Birds Split with W. Nebraska
The Casper College basketball teams wrapped up the regular season over in Scottsbluff to meet their Region IX rival Western Nebraska on Tuesday night and ended up with a split. The T-bird men prevailed over Western Nebraska 82-81 in overtime thanks to a 3 pointer from Hakeem Rogers with .7 seconds to go. Casper gets to 22-8 overall and will host Western Wyoming in the opening round of the Region IX tournament on Saturday at 5pm. The Casper College women lost to Western Nebraska 67-49 to drop to 22-8 with the Lady Cougars improving to 26-2 on the season. The T-Bird women have secured a #1 seed in the Region IX tournament in Scottsbluff and will play either Northwest of Powell or Eastern Wyoming on Thursday