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South Georgia Technical College President John Watford (l to r)) is shown above with the first place Ginger Starlin State Farm team of Jarrod Sells, Payne Sells, and Peyton Sells and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown in the back.   The Ginger Starlin State Farm golf team consisting of Payne, Jarrod and Peyton Sells captured first place and “Red Jackets” with a score of 45 at the 10th annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky...

10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament planned for Thursday, October 3.SGTC Booster Club to host 10th Sparky Reeves Classic Golf tournament.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to...

Shown above are the members of the 2023 – 2024 SGTC Lady Jets that finished the season with the ninth highest GPA in the Nation in the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball league. Charlotte, NC -The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets women’s basketball team earned the 2023 – 2024 NJCAA Women’s Basketball Division I Academic Team Award for a cumulative grade point average of 3.60.  This was the ninth highest GPA in the nation in the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball...

Isabel de Souza Bueno (0), Greta Carollo, (5), and Daryl Bod (20) have been spotlighted and recognized at the next level.   Three South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets players have been recognized for their outstanding play during the 2023 – 2024 season and invited to participate at different events since the close of the season.   Lady Jets Isabel de Souza Bueno of Sao Paolo, Brazil and Greta Carollo of Vicenza, Italy were two of 32 NJCAA women’s sophomores invited to...

Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.Swainsboro, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets never had a lead and only tied the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans three times in the first half before dropping a 73 – 67 decision in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-finals Friday at East Georgia State College in Swainsboro. Central ended up losing to East Georgia, 76 – 44, in the finals.  East...

Jafeth Martinez of the South Georgia Technical College Jets goes up for a slam dunk in the NJCAA Region XVII Semi-final game against Albany Tech. The season came to a disappointing conclusion for the South Georgia Technical College men’s basketball team. The SGTC Jets fell to the Albany Tech Titans by a final score of 68-61 in the NJCAA Region XVII semifinal game March 15 on the campus of Albany State University. After finishing the regular season with a solid 18-12 overall record...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets to a win in the NJCAA Region XVII quarterfinals with 21 points.   “One game at a time, one play at a time,” is the way South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter said the Jets and the Lady Jets will be approaching each game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-final contests Friday night and hopefully championship games on Saturday.    The Jets and the Lady Jets both...

Camarion Johnson, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets against East Georgia.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets closed out the regular season Saturday with split Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) decisions against East Georgia State College as part of the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Day celebration.  The Lady Jets suffered a hard fought 86 – 78 overtime loss to the 22nd nationally ranked East Georgia Lady Bobcats but the Jets finished the season with an 86 – 74...

Israel Momodu, 3, was the leading scorer for the Jets in the come from behind win over Gordon State College.Sophomore guard Justin Evans hit a break away layup with 4:13 remaining in the game to give the South Georgia Technical College Jets their first lead in the second half (68 – 67) and eventually lift the Jets to an 80 – 74 come from behind win over Gordon State College Wednesday night.    Evans layup was followed by an old-fashioned three-point play by Camarion Johnson, another...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, had a double-double night for the Lady Jets in the win over Albany Tech.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched a 20-game winning season for first year head coach Jason Carpenter Saturday with an impressive 88 – 64 win over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans.  However, the Jets were not so fortunate as they dropped an 82 – 62 decision to the Titans in the second half of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) double-header.   ...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets to a come from behind win over South Georgia State College with 31 points.   Sophomore guard Deonte Williams scored 31 points to lead the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a come from behind 91 – 84 victory over the South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up.    The Jets got behind by as many as 18-points in the first half before they staged an impressive come back in the final seven...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 29 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets set a new all-time record for most points scored in a single game recently when they coasted to a 115 – 47 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) win over the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers.  The Jets made it a complete sweep with an impressive 89 – 60 victory over the Tigers in the double-header.    The Lady Jets captured their ninth consecutive win and moved to 12 –...