Athletics News

Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe accounted for 43 points in the Central Florida Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Ocala, FL.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came away with wins in a pre-season double-header scrimmage in the Hangar recently. The Jets held off a last minute attack to defeat Middle Georgia Prep, 82 – 78 in the opening game and then the Lady Jets closed out the night with a 71 – 57 victory over the Albany State Lady Rams. “It was a good...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the first place Harrod Tree team of Karl Booker, Mark Massey, and Blake Clanton.Karl Booker and the Harrod Tree team pulled off a narrow one-stroke victory to capture their second consecutive victory in the third annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves golf tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus,...

A great time was had by everyone at the Jets Booster Club Tip-off banquet with a Low Country Boil Banquet prepared by Dr. David Finley, Chef Ricky Watzlowick and his culinary arts students and the Jets Booster Club members. SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above welcoming individuals to the 2017 – 2018 Jets Kickoff event in the SGTC gymnasium. Shown above are the 2017-2018 Jets at South Georgia Technical College. Shown above are the 2017-2018 Lady Jets at South Georgia...

Members of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team are shown with Americus Mayor Barry Blount and the Japanese delegation from Miyoshi City, Japan during a visit to Americus.Members of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team had the opportunity to meet and talk with members of the Japanese delegation from Miyoshi City, Japan during a special welcome reception to Americus event. South Georgia Technical College sophomore point guard Kanna Suzuki...

SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown above with the Lady Jets 2017 MVP Shaineequah Fluellyn.The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club held a special Recognition and Awards Banquet recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Technical College campus to honor the members of the 2016-2017 Jets and Lady Jets players and coaches. Cory Black of CBHoops was the special guest speaker. South Georgia Technical College...

South Georgia Technical College head coach James Frey is shown above encouraging the Lady Jets during one of the time-outs in the Odessa College match-up.Lubbock, TX - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets went toe to toe with the second ranked junior college women’s basketball team in the nation for 20 minutes in the sweet sixteen round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, TX Tuesday. But the Lady...

Kanna Suzuki, 14 led the Lady Jets in scoring with 15 points.Lubbock, TX - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Motlow State Community College Lady Bucs 64-56 in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, TX Monday to advance to the sweet sixteen round. The Lady Jets will face number two seeded Odessa College from Odessa, Texas at 7 p.m. eastern standard time on Tuesday, March...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets began the first leg of their journey to the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas. They are shown here right before they boarded the SGTC vans for the Atlanta Airport.The 15th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets left for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas. This is the Lady Jets third trip in four years...

SGTC Lady Jets leave for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas on Friday, March 17th.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the Motlow State Community College Lady Bucks from Tullahoma, TN, in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas on Monday at 3 p.m. eastern standard time. The game will be broadcast live on WISK/WDEC locally...

Shown above are the Lady Jets holding up their NJCAA District J plaque after defeating Denmark Tech and earning the right to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, March 20th – 25th.AMERICUS, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball national tournament after soundly defeating Denmark Tech from Denmark, S.C., 91 – 58 Saturday in the NJCAA District J championship...

SGTC’s Marquel Wiggins (34) is shown above going up for a basket against Albany Tech in the NJCAA Region XVII Final Four round in Rome. He led the Jets in scoring with 25 points.Rome, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets overpowered the Albany Technical College Titans 84-63 Friday in Rome, Georgia, to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII championship finals. They will face the sixth nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers at 4 p.m....

South Georgia Tech Jet Andre Kennedy, 1, and Lady Jets’ Shaineequah Fluellyn, 32, and Esther Adenike, 24, were named to All-Region and All-Tournament teams recently.Sophomore forward Andre Kennedy of Albany was the only member of the South Georgia Technical College Jets 2016 – 2017 basketball team to be included in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Men’s basketball All-Region team recently. He joined Lady Jets Shaineequah Fluellyn, Esther Adenike, Desiree...