In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Fillmore Falcons defeated Star City 2-0 by default. …………………………………………………… The Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers edged the Rockglen Raiders 61-57 as Jenna Struck scored 21. Kristen Pituley led Rockglen with 17. …………………………………………………… The Eatonia Spartans annihilated the Blaine Lake Comets 82-32 as Kristen Bews and Jenelle Boychuck each scored 14. Ashley Cheveldayoff led Blaine Lake with 10. Eatonia led 16-5 after one quarter and complete broke it open in the second frame as Kristin Bews and Kaitlin Frison took command of the paint. Ashley Cheveldayoff and Heather Lamontagne tried to rally Blaine Lake in the second half but guards Charmaigne Nunweiler and Lisa Craney were unflappable against the pressure. …………………………………………………… The Wolseley Warriors nipped the Paradise Hill Panthers 51-50 as Anne Dureault scored 15 and Jaala Hilerman 12. Jessica Hardes led Paradise Hill with 10. Paradise Hill led by 12 in the second quarter and by 23-12 at the half but Dureault took command in the second half. …………………………………………………… The Kenaston Kodiaks slaughtered the Ituna Trojans 129-7 as Jennifer Prpich scored 28, Lynsae Haduik 26 and Sarah McVeigh 16. …………………………………………………… Denzil dumped the Herbert Laurels 50-37 as Ciara Sieben scored 21. …………………………………………………… The Frontier Raiders thumped the Regina Harvest City Reapers 59-46. The Reapers included Carly Paterson. …………………………………………………… The Lake Lenore Lancers defeated Gladmar Falcons 38-31.
In the quarterfinals, the Fillmore Falcons whipped the Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers 74-36 as Megan Wiggins scored 20 and Chansi Lynch 18. Jenna Struck led Middle Lake with 14. Fillmore led 28-15, 45-22 and 66-24 at the quarters.
The Eatonia Spartans edged the Wolseley Warriors 57-52. Eatonia took an early five-point lead on the post play of Kristen Bews. But Jaala Hilerman and Anne Dureault got hot for Wolseley as they rallied back into the lead. But Bews and Jaymee Lothammer played solid interior defence as Eatonia forged ahead again before the Comets began dictating the tempo and built a 34-23 lead at the half. In the second half, Eatonia quickly trimmed the margin to six and then took command when Kaitlin Frison began to get loose in the blocks. Hilerman and Lexy Pollock hit buckets to restore Wolseley’s lead but then Bews and Lothammer took over the game as the Spartans regained a 53-52 lead and held on for the win. Bews led Eatonia with 11. Frison added 10 and Jenelle Boychuk 10. Anne Dureault paced Wolseley with 14. Jaala Hilderman and Lexy Pollock each added 12.
The Kenaston Kodiaks whacked Denzil 69-40.
In the last quarterfinal, the Frontier Raiders defeated the Lake Lenore Lancers 68-62.
In the semis, the Fillmore Falcons clubbed the Eatonia Spartans 70-42 as Chansi Lynch scored 23. Kristean Bews led the Spartans with 12. Fillmore held Eatonia off the scoreboard for the first six minutes on stellar defence by Kalida Kennedy. They built a 15-point lead and then extended it to 41-21 at the half. Jennifer Hyland tried to rally the Spartans but they remained turnover plagued in the second half before Chansi Lynch buried Eatonia with a pair of treys to start the final frame.
In the other semi, the Kenaston Kodiaks whipped Frontier Raiders 51-29. Both squads struggled early but Stefanie Kerpan hit a pair of treys as Kenaston took a slim lead. Jennifer Pripch began crashed the offensive glass as the Kodiaks extended their lead to double figures but the Raiders rallied to within five at the half. Kenaston regained a 10-point lead early in the second half but Christa Legge began clearly the defensive glass and Frontier remained within reach at 33-25 heading into the final quarter. But the Kodiaks took total command in the final frame with a decisive 18-4 run. Forward Sherena Lawson told the Regina Leader-Post that the Raiders had trouble adjusting to the larger court. “It’s like we were just running and running the whole game. That’s a big change.” Christa Legge, a 6-1 post said “it’s a lot different than anything else I have played in.” Just making the provincial draw was a huge boost for the school, which hadn’t qualified for the tourney since 1973, said coach Terry Korsberg. “At the start of the year, I didn’t even thing of Hoopla. We just kept working hard.” Jennifer Prpich led the Kodiaks with 17, including 6 in the final quarter. “We want a title of our own,” Prpich said, having made Hoopla three times in the previous four years. Kayla Heggestad led Frontier with 11. Frontier’s Sherena Lawson, who scored 11, said despite the loss, “it’s a lot of fun. We haven’t been in forever and it’s obviously the first time for me. It’s exciting for me and the rest of the team.”
In the bronze medal match, the Frontier Raiders dumped Eatonia 57-49. The Raiders, making their first appearance at Hoopla since 1973, had a seven-point lead at the half and got their transition game going in the second frame as Brittany Fossum and Adrienne Fossum kept pushing the ball upcourt for layups. Kristen Bews dominated the paint to keep Eatonia within reach but the Raiders maintained a comfortable margin until the final buzzer. Christa Legge led Frontier with 20. Jenelle Boychuk and Kristen Bews each notched 9 to pace Eatonia.
In the final, the Fillmore Falcons defeated the Kenaston Kodiaks 49-37 to capture their fourth consecutive provincial title. “This is the best thing in the world,” guard Kalida Kennedy, the lone Falcon senior, holding a teddy bear, a rose, a good luck card and a gold medal, told the Regina Leader-Post. “This is the beat team a girl could ever hope for. It’s my dream.” Kennedy, a member of the previous four title squads, led the Falcons with 16, including 10 in the first quarter. The Falcons never trailed, leading 17-12 after one quarter and 32-24 at the half and then holding Kenaston to just 13 points in the second half. Reanne Ogden, a 5-11 post, blocked or altered a raft of Kodiak shots. Jennifer Prpich led the Kodiaks with 15. The Falcons were supported by about 200 fans who made the trip to Regina. “I think the community packed up and came here,” said Kennedy. Assistant coach Tracy Ogden said “most of Fillmore, Creelman and Osage was here. This has sort of brought the three communities together. There are girls from each community in the school.” Fillmore’s “33” Central School has 110 students from kindergarten to grade 12. The three feeder communities are connected by Highway 33. Ogden called it “a really special game for Kalida. She’s the heart and soul of the team and a pleasure to watch. All of the girls play with heart and desire. We tried to install that right from the start. But it wasn’t hard to instill with this group of girls.”
The bronze medalist Frontier Raiders: Adrienne Fossum; Brittany Fossum; Christa Legge; Sherena Lawson; coach Terry Korsberg
The silver medalist Kenaston Kodiaks: Jennifer Prpich; Lynsae Haduik; Sarah McVeigh; Keisha Feltis; Stefanie Kerpan; coach Gene Zdunich
The gold medalist Fillmore Falcons: Megan Wiggins; Chansi Lynch; Kalida Kennedy; Reanne Ogden; Amber Leguee; Jillian Stewart; Ashton Kosior; Amanda Ray; coach Blair Stewart; assistant Tracy Ogden