The Casper College basketball teams were denied spots in the junior college national tournaments after loses in the Region IX finals on Saturday night. The T-Bird women ranked 15th in the country lost to Gillette College in Campbell County 78-68. C.C. was led in scoring by Alyssa Big Man with 18 and Ada Yelcin added 17. The Birds finish the year at 29-5 on the year but lost to Gillette 2 of 3 for the season. The Casper College men lost to Gillette in Otero on Saturday 97-69. Gillette is ranked 5th in the country and beat Casper 2 of 3 this season. The T-Birds were led in scoring by Deante Strickland with 16 and L.J. Westbrook had 15. Casper finishes the season with a record of 25-9

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