Athletics News

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets in scoring with 14 points.   “A great win,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer described the Jets 61 – 56 win over the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) eight ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers in the Veterans Day Classic in the Hangar on the Americus campus Friday night.    In the opening game of the Veterans Day Classic Coastal Alabama defeated East Georgia State College and former...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points and also had nine rebounds in the win over Tallahassee Community College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets captured their second straight win with an impressive 92 – 82 victory over the Tallahassee Community College Eagles in the Hangar on Monday night. The Jets are now 2 – 1 on the season.    “This was a big win for our guys,” said SGTC Jets head coach Chris Ballauer.  “I knew Tallahassee would play hard and...

Sophomore guard Mohand Ammad, 10, from Paris, France, led the Jets in scoring with 19 points against ASA Prep Saturday.   Seven South Georgia Technical College Jets posted double-digit scoring in the Jets 122 – 39 victory over ASA Prep in the Jets home opener Saturday in the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.  The Jets are 1 – 1 overall.    The Jets jumped out to a 73 – 25 lead over ASA Prep in the first 20-minutes of play and then outscored them 49 – 14...

Maeva Fotsa, 30, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 13 points and Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets with 22 points in losses to Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, FL in their season openers.Panama City, FL – The final results were not what South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets first year head coach Jason Carpenter and Jets head coach Chris Ballauer wanted when they both lost their 2023 – 2024 basketball season openers to Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, FL, Wednesday...

2023 – 2024 Lady Jets – Shown seated (l to r) are: (3) Destiny Bishop, (24) Enola Papin, (30) Maria Favero, (0) Isabel de Souza Bueno; (4) Hinano Imamura, (11) Vera Gunaydin. On the back row are: Athletic Coordinator Terri Battle, Lady Jets Head Coach Jason Carpenter, (5) Greta Carollo, (15) Jessica Kailainy, (12) Maria Diaz, (22) Maeva Fotsa, (13) Mio Sakano along with Assistant Coach Olivia Melvin and Manager Davionne Gordon.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets will...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above welcoming individuals to the 2023 – 2024 Jets Kickoff event in the SGTC gymnasium.     Approximately 100 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2023 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.     All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to attend the “Tip-Off Event” which...

South Georgia Technical College President John Watford is shown above with the first place Sparky Reeves Team of Stan Gann, Kevin Reeves and Bryan Simmons decked out in the red jackets and holding the first place trophy. SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown in the back.Sparky Strong – Shown above are members of the Reeves family showing their support of the SGTC Sparky Reeves Golf Tournament Classic. Shown (l to r) are: Ryan and Mandy Reeves Young,...

9th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament planned for Tuesday, August 29th.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 9th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to support the Jets and Lady Jets athletics.      This is the first year...

Ryan Djoussa (3), Deonte Williams (12), Noah Barnett (33), and transfer Israel Momodu.     Three returning and one new member of the South Georgia Technical College Jets 2023 – 2024 basketball squad participated in the All-American JUCO Showcase – Invitational Top 200 NCAA certified event in Atlanta this past weekend, announced South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Chris Ballauer.      Ryan Djoussa, a 6’ 8” sophomore from Dublin, Ireland; Deonte Williams, a 6’...

SGTC Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson (center) is pictured in the Jets Pantry with Claudia Phillips (left), founder of On My Mother’s Shoulders, and volunteer Mona Williams.The inventory of the Jets Pantry, an effort to supply toiletries and personal hygiene products to South Georgia Technical College students in need, recently received a generous restocking courtesy of On My Mother’s Shoulders (OMMS), a 501(c)3 organization from Marietta, GA. The mission of OMMS is to...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey along with assistant coaches Olivia Melvin and Ricka Jackson are shown with the members of the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets with their plaques.New Mexico State University head coach Jody Adams was the guest speaker at the SGTC Jets Booster Club end of the season banquet.  “A good year and a great year,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2022 – 2023 basketball season for the Jets and...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey (center), was selected as the World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Women’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He is shown coaching the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is...