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Six South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34), Hope Butera (21), and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s top rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), Marvin McGhee (10), and Will Johnston (4).   Three loses to nationally ranked teams within 12 days dropped the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets from 5th in the nation to the number 10 spot in the...

Anna McKendree (1) playing at Nicholls State. BATON ROUGE, La. – Nicholls State University women's basketball player Anna McKendree has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the organization announced Monday.  McKendree graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 2020 and helped lead the Lady Jets to their best season in the history of the program.  During her two-year tenure at South Georgia Tech, the Lady Jets earned back to back...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above on the front row with Witt Brown, who was presented with the Chattahoochee Flint RESA Electrical Lineworker Scholarship by the SGTC Foundation. SGTC’s Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr is also shown with SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.      Witt Brown of Montezuma was awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation...

Moe Shida scored in double-figures in both of the Lady Jets losses to Georgia Highlands in Rome.Rome, GA – It was a very tough weekend for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets. The Lady Jets managed to secure an 84 – 82 double over-time win over Georgia Highlands in Americus on Tuesday, but payback followed as the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers came back and defeated the Lady Jets 78 – 64 on Friday and then 72 – 65 on Saturday.     “On Friday, we started slow and really...

Will Johnston (4) led the Jets in scoring Saturday with 22 points against South Georgia State College.   South Georgia Technical College Jets interim head basketball coach Chris Ballauer and the 2021 Jets came away with two big wins over the 21st national ranked South Georgia State College Hawks this past week to move into first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with an 8 – 2 GCAA record and a 10 – 6 overall record.    This is the first time since...

Shown above (l to r) on the front row is Andrea Walker, Chairman of the Sumter EMC Foundation, with the Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recipient Owen Deal of Leesburg. Shown on the back row: SGTC Business and Industry Services Director Paul Farr, Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.      Owen Deal of Leesburg received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical...

Shown above (l to r) on the front row are the five SGTC Electrical Lineworker students who earned scholarships from the South Georgia Tech Foundation. They are Garrett Earls of Macon with the Georgia EMC Foreman and Supervisors Scholarship; Mason Andrew Kirkpatrick of Cochran with the Georgia Power Scholarship; Justin Gabriel Densel of Salem, AL, with the Kyle Glenn Holcomb scholarship; Owen Deal of Leesburg with the Sumter EMC Foundation scholarship; and Witt Brown of Montezuma with the...

Brittany Rogers named Student Affairs Assistant at South Georgia Technical College.     Brittany Rogers of Montezuma is joining South Georgia Technical College as a Student Affairs Assistant in the Student Affairs office, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  Her office will be located on the Americus campus. She will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens and Admissions Director Candie Walters.     Rogers is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Criminal...

South Georgia Tech’s Veronica Charles (4) led the Lady Jets in scoring with 21 points to lead her team to an 84 – 82 double-overtime win against Georgia Highlands.    In a battle between two unbeaten nationally ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) teams, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets outlasted the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in an 84 – 82 double-overtime victory to take sole possession of first place in the GCAA standings and remain unbeaten in the...

Eight South Georgia Technical College basketball players are currently ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34), Imani McNeal (1), Hope Butera (21), Moe Shida (10), and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include: the nation’s top rebounderJalen Reynolds (3), Marvin McGhee (10), and Will Johnston (4).     Sophomore 6’ 7” forward Jalen Reynolds of Daren, GA, was the top rebounder in the nation in the March 1,...

Jordan Stephens (15) hit a three point shot in the second over-time to help lift the Jets to an 85 – 81 GCAA win over South Crescent Technical College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both added wins to their records over the weekend as the Lady Jets took an impressive 79 – 38 victory over New Horizon Prep after their game with Wallace State was cancelled.  Then the Jets took an 85 – 81 double-over-time victory from Southern Crescent Technical College in a...

The SGTC Screening Committee is shown above: Jennifer Robinson, special populations coordinator; Dr. David Finley, academic dean; Sammy Stone, campus safety director; Dianne Trueblood, director of information technology, and Julie Partain, dean of enrollment management.    South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall, who is also the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has...