POOL A BC ONT NFLD ALTA SASK Record  
  Vancouver Kirby Clippers —– 89-42 94-27 68-52 79-51 (4-0)  
  Edmonton Motors 52-68 104-48 110-29 —– 73-50 (3-1)  
  Regina Springers 51-79 91-80 97-51 50-73 —– (2-2)  
  Toronto Official Sports 42-89 —– 88-53 48-104 80-91 (1-3)  
  Newfoundland Holy Cross  27-94 53-88 —– 29-110 51-97 (0-4)  
                 
  POOL B NS NB QUE MAN Record    
  Halifax Red Fox —– 70-58 87-31 86-33 (3-0)    
  New Brunswick Keddys 58-70 —– 97-56 95-36 (2-1)    
  Montreal Voyageurs 31-87 56-97 —– 54-52 (1-2)    
  Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 33-86 36-95 52-54 —– (0-3)    
                 
  Semi Vancouver Kirby’s 66 New Brunswick Keddys 53
  Semi Halifax Red Fox 65 Edmonton Motors 64
  9th Winnipeg St. Vital 78 Newfoundland Holy Cross 44
  7th Toronto Official Sports Centre 89 Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 77
  5th Regina Springers 77 Montreal Voyageurs 58
  Bronze New Brunswick Keddy’s 72 Edmonton Motors 61
  Final Halifax Red Fox 68 Vancouver Kirby’s 67 ot
     

In the B.C. finals, Vancouver Kirby’s defeated Vancouver Witter in game three of the finals 73-51 as Debbie Huband scored 28, Joanne Sargeant 18 and Gail Klaver 16. Vancouver won 3g-0. Coach Laurie Watson

       The Ontario finals were a three-team round-robin event held in Kitchener. …………………………………………………… In round-robin play: …………………………………………………… Toronto Official Sports Centre edged the Kitchener-Waterloo Reivers 56-55. Susan Porter led the Reivers with 14. Yonna Sutton added 12, Judy Antonio 13 and Angie Tekoniemi 7. The Reivers (coach Warren Sutton) also included Kathy Martinson. …………………………………………………… The Kitchener-Waterloo Reivers clipped the Niagara Cherokees 64-54. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Official Sports Centre spanked the Niagara Cherokees 86-52.

       In national Pool A play, held in Fredericton: …………………………………………………… Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers defeated Toronto Official Sports 89-39 as Debbie Huband scored 17, Tara Smith 15, Gail Klaver 13 and Joanne Sargeant 11. Vancouver went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-2 lead and then coasted to victory. Vancouver shot 21-27 from the line. Toronto was led by Sherry Dawn Jones with 10 and Sheryl Jones with 8. Vancouver was ahead 39-26 at the half. Toronto shot 10-22 from the line. …………………………………………………… Edmonton Motors defeated Toronto Official Sports 104-48 after opening the contest with a 23-0 run and taking a 25-2 lead. Sharon Bieberry paced Edmonton with 30 while Trix Kannekens added 26. …………………………………………………… The Regina Springers defeated Newfoundland Holy Cross 97-51 as Sharon Douglas scored 18 and Betty Fornwald 14. Newfoundland was led by Kim St. John with 13. Saskatchewan led 47-25 at the half. …………………………………………………… Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers defeated the Regina Springers 79-51 as Joanne Sargeant scored 16, Gail Klaver 15 and Debbie Huband 15. Vancouver led 44-31 at the half. Saskatchewan was led by Debbie Smith with 10 and Sharon Douglas with 9. …………………………………………………… Edmonton Motors defeated the Regina Springers 73-50 after taking control in the second half and breaking open a close game. Trix Kannekens scored 20, while Sharon Bieleny added 13 and Sarah Van Tighem 12. The score was knotted at 30 at the half. Regina was led by Betty Fornwald with 12 and Theresa King with 10. …………………………………………………… Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers defeated Newfoundland Holy Cross 94-27 after going a 27-0 run early in the first half to take a 37-4 lead. Debbie Huband scored 25, including 13 in the first quarter. Gail Klaver added 12, as did Tara Smith. Vancouver led 62-13 at the half. Newfoundland was paced by Kim St. John with 12. …………………………………………………… The Regina Springers dumped Toronto Official Sports 91-80 after overcoming an 11-point deficit with 15 minutes to go. Diana Stober led Regina with 20, while Sharon Douglas scored 19, Sue MacKenzie 16 and Theresa King 15. Toronto was led by Sharon Harris with 24, Sherry Dawn Jones 13 and Dolores D’Ambrosi with 13. Regina was ahead 41-40 at the half. Hit 19-25 from the line. Ontario was 10-16 from the line. …………………………………………………… Edmonton Motors waxed Newfoundland Holy Cross 110-29 as Trix Kannekens scored 33. Edmonton was ahead 63-15 at the half. Sharon Rieleny scored 21 and Faith Rostad 16. Newfoundland was led by Dee-Ann Crowthers with six points. …………………………………………………… Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers defeated Edmonton Motors 68-52 as Debbie Huband scored 21. Edmonton was led by Trix Kannekens with 15.

