In pool A play, held in St. Boniface, for rural and private schools with enrolments under 200: …………………………………………………… The Treherne Tigers dusted the Pinawa Panthers 46-26. …………………………………………………… The Pinawa Panthers nipped the Rosenort Red Hawks 34-32. …………………………………………………… The Treherne Tigers clubbed the Rosenort Red Hawks 60-46.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The Boissevain Broncos clocked the Minnedosa Chancellors 86-12. …………………………………………………… The Glenboro Panthers stomped the Minnedosa Chancellors 73-19. …………………………………………………… The Boissevain Broncos whipped the Glenboro Panthers 77-35. The Panthers (coached by Dave Prost, assisted by Jose Gillan) included Chris Elliot, Joanne Hutlet, Loren Bjornson, Twyla Black, Chris Myers, Roxanne Nelson, Sheri Young, Rachel McQuillan, Tanya Drinkwater, Becky Dowd, Joanne Hutlet, Christine Elliott, Nicholle Swaffer and Kamie Cline.
In pool C play: …………………………………………………… The Gilbert Plains Trojans clubbed the Cross Lake Otter Nelson River Otters 68-31. …………………………………………………… The St. Laurent Hawks stomped the Cross Lake Otter Nelson River Otters 62-17. …………………………………………………… The St. Laurent Hawks dispatched the Gilbert Plains Trojans 51-36. The Trojans (coached by Brad Martin) included Charlene Romaniuk, Darilyn Brinkman, Jennifer Michaluk, Kathy Meyer, Shelly Dohan, Tanya Yuill and Cindy Ervick.
In pool D play (two teams): …………………………………………………… The Hamiota Huskies dumped the St. Boniface x 78-49.
In the semis, the Hamiota Huskies clipped the St. Laurent Hawks 58-45 as Trina Mathison scored 16 and Melanie Holden 8.
In the other semi, the Treherne Tigers edged the Boissevain Broncos 44-40.
In the bronze medal match, the St. Laurent Hawks nipped the Boissevain Broncos 45-43.
In the final, the Hamiota Huskies defeated the Treherne Tigers 64-49 to capture their second consecutive provincial crown. Krina Mathison led the Huskies with 16. Kristi Prawdzik added 15 despite playing with a bad back. Trina Mathison added 16. Huskies coach Bruce Holden said the school’s tremendous success is a function of the program and its athletes. “We do have a good junior high program but we also have had the luck to have good athletes in the school, like Charla Mathison. Charla is an unbelievable athlete. She has the potential to be one of the best guards to come out of high school in a longtime.” The Huskies led by 8 at the half and though the Tigers rallied within 3, Hamiota soon took command. “We just had a streak where we didn’t miss the basket,” says Holden, “We seemed to get the ball up the floor quickly and in the basket before Treherne knew what happened.” Defending the provincial title was tricky, he added. “For me it was a lot tougher, I think I was quite a bit more nervous than the girls.” Tigers coach Jim Hoger said “we’re not hanging our heads over losing this year. The best team did win. You have to give them credit for the excellent junior high program they have in Hamiota. They have a consistent program at the grade 7,8 and 9 levels.” Al Robertson, principal at Hamiota Collegiate for the past 28 years, says support from the entire community has made the Hamiota girls a winner over the years. “We firmly believe very much in extra-curricular activity here,” says Robertson, whose wife Lorna was honored by the Manitoba Basketball Association for her contribution to developing young players at the junior high level. “There is good support from the school staff, the community and a commitment from the parents and you can’t have a good program without all that.”
The bronze medalist St. Laurent Hawks: Heather Lambert; Suzsy Blais; Denise Kerbrat; +coach Art Koop
The silver medalist Treherne Tigers: Deanne Van Den Bussche; Jody McCartney; coach Jim Hoger
The gold medalist Hamiota Huskies: Karen Bray; Charla Mathison; Denise Murray; Kristi Prawdzik; Trishia Retzlaff; Ryan Hodgson; Amber Hunt; Trina Mathison; Melanie Holden; Kyla Wilson; Treena Anderson; Lisa Hamilton; Charla Mathison; coach Bruce Holden