By Bernadette Pieper

Nate Sasser III goes up for a lay-up and Jimmy James watches. Photo Courtesy: Edwin Gonzalez

The men have had a great season too with a record of 19 and 8 as of February 22. The men have been having really high scores and games. The men played United Tribes Technical College on Saturday, January 6 winning with a score of 118 to 82. They have a few more games before they go to regionals in March.

The women have had a great season with a record of 22 and 5 as of February 22. The women had a huge scoring night on Thursday, January 18 playing Central 115 to 48 win. The team will compete at regionals in March. Head Coach Dwight Gunnare said the Lady T-Birds have been ranked in the NJCAA Top 25 polls several times this season. 

Gunnare said, “If we can shoot a respectful percentage and continue to improve defensively, we will have a legitimate opportunity to compete for the Region IX Championship in March.