Athletics News

BATON ROUGE, La. – Nicholls State University women's basketball player Anna McKendree has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the organization announced Monday.  McKendree 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-year tenure at South Georgia Tech, the Lady Jets earned back to back Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

      Witt Brown of Montezuma was awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Chattahoochee Flint REA Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford was on hand to make the presentation along with other South Georgia Technical College Officials.     Chattahoochee-Flint RESA presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation recently to help fund student scholarships for its Electrical Lineworker program.  Over 550 students...

Rome, GA – It was a very tough weekend for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets. The Lady Jets managed to secure an 84 – 82 double over-time win over Georgia Highlands in Americus on Tuesday, but payback followed as the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers came back and defeated the Lady Jets 78 – 64 on Friday and then 72 – 65 on Saturday.     “On Friday, we started slow and really struggled to find a rhythm,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets interim head basketball coach Chris Ballauer and the 2021 Jets came away with two big wins over the 21st national ranked South Georgia State College Hawks this past week to move into first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with an 8 – 2 GCAA record and a 10 – 6 overall record.    This is the first time since 2013 – 2014 that the Jets have had a chance to go into the GCAA playoffs as a top-ranked team.  Right...

      Owen Deal of Leesburg received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the presentation along with other South Georgia Technical College officials.  Deal was awarded the scholarship based on his work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.     Andrea Walker, Chairman of the Sumter EMC Foundation, was on hand for the presentation.  “One of the seven guiding principles that...

      Five South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students were awarded South Georgia Technical College Foundation Scholarships recently.  Owen Deal of Leesburg, GA; Witt Brown of Montezuma, GA; Mason Andrew Kirkpatrick of Cochran, GA; Garrett Earls of Macon, GA; and Justin Gabriel Densel of Salem, AL; received the Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarships based on their work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.        Deal received the Sumter EMC...

     Brittany Rogers of Montezuma is joining South Georgia Technical College as a Student Affairs Assistant in the Student Affairs office, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  Her office will be located on the Americus campus. She will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens and Admissions Director Candie Walters.     Rogers is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration from Strayer University in Columbus, GA.  She has completed...

    In a battle between two unbeaten nationally ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) teams, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets outlasted the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in an 84 – 82 double-overtime victory to take sole possession of first place in the GCAA standings and remain unbeaten in the conference.  The South Georgia Technical College Jets were not as fortunate.  They dropped a 70 – 67 over-time decision to Southern Crescent Technical College in...

     Sophomore 6’ 7” forward Jalen Reynolds of Daren, GA, was the top rebounder in the nation in the March 1, 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I rankings this week.  He led the nation with 158 rebounds over 13 games.  The second leading rebounder has 152 rebounds in 11 games.     In addition to having the player with the most rebounds nationally in Division I, South Georgia Technical College has the 5th best women’s team in the nation.  The Lady Jets were...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both added wins to their records over the weekend as the Lady Jets took an impressive 79 – 38 victory over New Horizon Prep after their game with Wallace State was cancelled.  Then the Jets took an 85 – 81 double-over-time victory from Southern Crescent Technical College in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) match-up in the Hangar.  The Lady Jets are 12 – 1 overall and 6 – 0 in the conference.  The Jets are 8 –...

    South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall, who is also the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title.    The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and reward excellence among the more than 150,000 students attending the...

   Seventeen students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) have been nominated by their instructors for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall, who is the coordinator for the college’s GOAL program.    GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are...