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March 9, 2010
Too tall a task for NWC men

The Northwest College Trappers went toe-to-toe for more than a half with No. 18 North Platte at the Region IX basketball tournament on Sunday, but fell 82-71 to bow out of the post-season. The Trappers advanced to the round of eight with an 85-74 win over Gillette on Saturday.

March 4, 2010
Region IX tourney opens this weekend

Everyone has heard the basketball adage that it's difficult to beat the same team three times in the same season. Northwest College men's basketball coach Andy Ward is hopeful his team is up to that challenge.

March 2, 2010
Trappers wrap up regular season

The Northwest College Trappers rebounded from a late-season loss at Sheridan to capture victory in the final two men's basketball games of the season. The Trappers closed out the regular season with wins over Central Wyoming and Casper College last week.

February 25, 2010
General-ly disappointed

The Northwest College men's basketball team lost more than a basketball game on Tuesday night. In falling 104-90 to Sheridan College, the Trappers also saw both the North sub-region title and the opportunity to host next month's Region IX championship tournament slip from their grasp.

February 23, 2010
Sub-region title on the line Thursday

Now the talking can begin. For more than a month, Northwest College men's basketball coach Andy Ward has casually deflected discussion of a possible sub-region title with the mantra "one game at a time." Now the Trappers are down to just one game, and Tuesday night is the time.

February 18, 2010
Assisted winning

The Northwest College men's basketball team set a high-water mark for the season, dishing out 35 assists on Tuesday night as part of a 110-64 victory at Little Big Horn College. The victory improves the Trappers to 20-5 overall, keeps the team undefeated in sub-region play and ends a nearly month-long road trip.

February 16, 2010
Trappers score road sweep

Northwest College scored an important sub-region sweep on the road Saturday as the Trapper men's and women's basketball teams picked up wins at Dawson Community College. The Trapper men snapped a two-game skid with an 83-74 win while the NWC women were 72-57 victors.

February 9, 2010
Bad day for NWC hoops

Northwest College suffered a hardwood rarity on Saturday as both the men's and women's basketball teams were defeated on the road at Eastern Wyoming. The Trapper men lost their second consecutive overtime decision, falling 92-86 after an extra five minutes. Northwest lost the women's game by a 75-56 final count.

February 9, 2010
Attention Trapper fans: tailgate parties coming your way

POWELL, Wyo. - Trapper basketball fans are in for a double dip of tailgate action this month.

February 4, 2010
NWC men get four votes in latest poll

The loss of a nine-game winning streak cost the Trappers a few votes in the latest NJCAA top-25 men's basketball poll. Northwest College continues to reside just outside of the top-25 with an 18-4 season record.

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