In the wildcard games: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions edged the Winnipeg Churchill Bulldogs 54-50. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Silver Heights Huskies defeated the Winnipeg River East Kodiaks 60-55. The Kodiaks (coached by Brent Graham) included Laura Menhear, Rita Schippers, Gail Dolenko, Tracie Goertzen, Rhonda Viso.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans ripped the Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Maroons 87-33 as Arlyn Adams scored 37, Kelly Wynn 17 and Susan Sommerfeld 11. “Our big problem was we had kids on the floor who were sick,” Trojans coach Dave McNabb told the Winnipeg Free Press. “That made it very difficult to get the people on the floor who we usually want to play.” Carolyn O’Hara and Tara Schwabe each scored 12 to pace the Maroons. The Maroons (coached by Wilf Slobik) also included Tammy Wilson, Andrea Leslie, Tanis Bridges, Sheila McSherry, Patsi Money. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers clocked the Winnipeg Silver Heights Huskies 69-29. The Huskies included Lisa Yachyson. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Westwood Warriors clipped the 11th-seeded Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 53-45. The Warriors led 34-14 at the half. “We didn’t get on track,” Plainsmen coach Bob Hamilton told the Brandon Sun. “Every time we got the ball, the whistle went.” Adrienne Toogood led the Warriors with 16. Jennifer Hamilton added 14. Lisa Patterson led the Plainsmen with 18. Patricia Garcia added 14. “We outscored them 31-19 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough, or early enough,” said Hamilton. The Plainsmen (coached by Bob Hamilton, assisted by Karen Shier) also included Michelle Hardy, Tracey Sawyer, Jamie McCallum, Laurie Paddock, Jill Bednorski, Shannon Pearce. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers clipped the 8th-seeded Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings 51-45 as Michelle Jonnasson and Brenda Johnston each scored 16 points. Corey Crellin added 11. The Tigers led 22-20 at the half. Pam Flick paced the Vikings with 20. Jodee Wenger added 9. The Vikings led by as many as seven in the second half. “I was really pleased with the way we played,” Vikings coach Stew Farnell told the Brandon Sun. “We should have won, but I knew it was going to be a tough game and it could go either way.” Farnell added that an injury to Leesa Zemliak, who was elbowed in the mouth in the first half, disrupted the Vikings’ offence. “That really hurt us because we didn’t have any shooting from the top of the key.” The Vikings (coached by Stew Farnell) also included Cindy Thompson, Carlye Gabor, Lisa Ramsey, Koreena Kaminski, Marci Bomford, Corinne McKay, Sherrill Lee Powers, Jacquie Askew, Leesa Zemliak and Leanne Braaksma. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers stomped the Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 56-29. The Centurions included Lana Evdokemenko. …………………………………………………… The Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals whipped the Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 83-57. The Clippers included Cathy Bell, Christie Wilkes, Sarah Duff, Melodie Loney, Tracy Strachan, Kim Hopko, Dawn Nieman. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions stomped the Winnipeg Louis Riel Voyageurs 68-31. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons dumped the Winnipeg Shaftesbury Titans 45-39. The Titans (coached by Nick Dyck) included Larissa Waschuk, Paula Rutledge, Carolyn Palmer, Lisa Liaschuk.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans defeated the 9th-seeded Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers 68-45. Tigers coach Laurice Wilson said the game plan was to rain treys and go for the boards. It worked early, as the Trojans built a 13-10 lead. But by the half, the Tigers were sunk. Arlyn Adam paced the Trojans with 29. Kelly Wynn added 16. Michelle Jonasson led the Tigers with 19. Corey Crellin added 16. The Tigers (coached by Laurice Wilson) also included Brenda Johnston, Teresa Scalizzi, Evelyn Sutherland, Lucy Casano, Jennifer Medwid, Oksana Semotiuk, Orysia Semotiuk, Brenda Miller, Lucy Cassano, Christine Lazor, Bonnie Benson, Colleen Dell, Debbie Parcells and Sheryl Roy.
The Winnipeg Westwood Warriors edged the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 50-44. The Lancers (coached by Karl Loewen) include Holly Pow, Terri-Lee Johannesson, Sherry Parkhurst, Lara Winston, Loralie Rebec, Deidre Jones.
