Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the first place GSW team of Stephen Snyder and Coach Darcy Donaldson.A little rain did not damper the spirits at the fourth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Georgia Southwestern State University’s team of Golf Coach Darcy...

Adonis Green, 2, scored 36 points for the Jets in their opening game of the season. Fatou Pouye, 12, had 19 points and 11 points for the Lady Jets in their first two regular season games this season. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets opened the 2018 -2019 basketball season on the road recently and both teams split decisions in their first two outings. The Lady Jets fell 68 – 66 to Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL, but then bounced back to post a 71 – 41 win over...

Freshman Jeremy Johnson (#21) goes up for a layup. Johnson led the team in scoring with 17 points off the bench.The South Georgia Tech Jets finished up their preseason schedule in the Hangar on Monday night, falling to the Middle Georgia Prep (MGP) Lions by one in a 2OT thriller. The Jets jumped out to an early lead in front of an eager home crowd, leading by a game-high 11 points in the first half. Despite the home energy however, MGP rallied back to take a 42-40 lead into...

Sophomore Bigue Sarr, 21, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 22 points against Thomas University in a pre-season scrimmage Saturday.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets came out strong in the second half to stretch a narrow 29 – 26 half-time lead to a 64 – 46 win over the Thomas University Lady Night Hawks from the NAIA Sun Conference in the Hangar in Americus. “We did not play with much intensity in the first half,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director...

2018 – 2019 Lady Jets – Shown seated (l to r) are: Aubrey Maulden (20); Rio Yamazaki (3); Anna McKendree (14) Alyssa Nieves (4); Kamya Hollingshed (30); Mari Hill (10); and Ricka Jackson (1). Standing are: Manager Destiny Penn, Assistant coach Kezia Conyers, Bigue Sarr (21); Oumy Gueye (23); Amara Edeh (5) Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din (13); Fatou Pouye (12); Laky Somo (24); and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets...

Sophomore forward Ricka Jackson, 1, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets. She is shown above shooting from the three-point line. She was two of seven from the three point line.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a hard fought 65 – 60 overtime decision to the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany State Lady Rams in a pre-season scrimmage in the Hangar on the Americus campus recently. “We started out very slow. We played in...

The SGTC Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament has been rescheduled.Sparky Reeves golf tournament rescheduled.The 4th annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Tournament has been rescheduled due to weather concerns relating to Hurricane Michael. The tournament was scheduled for Thursday, October 11th, but has now been rescheduled for Thursday, November 8th at the Griffin Bell Conference Center. For more information about the tournament contact SGTC...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above challenging the 2018 – 2019 Jets and Lady Jets team to live up to the South Georgia Tech rich “legacy” in the classroom and on the courts at the Tip-Off Banquet recently.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford challenged the members of 2018 – 2019 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams to build on the proud legacy of the college and the former Jets and Lady Jets at part of the Jets 2018 “Tip Off” banquet held recently...

Shown above (l to r) are Anne Isbell, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, presenting SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird with a donation for the SGTC Foundation and the Jets Booster Club.The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently in support of the Foundation’s annual fund drive to help students “Celebrate Success With South Georgia Tech.” They also presented a donation to the Jets Booster Club. Anne...

South Georgia Technical College returning Lady Jets Bigue Sarr, Alyssa Nieves and Ricka Jackson are shown above at the NJCAA All-Star competition.ATLANTA, GA – Three returning members from the nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College 2017 – 2018 Lady Jets women’s basketball tournament were invited to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Star showcase in Atlanta recently. South Georgia Tech sophomore forward Bigue Sarr, a 6’ 3” center...

South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett is shown above (l to r) with Rico Simmons, who is signing a letter of intent to play basketball at Mississippi Valley State University, and Jets assistant coach Chris Ballauer.South Georgia Technical College standout sophomore guard Rico Simmons has signed a letter of intent to continue his education and athletic career at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, the heart of the Mississippi Delta. “I...

Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant coach Tomekia Reed was selected as the head women’s basketball coach at Jackson State University.Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant women’s basketball coach and Georgia Southwestern State University standout player, Tomekia Reed, has been named as the new women’s basketball head coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Reed began her coaching career as the South Georgia Technical...