In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kenaston Trojans torched the 16th-seeded Churchbridge Chargers 96-28 as Rachael Matovich scored 21. Ashley Ada led the Chargers with 17. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Fillmore Falcons smoked the 8th-seeded Hague Panthers 84-52. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders crushed the 13th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons 89-27. The Bisons (coached by Leah Adelman and Andrea Klassen) included Avery Douville, Tanner Neufeld, Alisha Gowen, Azelyn Beckett, Abby Radics, Josie Wright, Cassie Prentice, Katelyn Annala, Alexa Ridgewell, Katherine Meagher and Sherrissa Clark. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Langham Walter W. Brown Vikings clipped the 12th-seeded Leader Saints 60-44. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers crushed the 15th-seeded Sintaluta Nakoda Oyade Education Centre Eagles 77-36.
…………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Southey Screaming Eagles whipped the 10th-seeded Kerrobert James Charteris Rebels 67-39. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Birch Hills Marauders crushed the Hafford Viqueens 78-51. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Gladmar Falcons clubbed the 6th-seeded Lake Lenore Lancers 68-45. The Lancers were coached by Curtis Strueby.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Kenaston Trojans whipped the 9th-seeded Fillmore Falcons 74-50 after leading 32-20 at the half.
The 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders smacked the 5th-seeded Langham Walter W. Brown Vikings 67-47.
The 2nd-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers torched the 7th-seeded Southey Screaming Eagles 77-26.
In the last quarterfinal, the 11th-seeded Gladmar Falcons stunned the 3rd-seeded Birch Hills Marauders 59-54.
In the semis, held in Prince Albert, the top-seeded Kenaston Trojans edged the 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders 44-40. The Crusaders led 20-14 at the half. Rachael Matovich paced the Trojans with 19. Paige Daubenfeld led the Crusaders with 9.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers crushed the 11th-seeded Gladmar Falcons 67-33 after leading 42-17 at the half. Jenna Brockman led the Avengers with 19. Clair Uytterhagen led the Falcons with 8.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders dumped the 11th-seeded Gladmar Falcons 55-42 after leading 31-26 at the half. Paige Daubenfeld led the Crusaders with 20. Shelby Robinson led the Falcons with 14. The Falcons (coached by Kim Culbert) also included Clair Uytterhagen, Carrie Hlavka.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers crushed the top-seeded Kenaston Trojans 60-43 to complete a girls-boys title double at the A-level. The Trojans led 11-9 after one quarter and 28-23 at the half. The score was knotted at 35 after three quarters. But after Trojans point guard Eve Matoch injured her ankle and was forced to the bench early in the fourth quarter, the Avengers took command. Jenna Brockman led the Avengers with 23. Avengers coach and school principal Trevor Otsig told the Humboldt Journals that winning a gender-double was a testimony to the teams. “The community, the parents, our staff, they put in countless hours. The kids have put in countless hours. It just says a lot about everyone. Not just one team or the other, but about everyone involved. You need the commitment there’s no doubt. You need kids that are committed to the program to reach something like that… The expectations are there for everyone, from coaches down to the players and I think that teaches kids lifelong lessons hopefully. … Winning provincial gold medals is a feat in itself for any school, let alone two in the same sporting season from the same school of 79 students kindergarten to grade 12. But keep in mind these championships were not just won all of a sudden, this year. It has taken many years of commitment from these players, from their coaches and from their parents… Countless hours preparing, practicing, shooting, driving, and sleeping in schools all came together at the right time for this group of young men and women.” Jenna Brockman said “when you get to bring it back to your town and share it with everyone, at the same time it’s really nice.” Otsig said the victory over Kenaston was a function of defensive intensity. “You just kind of sensed it on the bench there. Towards the end of the third quarter things were kind of starting to even out, maybe go a little bit our way and then fourth quarter they just stepped up. Our captain led by example out there and the rest of the kids just followed along and that’s what you need. You need everyone whether they were on the court playing or whether they were on the bench cheering. Everyone contributed, it’s a team win for sure.” Rachael Matovich paced the Trojans with 15.
The bronze medalist St. Brieux Crusaders: Paige Daubenfeld; Ashley Dressler; Jonalen Redita; Taylor Eisner; Kaileigh Thorlakson; Makenzie Kovacs; Jade Derla; Emilie Ferre; Wendy Ruiz; Claire Daubenfeld; coach Mike Warnecke; assistant Michelle Daubenfeld
The silver medalist Kenaston Trojans: Rachael Matovich; Eve Matoch; coach Gene Zdunich
The gold medalist Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers: Jenna Brockman; Kelsey Parsons; Krystal Dobrohockzi; Jade Otsig; Megan Hauser; Katelyne Richardson; Jo-Lee Brockman; Jessica Lechler; Charlene Carroll, Morgan Otsig; Kyra King; coach Trevor Otsig; manager Breanna Brockman; manager Blaire Otsig