Athletics News

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...

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...