In the quarterfinals, held in Gimli, the Steinbach Sabres defeated the Warren Wildcats 46-40. “A young team is going to be nervous going into the provincials,” Warren coach Ken Overby told the Stonewall Argus. “I thought they played well to lose only by six points.” Tara Gill led the Wildcats with 10. Bonnie Brotherston added 10. The Wildcats (coached by Ken Overby) also included Andrea Gill, Jody Walsh, Leanne Johnson, Marni Morton, Val Proctor, Bonnie Brotherston, Tara Lee Proctor and Corinne Grant.
The Dauphin Clippers whipped the Flin Flon Hapnot Kopper Kweens 71-54 as Tanya Hudyma scored 24 and Kim Wasylychen 15.
The Killarney Raiders defeated the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs 52-46.
In the last quarterfinal, the Elie St. Paul’s Barons stomped the Gimli Lakers 93-28. Dayna Hopko paced the Lakers with 12. The Lakers (coached by Ron Penziwal) also include Terri Einarson, Anne Groot, Janet Groot, Michelle Chudd.
In the semis, the top-seeded Elie St. Paul’s Barons dusted the Killarney Raiders 62-36 as Julie Murray scored 18. Rhonda Opperman led the Raiders with 12. The Barons opened with a 25-6 quarter and romped.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Dauphin Clippers whipped the Steinbach Sabres 63-43 as Tanya Hudyma scored 27. Martha Klassen paced the Sabres with 18. The Sabres took an early 16-12 lead but the Clippers exploded to take a 50-19 lead after three quarters. Tanya Hudyma led the Clippers with 28. Jackie Chernecki added 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Killarney Raiders clipped the Steinbach Sabres 68-54. The Sabres were coached by Mike Fuellbrandt.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Dauphin Clippers edged the top-seeded Elie St. Paul’s Barons 61-57 as Tanya Hudyma scored 33. Chris Toews led the Barons with 18. On the first day of the season, just five girls tried out for the team, the Dauphin Herald reported. “I guess there’s not enough members to carry on, so we’ll have to fold,” Clipper coach Larry McDougall told the group. “I was doing a little psyche job on them,” McDougall later said. “I had a nucleus of five good kids that I knew were of a very good ehavio. We just needed a couple more to go with them, so I was trying to get them to go out and do some recruiting.” Four girls subsequently joined, what turned out to be a provincial championship team. “The girls never stopped improving all season,” McDougall said. “They wanted to work and go as far as they could. As a result (the season) was very rewarding.” Barons coach Court Reyda said “we were not able to shut down
their inside game. That was the difference. We weren’t able to get them to turn over the ball with pressure. We caused only two turnovers despite pressing them all over the floor. Their girls handled the ball well and moved it up.” McDougall said “the big difference is we had the inside shooting. Tanya (Hudyma) had a great game, coming down with defensive rebounds, offensive rebounds and blocking shots.” Tournament MVP Hudyma said “everyone worked hard to get out of their man-to-man press. Once we did that, we played tough defence and the offence came together.” Kim Wasylyshen noted that “when we broke their full court press, I think they panicked. Everyone that they played against was unable to
work against their press, and when we had success, I think it caught them off guard.” The Barons led 17-12 early but the Clippers to take a 34-26 lead at the half. “We strayed from our game plan and that really hurt us,” Reyda said. The Clippers iced the win with a stall. Waslyshen said “it was a nice way to end off my last year. It’s nice to win and bring home the trophy, especially because it’s the first time Dauphin girls ever won the provincials. This is a big thing for us.” McDougall said “I’m very happy for the girls. They’re very worthy champions.
The bronze medalist Killarney Raiders: Rhonda Opperman; Diane Smirl; Kim Hemming;
The silver medalist Elie St. Paul’s Barons: Chris Toews; Mona Murray; Julie Murray;
The gold medalist Dauphin Clippers: Tanya Hudyma; Darla Armstrong; Cindy Paul; Kim Wasylyshen; Jackie Chernecki; Carolynn Wachsmann; Lis Peterson; Cindy Paul; Darla Armstrong; Leslie Selch; Stacey Goran; coach Larry McDougall.