Athletics News

Swainsboro, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split decisions with East Georgia State College in Swainsboro in key Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contests, Saturday. The Lady Jets suffered a 69 – 66 loss while the Jets beat the East Georgia State College Bobcats, 77 – 69. This was the SGTC Lady Jets first GCAA loss this season. The loss dropped them from tied for first place in the GCAA with East Georgia into a tie for second place with...

Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets slipped to 0 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) play following a 78 – 53 loss to the South Georgia State College Hawks in Waycross. The Jets are currently tied for last place in the GCAA and are 4 – 12 overall. South Georgia State is currently in a three-way tie for second place in the conference with a 2 – 1 record and they are 9 – 8 overall. Central Georgia Tech is current undefeated at 3 – 0...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) sophomore guard Taja Bennett was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 12th and January 5th. Bennett is only the second Jet or Lady Jet to earn Player of Week selections and she is the first SGTC women’s player to be chosen for this honor. Jalexs Ewing received the honor for the Jets on November 10, 2025. Bennett averaged 24.5 points...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 2 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) women’s basketball standings after taking an impressive 98 – 63 victory over the previously GCAA unbeaten Albany Tech Lady Titans. The Lady Jets are leading the GCAA Division 1 standings with a 2 – 0 record followed by East Georgia State College with a 1 – 0 record. Andrew College and Albany Tech are 1 – 1 on the season, Central Georgia Tech is 0 – 1 and...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets struggled but still managed to take a 74 – 63 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win against Central Georgia Technical College in their opening conference match-up. The Jets were not as fortunate. They fell to 0 – 1 in the conference and 4 – 11 overall after dropping a 94 – 74 decision to the Central Georgia Tech Titans. “It was very sloppy but we found a way to win,” said South Georgia Technical...

Niceville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a 93 – 78 decision to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) fifth ranked Northwest Florida State College Raiders over the weekend to fall to 4 – 10 on the season. Northwest Florida State College is currently 17 – 1 on the season and were only up 42 – 35 over the Jets at the end of the first half of play. They outscored the Jets, 51 – 43, in the second half to coast to the 93 – 78...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished out the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament and the 2025 year with an impressive 76 – 66 win over the Eastern Florida Titans in Tuesday’s final game in the Hangar. They are 5 – 10 on the season. Earlier in the day, the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 11th ranked Shelton State Lady Bucks upset the previously undefeated and number two team in the nation, Chipola College Lady Indians, 72 – 57. ...

The Chipola Lady Indians demonstrated why they are ranked second in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national rankings Monday night when they moved to 14 – 0 on the season in an 83 – 46 win over the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets in the SGTC Holiday Classic. In the opening game Monday night, 11th ranked Shelton state defeated St. Petersburg Community College, 77 – 56, and then Eastern Florida came from behind to defeat Cleveland Community...

Freshman point guard Candice Ganga from Paris, France, scored four points in the final minute and a half to allow the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overcome a 63 – 64 deficit and secure a 67 – 64 victory over the St. Petersburg Titans in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic Sunday night. The win stopped a four-game losing streak for the Lady Jets, which are now 4 – 9 on the season. St. Petersburg is 3 – 8. The Lady Jets will have their work cut out for them tonight as...

Marianna, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped back-to-back losses in the Chipola Classic in Marianna, FL over the weekend to fall to 3 – 7 on the season. They suffered a 71 – 66 loss to Bishop State Community College and then an 84 – 61 decision to the undefeated second-ranked Chipola State Indians. The Lady Jets seem to be struggling under third year Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter who put together a combined 46 – 18 record...

SWAINSBORO, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved to 4 – 9 on the season after splitting decisions in the East Georgia State College Classic December 6th and 7th. The Jets lost to Brunswick Community College 82 – 77 in the opener and then rallied to defeat Richard Bland College 78 – 60 on Sunday. East Georgia State College walked away as the overall winner in the East Georgia State College Classic with wins over Richard Bland (85-67) and a narrow 69 – 64 victory...

Tallahassee, FL - The 20th nationally ranked Tallahassee State College Eagles ended the South Georgia Technical College Jets two-game winning streak when they rolled to a 79 – 66 victory in Tallahassee, Monday. The Jets are now 3 – 8 on the season. Tallahassee jumped out to an early lead and were up 38 – 26 at the end of the first half. The Jets rallied in the second half and narrowed the scoring deficit to only one point (40 – 41) but that still left them 13 points shy of a...