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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...

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...