In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartanettes defeated the 16th-seed Unity Warriors 97-34 as Andrea Gislason scored 26 and Becky Saraver 22. Jasmine Jones led Unity with 10. …………………………………………………… The Regina Johnson Wildcats defeated the Melville Cobras 58-49 as Melissa Cassano scored 12, April Bacon 9 and Jamie Nicoll 8. Johnson led 22-18 at the half but the Cobras rallied to knot the score at 26. Regina Johnson pulled away down the stretch as Bacon got hot from the perimeter. Crystal Bonnick led Melville with 15. Jody Simpson added 10. “We’re taking it one game at a time,” said April Bacon, who scored 9, told the Regina Leader-Post. “We were concentrating on this game. (Today) we’ll concentrate on that game. If we win that, then we’ll concentrate on Hoopla. It’s nice to be in our home gym. We haven’t lost one game at home this year, so we’re doing well. It’s nice to have our fans here cheering us on.” The Cobras also included Alicia Stoll, Julie Dycer. …………………………………………………… The North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders defeated the Esterhazy Warriors 91-37 as Sasja Johansson scored 22. Stacy Ulmer led Esterhazy with 12. …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw Central Cyclones defeated the Warman Wolverines 106-26 as Melissa Pollock scored 18. Sarah Lynchuk led Warman with 7. The Wolverines also included Lauren Bedient. …………………………………………………… The Balgonie Greenall Griffins defeated the Regina Martin Monarchs 69-66 as Jill Stinson scored 31. Chelsea Allin paced Martin with 18. The Monarchs also included Christine Selinger, Laura Dieter, Holly Davidson. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Caronport Cougars clubbed 9th-seeded Prince Albert Wesmore 82-54. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Melfort Comets dispatched the 12th-seeded Humboldt Mohawks 43-34. ………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Moose Jaw Riverview Royals whipped the 13th-seeded Nipawin L.P. Miller Bears 65-34.
In the quarterfinals, the Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans defeated the 8th-seeded Caronport Cougars 93-54 as Gislason scored 32 and Saraver 25. Meadow Lake led 56-21 at the half. Genevieve Murhead led Caronport with 18. Marcy Wasylenka added 13.
The 4th-seeded Moose Jaw Riverview Royals defeated the 5th-seeded Melfort Comets 60-44.
Jenn Prokopetz scored 26 to lead the 2nd-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones past the 7th-seeded Balgonie Greenall Griffins 70-51. Carla Maierhoffer led Balgonie with 16 points. The Griffins also included Jill Stinson, Amy Fahlman.
In the last quarterfinal, Amanda Garchinski scored 25 to lead the 3rd-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders past the 6th-seeded Regina Johnson Wildcats 60-34. April Bacon led Johnson with 12. The Wildcats also included Jamie Nicoll, Christie Metz, Courtney Selinger, Chelsea Cassano, Melissa Cassano.
In the semis, the Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans defeated the Moose Jaw Riverview Royals 65-48 as Andrea Gislason scored 30 and Becky Sarauer 16. Meadow Lake led 27-18 at the half. Claire Tomczyk scored 18 for Riverview. Jocelynne Adams added 16. “We played pretty good defence overall,” Meadow Lake’s Becky Sarauer told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “We were very determined going in to have a good game.”
In the other semi, the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones defeated the 3rd-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders 53-51 as Arla Cornish scored 20 and Jenn Prokopetz 16. John Paul led 34-32 at the half. Sasja Johannson led John Paul with 23. Erika Brenna added 14.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders dusted the 4th-seeded Moose Jaw Riverview Royals 53-28 as Amanda Garchinski scored 20 and Sasja Johannson 14. Claire Tomczyk paced the Royals with 8 and Laura Johnston 8.
In the final, Andrea Gislason scored 18 and Amanda Treptow 15 as the Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans defended their title with a 66-55 win over the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones. Central had led 29-28 at the half. Jennifer Prokopetz scored 23 for Central. Stacie Longworth added 12. The Spartans trailed by one at halftime and nine in the second half, but there was no holding back them back when it counted. They went on a 17-2 run in the final minutes to repeat as provincial champs. “We had to refocus and settle down to chip away at the lead,” Meadow Lake coach Carla Waterman told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “Once we started that, the baskets started falling. My entire starting lineup graduates, so it’s nice for them to finish this way.”
The bronze medalist North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders: Amanda Garchinski; Sasja Johannson; Erika Brenna;
The silver medalist Moose Jaw Central Cyclones: Melissa Pollock; Jennifer Prokopetz; Stacey Longworth; coach Wade Bartlett
The gold medalist Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartanettes: Andrea Gislason; Becky Sarauer; Amanda Treptow; coach Carla Waterman; assistant coach Bert Brander