Athletics News

The Chamber Champions, a group of 25 high school juniors from different Sumter County schools, stand for a picture in the foyer of the John M. Pope Technology Center on the SGTC campus.South Georgia Technical College hosted a development program recently for a group of area high school juniors known as the “Chamber Champions,” a youth leadership program sponsored by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. According to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Champions are...

Guest speaker Jessica Wright (third from left) stands with members of the Phi Beta Lambda student organization (back row) and members of the Webster County Future Business Leaders of America club (front row).Local entrepreneur and South Georgia Technical College graduate Jessica Wright was recently featured as a guest speaker for an American Enterprise Day program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus Campus. The co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center left) is shown above thanking Marie Waitsman (seated center right) for the new endowed healthcare scholarship that she and her family endowed in honor of two longtime Magnolia Manor employees, “Kitty” LaDaisy Battle (kneeling left) and Laurie Jessop. (kneeling right). South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center left) is shown above thanking Marie Waitsman (seated center right) for the...

South Georgia Technical College’s Rico Simmons (1) and Esther Adenike (24) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Rico Simmons and Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike were both selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Simmons, a 5’ 9” point guard from Wilkerson County, played his...

Karen LewisKaren Lewis of Americus was promoted to Banner Receivables Specialist at South Georgia Technical College recently, announced Dr. John Watford, President. Lewis will continue to report to Lea Coe, Vice President of Administrative Services. Lewis has been a member of the South Georgia Technical College staff since 1990. She worked as the JTPA Assistant/Veterans Services Certifying Official from September 1990 to July 1997. Then she moved to a Payroll/Personnel Technician...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets upset Central Florida in their own Central Florida Thanksgiving Classic basketball tournament recently in a narrow 84 – 82 decision over the unbeaten Patriots. The Jets dropped a 92 – 80 decision to St. Petersburg College in the opening match-up to walk away 1 – 1 in the tournament. The win over Central Florida was especially sweet for South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett, who played there during his college...

Freshman Aubrey Maulden, 20, led the Lady Jets in scoring against Motlow State with 23 points.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets walked away with two big wins in the Lady Jets Thanksgiving Classic basketball tournament held recently in the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. The Lady Jets defeated Motlow State in their opening match-up, 73 – 52 and then came back and secured a 78 – 68 win over Wallace State in the second game to dominate the...

SGTC Lady Jets and Jet are shown above helping themselves to a Thanksgiving Dinner provided by the Jets Booster Club.The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club hosted a special Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings for the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently at Central Baptist Church in Americus. Sumter County Recreation Director Tim Estes brought a motivational message about giving thanks and thanking the individuals who have helped you get to where you are...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Aviation advisory committee members Jason Wisham, Mike Collins, David Grant, Reed Wiglesworth, Paul Pearson, Charles Christmas, Mark Fayerman, Raymond Holt, Victoria Herron and April Hilliard.The South Georgia Technical College aviation advisory committee met recently in the Griffin Bell Aerospace building on SGTC’s Americus campus to discuss the state of the trade. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets split a home weekend – winning a close game on Friday night against Louisburg College and dropping the decision on Saturday night against Cape Fear Community College during the Region 17/10 Bash. The Jets are now 2 – 3 on the season, and have not played a conference game yet. The men began the weekend with a 76 – 71 win over Louisburg College of North Carolina. The game started out slow for the Jets, who traded several lead-changes with the...

South Georgia Technical College will host it's second annual Light Up Your Future event on Thursday, Nov. 30South Georgia Technical College invites the community to see the SGTC campus “as you’ve never seen it before,” on Thursday, Nov. 30 during its second annual Light Up Your Future event. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Tom Gailey Park in the center of the college’s Americus campus. The holiday-themed event will feature inflatable slides and bouncers,...

Alyssa Nieves (13) and Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) led the Lady Jets in scoring in their trip to Tampa, Florida, recently.TAMPA, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets lost their first game of the 2017 – 2018 season to Hillsborough Community College 88 – 82, but South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey said he was very proud of his team’s effort and he believes that it was a game where a lot of the freshmen grew up. The Lady Jets...