Athletics News

Shown above (l to r) for the Jets and Lady Jets sophomore day presentations are: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, Lady Jets Enola Papin and Maria Favero, Lady Jets Assistant Coach Olivia Melvin, Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington, Lady Jet Mio Sakano, Jets Athletic Coordinator Terrie Battle, Pascal Bod with Jets Daryl Bod, Jets Vaughn Prosser along with Hutch Wills, Layla, Lindi and Ivey Ballauer, along with Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and SGTC...

Jalexs Ewing (0) led the Jets to a narrow 80 – 79 win over Georgia Highlands. Jalexs Ewing, a freshman guard from Augusta, GA, hit a free throw with 2.1 seconds remaining to allow the South Georgia Technical College Jets to take an 80 – 79 victory over Georgia Highlands College in a crucial Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up. The Jets are currently 9 – 6 in the conference and in a three-way tie for third place. Ewing made the Jets...

Kaiya Carter, 3, scored 36 points against Southern Crescent Tech in the 136 – 24 win and then had 16 points against Albany Tech. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets have wrapped up the first-place spot in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference and will host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals and finals on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14. The Lady Jets...

Jamiah Gregory (23) and Daryl Bod (10) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets and Jets against Andrew College. Cuthbert, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets’ season has been similar to a roller coaster ride. After an overtime upset win over top ranked South Georgia State College on the road, the Jets lost to eighth ranked Andrew College in a 75 – 73 battle on the road. The Jets fell to fourth place and 7 – 5 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

Aiden Fitzgerald (20) and Mio Sakano (30) were the top scorers for the Jet and Lady Jets in wins this week. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came away with big Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins on the road this week. The Jets defeated the top-ranked South Georgia State College Hawks 96 – 89 in overtime in Waycross and the Lady Jets remained in first place in the Division 1 women’s standings with a 96 – 21 victory over...

Jamiah Gregory (23) was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points against East Georgia.SWAINSBORO, Ga - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets may have clinched first place in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s standings Saturday and the opportunity to host the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.  The Lady Jets secured a narrow 78 – 72 win over the second ranked East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats in Swainsboro and are now 9- 1 in the...

Jalexs Ewing, 0, was the leading scorer for the Jets in the overtime win against Central Georgia Tech.   The top ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overpowered Central Georgia Tech’s Lady Titans 113 – 33 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference doubleheader.  The Jets defeated the Titans in the second half of the double-header 80 – 73 in overtime for a complete sweep.    This was a big conference win for both the Jets and Lady Jets.  The win...

Kaiya Carter, 3, and Jalexs Ewing (0) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets and Jets in the wins over Southern Crescent.GRIFFIN, Ga - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets extended their winning streaks to three and four consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) games with the Jets securing a 79 – 68 victory over the Tigers while the Lady Jets coasted to a 103 – 39 decision over the Lady Tigers.    The win allowed the Lady Jets to remain in sole...

Stephie Salumu, 13, was selected as the GCAA Division 1 women’s basketball player of the week for the second time this season.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved into sole possession of first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball standings and freshman guard Stephie Salumu was selected as the Player of the Week for the second time this season.    Salumu, a 6’ 0” guard from Belgium, was selected as the GCAA...

Dwight Brown (21) was the top scorer for the Jets in the win over Gordon College with 20 points.Barnesville, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets captured a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) win over Gordon College, 69 – 57, in Barnesville to move to 4 – 3 and into a tie for fourth place with Georgia Highlands and Gordon College in the overall standings.    This was the Jets fourth GCAA win in five outings.  They are currently ranked behind South Georgia State...

Stephie Salumu, 13, was tied with Mio Sakano as the leading scorer against East Georgia with 17 points. She also led the team in rebounding with 12.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the top-ranked East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats 71 – 50 to move into a tie for first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball standings with identical 6 – 1 records.  The Lady Jets are 15 – 6 overall and East Georgia is 11...

Aiden Fitzgerald, 20; Mio Sakano 30; and Enola Papin, 24; were the three Jets and Lady Jets players nominated for GCAA Player of the Week honors for the past two weeks.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets had their first player selected for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors and the Lady Jets had their fifth and sixth different players recognized for the honor over the past two weeks.    Aiden Fitzgerald, a 6’ 8”...