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SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers recognize sophomore Esther “Nike” Adenike as the Most Valuable Player of the Year for the Lady jets.“Quite a year!” That was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2017 – 2018 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at a special Booster Club banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. Lady...

Sceret Ethridge, South Georgia Technical College’s March 2018 Student of Excellence, delivers a 'Thank You' speech after accepting her nomination from Coach Travis Garrett.Sceret Ethridge, South Georgia Technical College’s March 2018 Student of Excellence, holds up her nomination award and plaque after being announced as the winner.Sceret Ethridge of Argyle, Ga, a Sports and Fitness Management major at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence for the...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown talking with his team during a time-out in the final minutes of the game with Seward County Community College.Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overcame a 12-point half-time deficit against the seventh ranked Seward County Community College Lady Saints to pull ahead 81 – 79 with 2:17 seconds remaining in the last game of the Sweet Sixteen round in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I...

SGTC Freshman guard Alyssa Nieves, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 21 points in the huge upset win over Casper College.Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets upset the 10th seeded Casper College Thunderbirds 77 – 65 in overtime in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, Monday. “I am so proud of this team,” said South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown above talking with the Lady Jets on the court of the Rip Griffin Center after their 30-minute practice session at the Center on Sunday. Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the number 10 seed Casper College Thunderbirds in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, on Monday at 5 p.m....

Lubbock, Texas- South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was presented with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Coach of the Year honors at the opening ceremonies of the NJCAA Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulated Coach Frey on the honor and praised him, assistant coach Kezia Conyers and the 2017 – 2018...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with Lady Jets head coach James Frey (seated left) and Lady Jets assistant coach Kezia Conyers (seated right) and the members of the 2017 – 2018 Lady Jets women’s basketball team that is advancing to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The coaches and players are shown proudly displaying their framed letters from the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who congratulated them on...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets earned the NJCAA District J Championship to earn the right to return to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas for the second year in a row.Spartanburg, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets roared to a 69 – 42 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball District J championship to earn their second consecutive trip to the...

South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and assistant coach Chris Ballauer are shown above with the SGTC 2017 – 2018 Jets and the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball Region XVII runner-up trophy after the tournament finals on Saturday in Rome, GA.Rome, GA - One upset was all the South Georgia Technical College Jets could manage in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Rome this weekend. After the fourth-seeded South...

SGTC sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) led the Jets in scoring with 27 points in a dramatic come from behind win over Georgia Highlands in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. Georgia Highlands had won the NJCAA Region XVII tournament for the past three years.Rome, GA - The fourth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets denied the Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) champion Georgia Highlands State College Chargers the opportunity to compete for their fourth...

SGTC Lady Jet Ricka Jackson (1) was selected as the MVP for the NJCAA Region XVII tournament which South Georgia Technical College won recently.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets travel to Spartanburg, SC to face Spartanburg Methodist in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Championship game on Saturday, March 10th at 2 p.m. The winner of that game advances to the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball tournament in...

South Georgia Technical College Jets Marquel Wiggins (34), Rico Simmons (1), and Dawan Bass (11) selected to the GCAA All-Region teams for the 2017 – 2018 season.The South Georgia Technical College Jets had three players named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball 2017 – 2018 All Region teams. Sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe, Georgia, was selected as a first team All-Region player. The 6’ 6” player is averaging 15.7...