Athletics News

Freshman Aubrey Maulden, 20, led the Lady Jets in scoring against Motlow State with 23 points.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets walked away with two big wins in the Lady Jets Thanksgiving Classic basketball tournament held recently in the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. The Lady Jets defeated Motlow State in their opening match-up, 73 – 52 and then came back and secured a 78 – 68 win over Wallace State in the second game to dominate the...

SGTC Lady Jets and Jet are shown above helping themselves to a Thanksgiving Dinner provided by the Jets Booster Club.The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club hosted a special Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings for the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently at Central Baptist Church in Americus. Sumter County Recreation Director Tim Estes brought a motivational message about giving thanks and thanking the individuals who have helped you get to where you are...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets split a home weekend – winning a close game on Friday night against Louisburg College and dropping the decision on Saturday night against Cape Fear Community College during the Region 17/10 Bash. The Jets are now 2 – 3 on the season, and have not played a conference game yet. The men began the weekend with a 76 – 71 win over Louisburg College of North Carolina. The game started out slow for the Jets, who traded several lead-changes with the...

Alyssa Nieves (13) and Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) led the Lady Jets in scoring in their trip to Tampa, Florida, recently.TAMPA, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets lost their first game of the 2017 – 2018 season to Hillsborough Community College 88 – 82, but South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey said he was very proud of his team’s effort and he believes that it was a game where a lot of the freshmen grew up. The Lady Jets...

Leading scorer for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Ricka Jackson dribbles the ball past an Atlanta Metropolitan College defender during a recent 90-61 victory.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets offense clicked in a 90-61 routing of conference foes Atlanta Metropolitan College (3-3, 0-1) at home recently.  The No. 13 nationally ranked Lady Jets improve to 4-0 overall (2-0) and remain tied for first in the Georgia Collegiate Athletics Association (GCAA). The Lady...

Houlfat Mahouchiza, 5, is shown above shooting a free throw. She let the Lady Jets in scoring in the win over Albany Tech recently.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are still undefeated on the 2017 – 2018 season and are 1-0 and tied for first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) after defeating Albany Tech 63 – 47 in Albany recently. The Lady Jets are currently ranked 13th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s...

Kayla Holmes dribbles the ball past a Denmark Tech defender. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Denmark Tech Lady Panthers 57-26 in their second game of the season, improving their record to 2-0 and rounding out their perfect weekend at home. The No. 13 ranked Lady Jets entered the half leading by 16 points and closed out the day with an impressive 31-point lead over the Lady Panthers. On offense, the Lady Jets hit just 25 of the 61 shots from the field, working out...

2017 – 2018 Jets – Shown above (l to r) kneeling: Malik Wilson (4), Mike Boone (5), Da’monte Greene (15), Emeshuan Offord (12), and Rico Simmons (1). Standing are: Assistant Coach Chris Ballauer, Manager Wayne Bell, Darius Webster (3), Adonis Green (2), DeAndre Hamilton (21), Sam Matice (33), DeVante Foster (0), Dominique Walker, (20), Nemanja Jovanovic (32), Marquel Wiggins (34), Dawan Bass (11), and head coach Travis Garrett.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets...

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...