In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Kinistino Blues dumped the Macklin Sabres 86-32 as Melanie Sinclair scored 32, Bailey Smith 23 and Erin Lamont 13. Sara Knourek led the Sabres with 14. Krista Brost added 8. The Blues led 54-14 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Turtleford Titans defeated the Davidson Raiders 55-45 as Hannah Washington scored 24 and Brianna Bors 11. Cass Sampson paced Davidson with 18. Jamie Low added 12. Turtleford led 34-21 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Hague Panthers clipped the Carrot River Wildcats 96-62 as Kaleigh Fehr scored 31 and Kim Neudorf 27. Cailen Stewart paced the Wildcats with 18. Sarah Wiens added 14. …………………………………………………… The Wilkie Broncos clubbed the Preeceville Panthers 52-24 as Jess Shepherd scored 12, Steph Nelson 10 and Bryne Jaindl 10. Kendra Jacobsen paced the Panthers with 12. …………………………………………………… The Norquay Nikes stomped the Hanley Sabres 79-40 as Chantel Burym scored 26. Taryn Suttie paced the Sabres with 26. The Nikes jumped to an early 10-0 lead en route to a 49-21 half-time advantage. …………………………………………………… The Rosthern Junior College Longhorns clipped the Lashburn Lobos 64-58 as Angie Nickel scored 18. Joelle Fournier led the Lobos with 30. Rosthern retook the lead for good in the second quarter, expanded it to eleven, and held off a fourth quarter. …………………………………………………… The Meath Park Mustangs whipped the Raymore Rebels 74-35. …………………………………………………… The Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions crushed the Kelvington Golden Hawks 61-37.
In the quarterfinals, the Kinistino Blues crushed the Turtleford Titans 79-45 as Bailey Smith scored 31, Raisa Rybinski 14 and Sarah Foster 12. Hannah Washington paced Turtleford with 22. Brianna Bors added 12. The Blues led 46-20 at the half.
The Hague Panthers dumped the Wilkie Broncos 69-50 as their full-court pressure proved the difference. Kaleigh Fehr paced Hague with 24. Kim Neudorf added 20. Bryne Jaindl led the Broncos with 20. Stephanie Nelson added 14.
The Norquay Nikes whipped the Rosthern Junior College Longhorns 66-27 as Chantel Burym scored 29, Ashley Grywacheski 16 and Teigan Binsfield 16. Angie Nickel led the Longhorns with 11. Vanessa Funk added 8. A strong defensive effort led to a 41-13 half-time advantage.
In the last quarterfinal, the Meath Park Mustangs dumped the Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions 66-43.
In the semis, the Norquay Nikes defeated the Meath Park Mustangs 47-41 as Chantel Burym scored 23 and Ashley Grywacheski 14. Sammi Leason and Sam Dearing each scored 10 for Meath Park. Janice Trudel added 7.
In the other semi, the Kinistino Blues dumped the Hague Panthers 70-57. The Blues came alive during the final five minutes of the first half. That proved to be the difference. “We held our composure very well,” said Kinistino co-coach Tom Hazzard. “All year long we’ve played some very tight games and our girls are very good at keeping their composure. We didn’t have the best start in the world, but we held our composure and that last five minutes down the stretch was a big difference — a swing of 10 points.” Point guard Brittany Jack said “we just realized we really wanted it,” said Blues point guard Brittany Jack, who led all scorers with 20 points. “We just went out there and played our game.” Melanie Sinclair chipped in with 15 points for Kinistino. Bailey Smith, one of seven Grade 12s on the Blues, had 12. Kim Neudorf led Hague with 18 points. Kaleigh Fehr added 17. The Blues outscored the Panthers 12-1 in the final minutes of the opening half. “The nerves kind of got to us a little bit,” said Smith. “It was kind of iffy, but we let (the nerves) go. Teamwork (is key). We’ve got a good bench. We’ve got a good everything. Everybody’s there to play a part.”
In the bronze medal match, the Meath Park Mustangs defeated the Hague Panthers 74-61 as Sam Dearing scored 21, Brittney Dearing 16 and Brittni Krip 16. Kim Neudorf led Hague with 24. Kelsey Guenter added 14. The Panthers (coached by Deb Fehr) also included Kaleigh Fehr, Lindsey Wagner, Madison Fehr, Lauren Sawatzky, Morag Wagner, Camille Brown, Melissa Zacharias and Leslie Fehr.
In the final, the Kinistino Blues crushed the Norquay Nikes 78-49 as Brittany Jack scored 22 and Raisa Rybinski 16. Chantel Burym led the Nikes with 25. Teigan Binsfield added 8. The Blues led 43-31 at the half. For Kinistino coach Tom Hazzard, the win came over a former teammate Paul Henderson. “I know him very well,” Hazzard said. “He thought he was (a better player), but I would never tell him that. He’s a good friend, so we know that they’re going to prepare well for us.” The Blues are blessed with the presence of point guard Brittany Jack and Bailey Smith, a couple of skilled players. “They’re very quick,” Hazzard said. “They handle that tight defensive pressure very well.” The Blues earned a three-peat. “It’s a big thing for our school,” Grade 12 Kinistino forward Raisa Rybinski said after a 16-point effort. “We’ve had two years, two years and finally we got it that third time. Now we’ll have three banners on the wall and that was the big goal.” Grade 11 Kinistino point guard Brittany Jack controlled the floor
The bronze medalist Meath Park Mustangs: Michelle Gignac; Brittni Krip; Sammi Leason; Amber Jones; Samantha Stacey; Sam Dearing; Janelle Gignac; Taisha Tenaschuk; Brittney Dearing; Julie McKnight; Katherine Leason; Karmen Brahniuk; Janice Trudel; coach David Seto
The silver medalist Norquay Nikes: Chantel Burym; Brinley Anderson; Nora Bredthauer; Danaye Naclia; Alyssa Grywacheski; Caitlan Auramenko; Serena Chupa; Teigan Binsfield; Courtney Koroluk; Ashley Grywacheski; coach Paul Henderson
The gold medalist Kinistino Blues: Brittany Sharkey; Kellie Stobbs; Brittany Jack; Janel McCallum; Kara Martin; Raisa Rybinski; Melanie Sinclair; Erin Lamont; Jayde Dyck; Bailey Smith; Olivia Stephen; Krista Porter; Sarah Foster; coach Tom Hazzard; coach Bill Yeaman