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Men’s NJCAA Region 17 Division 1 tournament semi-final and final brackets.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets will travel to Waycross on Friday, April 9th for a 7 p.m. game against South Georgia State College in the semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Region 17 tournament.    The winner of the South Georgia Tech Jets and South Georgia State will advance to the finals on Saturday, April 10th at 4 p.m. at South Georgia State...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets came from behind with the help of Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Year Jalen Reynolds and Freshman of the Year Will Johnson to take a narrow 69 – 64 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 tournament quarterfinals.    The victory will allow the third seeded SGTC Jets to advance to the NJCAA Region 17 semifinal round that will be played in Waycross on...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and the NJCAA Region 17 trophy after the Lady Jets defeated Georgia Highlands, 80 – 71 in overtime in Rome, GA. The Lady Jets will now host Spartanburg Methodist in the Southeast Conference game on Saturday, April 10th at 1 p.m. in Americus.Rome, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned their fifth consecutive NJCAA Region 17 tournament championship but it took a last second...

Sophomore Moe Shida led the Lady Jets in scoring with 14 points in the NJCAA Region 17 semi-final tournament win over East Georgia in Rome Friday night.Rome, GA-   Sophomore guard Veronica Charles made one of two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining on the clock to give the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets a narrow 63 – 60 win over East Georgia State College in the semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 tournament at Georgia...

The NJCAA Region 17 Division I men’s basketball tournament brackets.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the opportunity to host a first round or quarterfinal game in the NJCAA Region 17 end of the season tournament.  The Jets finished the season in third place and will host sixth ranked Southern Crescent Technical College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th in the hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.    The Jets, under interim head coach Chris Ballauer and assistant coach Jaren...

The NJCAA Region 17 women's tournament bracket.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face East Georgia State College at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2nd at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA in a semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 end of the season tournament.    South Georgia Technical College finished 2nd in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season to earn a bye in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA...

Five South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34) and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s best rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnson (4), and Marvin McGhee (10).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained ranked 8th nationally in the final 2020 -2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s...

Shown above are Veronica Charles (4) and Moe Shida (10) who earned GCAA All-Region recognition.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Sophomore’s Veronica Charles and Moe Shida were both named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Region squad for their performances on the court during the 2020 – 2021 season, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.      Veronica Charles, 5’ 4” sophomore guard from Benue State, Nigeria, was selected as the...

Jets Jalen Reynolds, 3, led the Jets in scoring with 24 points against East Georgia.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets outscored East Georgia State College 5 – 0 in the last minute to secure a 71 – 66 victory in their final regular season game.  The Jets finished the regular season in third place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with an 11 – 5 record and are 13 – 9 overall.    The Jets earned the right to host a quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region...

SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.   The struggle was real after undergoing surgery for two torn ACL’s in two years and at times Kamya Hollingshed doubted if it she would ever be able to return to the basketball court as a player for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets.  “She is an amazing person and player,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets athletic director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “And her hard work on and...

Will Johnston (4) led the Jets in scoring with 23 points. He was five of 10 from the three point line and four of four from the foul line. He also made two layups.Barnesville, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets rebounded from their narrow 85 – 83 loss on Saturday to Gordon College to bounce back and secure the 87 – 65 victory in Barnesville to move to 10 – 4 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 12 – 8 overall.    “It was a good bounce back win for...

Six South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34),Hope Butera (21), and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s best rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnson (4), and Marvin McGhee (10).   Three wins this past week against Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association opponents allowed the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to remain in the...