South Plains men, Trinity Valley women capture NJCAA titles

South Plains College (36-0) defeated Northwest Florida State College (32-2) 81-68 to win the men's NJCAA Division I championship on Saturday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan.

Defending champion and Region 18 champion Southern Idaho went 1-2 and failed to place.

* Trinity Valley 69, Hutchinson 55: At Salina, Kan., Trinity Valley (36-0), which lost in the national championship game to North Idaho College last season, capped an undefeated season with a 69-55 win over Hutchinson (36-1) in the women's Division I championship game at the Bicentennial Center.

Region 18 tournament champion Snow failed to place after going 1-2.