.  The Lady Jets are 13 – 3 overall and 7 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).    However, the Jets pulled off a two-game upset against the nationally ranked South Georgia State College Hawks last week to...