Athletics News

Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of their hard work, work ethics and grade point averages. They were recommended by Diesel Technology instructor Chase Shannon. Chandler Highnote of Americus, Bruce Thaxton of Butler, and Brayden Pilkenton of Molena, were the students selected to receive...

Keyara Williams, the South Georgia Technical College 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, was presented with a scholarship in recognition of her nomination as the top student for the college by SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves’ wife, Allene, at the 2026 GOAL Luncheon held in the John M. Pope Center recently. Williams is an Early Chilhood Care and Education student from Americus. Former President Reeves and his wife, Allene, established this endowed...

Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets slipped to 0 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) play following a 78 – 53 loss to the South Georgia State College Hawks in Waycross. The Jets are currently tied for last place in the GCAA and are 4 – 12 overall. South Georgia State is currently in a three-way tie for second place in the conference with a 2 – 1 record and they are 9 – 8 overall. Central Georgia Tech is current undefeated at 3 – 0...

Keyara Williams, an Early Childhood Care and Education student from Americus, has been selected as South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2026. Williams will represent SGTC in the regional and state-level competitions, competing for the prestigious title of Georgia’s Student of the Year and the opportunity to serve as the statewide ambassador for technical education. SGTC President Dr. John Watford announced Williams...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) sophomore guard Taja Bennett was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 12th and January 5th. Bennett is only the second Jet or Lady Jet to earn Player of Week selections and she is the first SGTC women’s player to be chosen for this honor. Jalexs Ewing received the honor for the Jets on November 10, 2025. Bennett averaged 24.5 points...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 2 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) women’s basketball standings after taking an impressive 98 – 63 victory over the previously GCAA unbeaten Albany Tech Lady Titans. The Lady Jets are leading the GCAA Division 1 standings with a 2 – 0 record followed by East Georgia State College with a 1 – 0 record. Andrew College and Albany Tech are 1 – 1 on the season, Central Georgia Tech is 0 – 1 and...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets struggled but still managed to take a 74 – 63 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win against Central Georgia Technical College in their opening conference match-up. The Jets were not as fortunate. They fell to 0 – 1 in the conference and 4 – 11 overall after dropping a 94 – 74 decision to the Central Georgia Tech Titans. “It was very sloppy but we found a way to win,” said South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College’s Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie was recognized by SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves’ wife, Allene Reeves, recently after McKenzie was named the SGTC 2026 Outstanding Instructor of the Year. The late Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL)...

South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after she was selected as the SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2026. Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the winner of the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year award with a stipend. This year South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea McKenzie was selected for that...

Niceville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a 93 – 78 decision to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) fifth ranked Northwest Florida State College Raiders over the weekend to fall to 4 – 10 on the season. Northwest Florida State College is currently 17 – 1 on the season and were only up 42 – 35 over the Jets at the end of the first half of play. They outscored the Jets, 51 – 43, in the second half to coast to the 93 – 78...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie was selected as the 2026 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year during a recent breakfast ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. SGTC President Dr. John Watford presented the award. In addition to McKenzie, seven other instructors were nominated and named finalists for the award. The other instructors’ competing for the honor included: ...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished out the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament and the 2025 year with an impressive 76 – 66 win over the Eastern Florida Titans in Tuesday’s final game in the Hangar. They are 5 – 10 on the season. Earlier in the day, the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 11th ranked Shelton State Lady Bucks upset the previously undefeated and number two team in the nation, Chipola College Lady Indians, 72 – 57. ...