Lady Jets News

     Six individuals from the Georgia Power Company met with South Georgia Technical College officials recently to receive updates, tour South Georgia Technical College, and visit the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program area and skills field.      South Georgia Technical College was the first technical college in Georgia to offer an eight-week Electrical Lineworker Apprentice Certificate Training Course to help students obtain entry-level employment with regional utility...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Moe Shida was selected to the 2020 - 21 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball All-American second team, announced the NJCAA today.   “Moe has worked harder to improve her game than any player I have ever coached,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “She is a true gym rat.  She spends hours a week working on her own to...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College recently recognized Nelson Clements of Pineview as the April Student of Excellence. Clements, a welding student, was nominated for the honor by his instructor, Brad Aldridge. After being announced as the award recipient by Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management, Clements was presented with a $50 check, an engraved personal plaque, a congratulatory letter from SGTC President Dr. John Watford and a “Student of...

     Georgia Power Company, Sumter Electric Membership Corporation, Crisp County Power Commission, Flint Energies, Alabama Power, and Utec representatives met with South Georgia Technical College officials recently to receive updates and provide input on the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker program.      South Georgia Technical College was the first technical college in Georgia to offer an eight-week Electrical Lineworker Apprentice Certificate Training Course to help...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Moe Shida was selected to the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches All-America team, announced the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association today.    Shida was one of 10 players selected for this honor throughout the two-year women’s basketball college programs.  Rebekah Dallinger of Miles Community College in Miles City, Montana, was the 2021 WBCA Two-Year Player of the Year and headlined the WBCA Two-Year College...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named the 2021 United State Marine Corps/WBCA Two-Year College National Coach of the Year, announced the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association today.    Frey will receive the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University of Tennessee coach and awarded annually to the national coaches of the year in each of the WCBA’s six membership divisions.    “The WBCA...

The advisory committee for the Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology (HEDST) and Electric Power Generation (EPG) programs at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) met recently at the Heavy Equipment College of Technology building on the Americus campus. Advisory board members met with HEDST/EPG instructors and SGTC instructional staff to review all aspects of the program and keep the program abreast of trends and changes in the heavy equipment industry.Members of the council present...

Lubbock, TX - Heartbreaking is the best way to describe the sixth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 72 – 53 loss to the 11th seeded Tyler Junior College Apaches from Tyler, Texas, in the sweet sixteen round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday night.    Tyler advanced to the Elite Eight round after the victory over South Georgia Technical College but fell 55 – 49 to...

Students completing the Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology (HEDST) and Electric Power Generation (EPG) programs at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were recently recognized in a ceremony on the Americus campus. HEDST instructors Kyle Hartsfield and Don Rountree as well as EPG instructor Keith McCorkle presented certificates to each of the 36 students who completed the program this spring. The Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology and Electric Power Generation programs...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus in the auditorium.Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly and Accounting/Marketing instructor Karen Bloodworth.  The members reviewed all aspects of the program to keep the program abreast of trends and changes in the...

Lubbock, TX  - The sixth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and the11th seeded Tyler Junior College Apaches from Tyler, Texas, have two different styles of play but both are intent on moving past the sweet sixteen round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas, when they meet tonight at 7 p.m. (CST) in the Rip Griffin Center.    The Lady Jets earned their fifth consecutive trip to the...

With the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament underway in Lubbock, Texas, the Butler County Times Gazette in El Dorado, Kansas has named South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Femme Sikuzani as one of the 24 players to watch in the tournament. Sikuzani is a sophomore at SGTC and has committed to the University of Texas to continue her education and collegiate basketball career. Sikuzani, a 6'5" center from Goma, DRC, averaged 7.7 points and...