Jets News

    In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball teams, the 16th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets came away with a 73 – 66 win over the 25th seeded Lady Titans from Florida.    “It was a good win,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “This was our first game back from the holiday break and it was against a nationally ranked team.  So we...

    South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Justin Johnson took the ball the length of the court and sank a crucial layup to secure a hard fought 73 – 72 victory over the Middle Georgia Prep Lions in the final day action of the South Georgia Technical College Jets Holiday Classic.   Middle Georgia Prep lost to the Shelton State Buccaneers in the opening day action in another close 87 – 83 contest.    The SGTC Jets were down 38 – 34 at the end of the first half and fell...

    The opening day action of the South Georgia Technical College Jets Holiday Classic was not kind to the home team.  The Jets faced Summer Hill Prep in the last game on the opening day of the tournament and suffered an 85 – 71 loss to the Blue Devils.      Central Georgia Technical College also came up short in a 62 – 44 loss to the St. Petersburg College Titans and despite struggling, the Shelton State Buccaneers took a narrow 87 – 83 win over Middle Georgia Prep.  The...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets improved their record to 6-6 on the season with a hard-fought victory December 17 over Florida Gateway College in the Hangar on the SGTC campus. In a back-and-forth game that featured seven lead changes, the Jets pulled away in the final minutes to win by a final score of 86-76. Austin Hadden led the way for the Jets with 21 points in the game. Lamont Sanders was close behind with 20 points of his own. Justin Johnson also finished in double...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jets basketball team continued to roll with a solid win over Lackawanna College on December 17 in the Cape Fear Classic in Wilmington, NC. The Lady Jets won by a final score of 70-60 to push their winning streak to 12 consecutive games. With the victory, the 16th ranked Lady Jets improved their record to 14-1 on the season. Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din led the way for SGTC with 16 points for the game followed by Niya Goudelock and Femme Sikuzani...

   The Georgia House Rural Development Council met at South Georgia Technical College recently to talk about workforce development in rural Georgia.  South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford welcomed the group and he also talked about higher education challenges and successes in rural Georgia.    Chairmen of the Georgia House of Representatives 2019 -2020 House Rural Development Council Sam Watson from District 172, and Rick Jasperse from District 11, opened the meeting...

Americus, GA – The Smarr-Smith Foundation presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently to expand its endowed scholarships in memory of Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety Officer Jody C. Smith.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.      “On behalf of the South...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up another spot in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings.  They moved from 17th place into the 16th position following a win over Chattahoochee Valley Community College this past week.     The Lady Jets are 13 – 1 overall and 6 -0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.  They have currently put together an 11-game winning streak.  They have one game before...

     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets transfer sophomore guard Niya Goudalock from Gaffney, SC, has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball player of the week.  She is the fourth member of the Lady Jets to earn this honor for the 2019 – 2020 season.     The 5’ 7” guard that played at Limestone University last season, scored 15 points, had seven rebounds, three assists and five steals in the Lady Jets win over...

WILMINGTON, NC -  The nationally ranked NJCAA South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets used a 17 – 2 run midway through the first quarter to take their 11th consecutive victory this season in an 87 – 71 victory over Cape Fear Community College during the Cape Fear Classic women’s basketball Tournament in Wilmington, NC.    The Lady Jets went up 24- 10 at the end of the first quarter and were up 42 – 25 at the half.  They continued to stretch that lead in the third quarter by...

Over 300 individuals were recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2019 commencement ceremony Thursday, December 12th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. This is South Georgia Tech’s second graduation this year. One hundred and six students received an Associate of Applied Science degree while another 209 were recognized for earning a diploma in their field of study.  Fifteen students qualified as a...

Class 19-02 of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) recently completed 18 weeks of intensive training to earn their POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certification. The eight cadets in the class were awarded their certifications in a ceremony on the Americus campus of SGTC in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. A large crowd of family, friends, law enforcement officials and others were on hand to show their support. Class 19-02...