In the interzone playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Virden Golden Bears whipped the Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans 85-44 as Heidi Smith scored 25, Jade Smith 25, Logan Biccum 16 and Natalie Vachon 13. Paige Thomson led the Spartans with 17. Kristine Ward added 11. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Virden Golden Bears clocked the Dauphin Clippers 79-34. Clippers coach Sheldon Stashko told the Dauphin Herald “Virden is very, very good. We played, defensively, very well. Offensively, we weren’t very good at all. Most of it was because Virden made us play at a tempo the girls weren’t comfortable playing at. And so, they missed a lot of shots that they normally make, just because they were rushing. … Anytime we made a mistake, Virden made us pay for it. And when you get into a game like that, you’ve got to score with them or you get lost. And we got lost. I was telling everybody here, though, that it was really nice to watch a team play and do everything that I’ve been teaching. Unfortunately, it was Virden that was doing it.”
In the wildcard game, the Windsor Park Royals defeated the Westgate Mennonite Collegiate Wings 58-52. The Wings (coached by Jennifer How) included Krista Aitken, Amy Baergen, Rachel Blaine, Hannah Enns, Katie Enns, Allegra Friesen Epp, Maya Janzen, Krysten Kennedy, Lindsey Pankratz, Brenna Riediger, Megan Riediger, Anya Snider and Alexa Thiessen.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Virden Collegiate Golden Bears crushed the 8th-seeded Winnipeg St. James Jimmies 63-48. The Jimmies (coached by Ashley van Aggelen) included Samantha Courchene, Claudia Elliott, Rebecca Fentum-Jones, Mikhaela Gussie, Rayna Haley, Karlissa Little, Jenna McWha, Zineb Moustarzak, Kelsey Ngo, Brynn Rosjer-Doyle and Brittany Statz. Ngo later received the player’s choice award for the tournament.
The 5th-seeded Thompson R.D. Parker Trojans edged the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Windsor Park Royals 71-69. The Royals (coached by Doug Vince and Kaitlyn Irvine) included Lyndsay Boszko, Holley Hladun, Chloe Kezie, Caitlin Lennon, Jaden McGill, Cassie Melsted, Kelsey Radlinsky, Emefan Sedzro and Michaella Tanghe.
The 3rd-seeded St. Norbert Collegiate Celtics whipped the 6th-seeded Sanford Collegiate Sabres 76-41. The Sabres (coached by Kelli Sinnock) included Christine Ahrens, Cailin Becker, Lauren Burton, Courtney Champagne, Chelsea Day, Abby Fossay, Julia Johnson, Taylor Leonzio, Maizy North, Samantha Payette and Amy Smith.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Linden Christian Wings thrashed the 7th-seeded Lorette Collegiate Scorpions 62-41. The Scorpions (coached by Remi Gagnon) included Stephanie Bretecher, Hailey Dunn, Kylee Formaniuk, Jennifer Galea, Hannah Gray, Rachel Grossman, Robin Johnson, Rashaan Murdock, Caela Orteza, Chloe Orteza, Daryl Ann Rawluk, Danielle Schock, Jaime Shaw and Jacquelyn Wiebe.
In the semis, the 5th-seeded Thompson R.D. Parker Trojans stunned the top-seeded Virden Collegiate Golden Bears 74-70.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Linden Christian Wings dumped the 3rd-seeded St. Norbert Celtics 59-49.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Virden Collegiate Golden Bears nipped the 3rd-seeded St. Norbert Collegiate Celtics 63-60. The Celtics (coached by Denis Marinelli) included Melissa Anderson, Bailey Choma, Carole Dupuis, Courtney Engel, Morgan Highfield, Lisa Hocking, Jessica Hunt, Kaelyn Lisoway, Jade Unrau and Jaden Weir.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Linden Christian Wings stomped the 5th-seeded Thompson R.D. Parker Trojans 71-47.
The bronze medalist Virden Collegiate Golden Bears: Logan Biccum, Chelsea Bothe, Celeste Decroliere, Kelby Dwyer, Kyle Gompf, Carmen Ross, Devon Sawyer, Heidi Smith, Jade Smith, Natalie Vachon, coach Stephen Densmore
The silver medalist Thompson R.D. Parker Trojans: Bryanna Bourguignon, Sydney Clemons, Caitlin Fennell, Justice Jackson, Coleen Nicolas, Tatum O’Meara, Adrianna Proulx, Nicole Robson, Kristin Williams, coach Sara Gillis
The gold medalist Winnipeg Linden Christian Wings: Brittney Bobychuk, Megan Bredin, Kalyn Dornn, Hailey Glor, Sarah Janzen, Jessica Keena, Montana Kinzel, Kelsey Mueller, Cara Neufeld, Sarah Townsend, Sara Wolowich, coach Manfred Glor