The 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions stomped the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons 70-46. The Maroons (coached by Barb Hall) included Anne Schimnowski, Kim Tu, Dorothy Saunders, Anna Haldane-Wilson.
In the last quarterfinal, the Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals dispatched the Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers 65-49. “They couldn’t have been more happy with the way they played,” coach Wendy Goodbrandson told the Selkirk Journal. “They played so hard — it was just unbelievable.” The Royals led by nine at the half. “I said, ‘Just totally forget
the first half and concentrate oil winning the second. Pretend it’s 0-0 right now,” said Goodbrandson. The Reivers closed to within four but Sophia Jelinek had the answers in the post. Jelinek paced the Royals with 20. The Reivers (coached by Brenda Richardson) included Candy Greengrass, Jody Zurba, Igeoma Ogoms.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans defeated the Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals 78-51 as Arlyn Adam scored 37 and nabbed 15 boards. Kelly Wynn scored 16 and Susan Sommerfield 14. The Trojans shot 42% from the floor, while the Royals hit 27%. The Royals outrebounded the Trojans 45-33. The Trojans led 31-28 at the half. Shauna Streich and Sophia Jelinek each scored 14 to lead the Royals. Fiona Ellison added 10, along with 12 boards. Jelinek added 9 boards. “They changed things in the third quarter and we just couldn’t adjust,” coach Wendy Goodbrandson told the Selkirk Journal. The Royals were also plagued by missed bunny layups. “Although we really didn’t want to go down being kicked,” Goodbrandson qualified. “At least we were only kicked for 20 minutes of basketball instead of 40.”
In the other semi, the Glenlawn Lions dumped the Winnipeg Westwood Warriors 69-55 as Diane Zunic scored 27. Michelle Chambers added 14, while nabbing 14 boards. “My coach says I am the leader and I think I am, too,” Zunic told the Winnipeg Free Press. “Sometimes, they have to tell me to settle down, because I yell a lot. But I think it helps them out, and it helps me, too.” Susan Oland led the Warriors with 23 points and 12 boards. Jennifer Hamilton also nabbed 12 boards.
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans stomped the Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 63-45 to capture their second consecutive crown and their sixth under coach Dave McNabb. Tournament MVP Arlyn Adams dragged herself out of sick bed to score 25 and nab 22 boards. Kelly Wynn added 18 and Susan Sommerfield 6 before tearing a knee ligament. The Trojans led 40-21 at the half. “In the first half we had the ball 40 times and scored 40 points,” said Trojans coach Dave McNab, “and that’s great in any game, anywhere.” Kelly Wynn added 18. Glenlawn Coach Bryan Kornberger said “Vincent Massey just played super and forced us to play poorly. They anticipated so well it was hard to make passes to set up quality shots. But they didn’t think they were out of it at the half and then went out and played well. Frankly. I felt we were just a couple baskets away from getting back in it.” Diane Zunic led the Lions with 23.
The co-bronze medalist Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals: Shawna Streich; Sophia Jelinek; Fiona Ellison; Bev Prins; Corrine Hocaluk; Shelley Wood; Fiona Ellison; Ginger Chorney; Colleen Turner; Virginia Hocaluk; coach Wendy Goodbrandson
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Westwood Warriors: Susan Oland; Jennifer Hamilton; Colleen LeDrew; Adrienne Toogood; Linda Carlin; Dianne McInnis; Leanna Parnell; coach Addy Ryngach
The silver medalist Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions: Diane Zunic; Michelle Chambers; Karen Thoruski; Dana Berthiaume; Marcell McNeil; Hali Carlson; Sheryl Lamotte; coach Bryan Kornberger
The gold medalist Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans: Arlyn Adam; Kelly Wynn; Susan Sommerfield; Andrea Thomson; Lorna Parent; Jacki Root; Teresa Giguere; Susan Ruff; Tammy Klym; Felona Kitt; Andra Craja; Brook Brampton; Jackie hall; coach Dave McNabb; assistant Doug McGregor; assistant Marg Cox; manager Christie Alexander