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Lady Jets are shown practicing in Casper, Wyoming. Co-captains freshman Jamiah Gregory and sophomore Enola Papin are shown above huddling with the team prior to a practice in the Kelly Walsh High School prior to beginning of tournament. CASPER, WYOMING - The scenery and the weather in Casper, Wyoming, is a lot different from Southwest Georgia. Since arriving the Lady Jets have seen beautiful mountains, a 3-inch snow shower, and experienced wind gusts daily between 40 and 65 mph....

Lady Jets earn 11th trip to the NJCAA women’s Division I National Tournament and will take to the court on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. (EST). The 22nd-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are hoping to expand on their 13-game winning streak when they take on the 11th seeded Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. That...

NJCAA 2025 Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship bracket. The Lady Jets will face defending national champions Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN+. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets (25-6) clinched a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball tournament for the 11th time in the history of the 20-year program. They were seeded 22nd in the 24-team tournament...

SGTC Mio Sakano (30) and Kaiya Carter (3) named NJCAA Region XVII MVP and to the All-Tournament team. South Georgia Technical College sophomore point guard Mio Sakano was selected as the GCAA-NJCAA Region XVII Most Valuable Player for her performance in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament recently. Freshman Kaiya Carter was also named to the All-Tournament team for the Lady Jets. “I am...

The SGTC Lady Jets defeat East Georgia in the GCAA – NJCAA Region XVII Championship game to earn the opportunity to advance to the NJCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. They are shown here with the GCAA and NJCC Region XVII plaques. The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an 84 – 61 victory over the third-ranked East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National...

Enola Papin (24) led the Lady Jets in scoring against Andrew College in the NJCAA Region XVII Tournament semi-finals and also tied a new SGTC Lady Jets record for the most three-pointers in a single season (85). The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 12th consecutive win to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament Championship game. They will face East Georgia State College tonight (Friday, March...

Shown above are the three Jets recognized by the GCAA Division I men’s basketball league for their performances on the court this season. They are Hendrens Bartelus (1), Aiden Fitzgerald (20), and Jalexs Ewing (0).   Three South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball players have been recognized by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 men’s basketball conference for their athletic performance on the court for the 2024 – 2025 season.    Freshman forward...

SGTC Lady Jets Jamiah Gregory (23), Mio Sakano (30), Enola Papin (24), and Stephie Salumu (13) were the fourth Lady Jets tapped for the GCAA All-Region first team selections. Gregory was also named GCAA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Salumu was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year.    South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman Jamiah Gregory was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2025 Player of the Year and the Freshman of the Year in the...

Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points on the night. Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points on the night. Less than a week after defeating Georgia Highlands on a last-second old-fashioned three-point play, the South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a 71 – 69 decision to the Chargers in the quarter-final round of the 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament. The fifth...

NJCAA Region XVII playoff tournament semi-final and final brackets. Play begins Thursday, March 13th at 6 p.m. with SGTC hosting Andrew College. The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets, Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season champions, earned a bye in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament. SGTC will be hosting the semi-final and...

Mio Sakano (30) led the Lady Jets to the 99 – 43 win over Andrew College in the last regular season game of the year. The Lady Jets will host the NJCAA Region XVII tournament beginning Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2024-2025 regular season with a rousing 99 – 43 win over Andrew College this weekend to clinch first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season...

Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 17 points. After suffering a 63 – 60 loss to Gordon College in their final Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season game, the SGTC Jets had to rely on a lucky coin toss to finish in fourth place in the GCAA and earn the right to host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII quarter-final tournament game on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The narrow loss left the Jets in a four-way...