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Daryl Bod (10), Aiden Fitzgerald (20), and Hendrens Bartelus (1) were the top scorers in the Jets three losses on the road.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets continue to struggle on the road.  They dropped three away games including Brunswick Community College (93 - 53), Cape Fear Community College (82 – 73), and 18th nationally ranked Tallahassee Community College (69 - 59), to fall to 1 – 7 on the young season.    All eight of the Jets regular season games have been on the...

Jordan Dickson, (15), Hendrens Bartelus (1), and Aiden Fitzgerald (20), were the top scorers for the Jets in the Shelton State Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL.Tuscaloosa, AL – In a battle between two former South Georgia Technical College assistant coaches who are now head coaches, Jets head coach Chris Ballauer came away with a narrow 63 – 57 victory against Reco Dawson, who is the head coach of the Shelton State Bucs, in the Shelton State Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL.   However, that was the...

Stephie Salumu (13) and Mariia Ignatchenko (21) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in the Tallahassee Community College Classic.Tallahassee, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a hard fought three-point loss, 50 – 47, to the nationally ranked Eastern Florida State College Titans before rallying to a 66 – 60 victory over Tallahassee State College in the Tallahassee Community College Classic this weekend to move to 3 – 1 on the season.    “We put ourselves...

Matija Vucic, 34, and Daryl Bod, 10, were the leading scorers for the Jets in their losses in Northwest Florida Classic in Niceville, FL over the weekend.Niceville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets suffered two losses in the Northwest Florida Classic Tournament in Niceville, FL, over the weekend to drop to 0 – 2 in the opening of the 2024 – 2025 basketball season.   The Jets fell to Southern Union Community College, 95 – 87 Friday, and then Northwest Florida overpowered...

Enola Papin (24) and Jamiah Gregory (23) led the Lady Jets in scoring in their opening season victories in Florida.St. Petersburg, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the 2024 – 2025 season with back-to-back wins over the weekend during the St. Petersburg Classic Tournament in St. Petersburg, FL.  The Lady Jets opened with a 72 – 58 win over Miami Dade College on Friday and then followed up with a 67 – 61 victory against St. Petersburg College on Saturday to move...

Aiden Fitzgerald, 23, a freshman forward from Perth, Australia, was the top scorer for the Jets in their overtime win against the Dominican Republic with 14 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets defeated the Dominican Republic Travel Team in overtime, 64 – 61, in a scrimmage Tuesday in the Hangar.  The Jets will open the 2024 – 2025 season on the road November 1 in the Northwest Florida Classic in Niceville, FL.  They will face Southern Union Community College and Northwest...

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 and the Jets Booster Club members.      Approximately 80 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2024 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.     All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took on the Point University Skyhawks from West Point, Georgia in a scrimmage Monday night but came up 10 points shy of a victory, 64 – 54 in the pre-season match-up.    It was a great learning experience for the young Lady Jets and head coach Jason Carpenter.  The Lady Jets only returned three players from the 2023 – 2024 season and despite leading the Skyhawks for the majority of the game, the Skyhawks pulled ahead with 6:28 remaining...

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...