The Western Nebraska Community College women, who ran their record to 22-6 and secured the right to host next month’s Region IX tournament, will face Otero Junior College at 5 p.m. Then, after the women’s basketball game, the Class B, District 6 girls high school tournament will begin with a first-round contest between Gering High School and Ogallala High School, slated for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
The Cougar women have been playing solid basketball, winning their last six contests. WNCC topped Northeast Nebraska 74-57 on Friday, coming back from a 19-point second half deficit to win by 17 points. WNCC then bounced McCook 80-51 on Saturday.
The Rattlers come into the contest 20-6. The two squads have meet twice times this season. The squads split contests at La Junta, Colo., with WNCC winning the December game 72-49 and Otero winning the January encounter 63-51.
The high school game will see two squads with plenty to play for. The winner advances to the semifinals against the No. 1 seed Alliance Bulldogs at 6 p.m. at Cougar Palace. Gering enters the contest 8-14 and losers of six of their last seven games. Gering came up big, however, on Thursday night, when they topped Scottsbluff 66-65 in overtime.
Ogallala comes into the district game with a 9-10 record, having beat Gering on Saturday 52-40. The Indians have won six of their last 10 games, including falling to 17-3 Holdrege in overtime 71-58.
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