       In pool B: …………………………………………………… The Halifax Red Fox opened with an 87-31 pasting of the Montreal Voyageurs as Carol Rosenthal scored 26 and Jill Tasker 25. Halifax took a 53-11 halftime lead and were never challenged. They shot 23-27 from the line. Quebec was paced by Paddie Chiara with 11 and Edris Bramble with 8 including 5-9 from the line. Halifax shot .44- from the floor while Quebec as .210. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick Keddy’s pasted the Montreal Voyageurs 97-56 as Cathy Maxwell scored 21, Claire Mitton 14 and Nelda Robbins 14. New Brunswick led 18-16 at the quarter but took a 43-28 lead by the half to take control. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 95-36 when 17-year-old Sue McMaster went on a 9-0 personal run to give NB a 9-2 lead. They never looked back. Nelda Robbins scored 22, while McMaster added 13 and Claire Mitton 12. Winnipeg was led by Leslie Wright with 8 points. New Brunswick went on a 24-0 run late in the first half. …………………………………………………… The Halifax Red Fox defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital Voyageurs 86-33 as Carol Rosenthal scored 24, including 10-10 from the floor. Jodan Hayes added 10. Winnipeg was paced by Leslie Wright and Susan Johnson with 8 each. Halifax was ahead 52-20 at the half and hit 10-12 from the line. Winnipeg hit 5-11 from the line. …………………………………………………… The Halifax Red Fox defeated New Brunswick Keddy’s 70-58 in their critical match up for first place after breaking open a close game in the second half. Halifax opened the second half with a 12-2 run and never looked back as they easily pounded the ball inside. Halifax led 34-33 at the half but took a 46-35 lead 3:33 into the second half. Jill Tasker led Halifax with 22, while Anne Murray added 18 and Carol Rosenthal 13. Cathy Maxwell paced New Brunswick with 19, while Claire Mitton scored 15 and Coleen Dufresne 12. …………………………………………………… The Montreal Voyageurs edged Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 54-52 as Joyce Tarbet scored 12. St. Vital was led by Lynn Scott with 12.

       In the semi-finals, Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers defeated New Brunswick Keddy’s 66-53 as Debbie Huband scored 16, and Joanne Sargent and Gail Klaver each added 14. The Keddy’s were led by Coleen Dufresne and Cathy Maxwell with 10 points apiece.

       In the other semi, the Halifax Red Fox nipped Edmonton Motors 65-64. Halifax led for most of the contest but Alberta took a 64-63 lead with a minute to go. But Carol Rosenthal nailed a 15-foot jumper with 10 seconds to go to give Halifax the lead. A Faith Rostad shot with two seconds to go rolled off the rim. Jill Tasker led Halifax with 23, while Rosenthal added 16. Trix Kannekens paced Edmonton with 24 while Rostad scored 16.

       In the battle for seventh, Sharon Harron and Sherrydawn Jones each scored 15 as Toronto Official Sports Centre (coach Paul Speisman, coach Sydney Brooker) defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 89-77. Sherly Jones added 11. Lynn Scott led Winnipeg with 19. Susan Johnson added 17 and Leslie Wright 14. Toronto led 39-32 at the half.

       In the battle for fifth, the Regina Springers scored the last 11 points of the first half to dispatch the Montreal Voyageurs, eventually winning 77-58. Sue MacKenzie and Sharon Douglas each scored 12. The Springers (coached by Wendy BileskI) also included Betty Fornwald, Diana Stober, Debbie Smith, Theresa king, Patti Woods, Cathy Reesor, Rene Robertson, Lorraine MacCormick, Teri Prokopanko and Patti Mayer. Paddie Chiara led Montreal with 18. Dany Brown added 14. Saskatchewan led 37-22 at the half.

       In the bronze medal match, New Brunswick Keddy’s scored the last 9 points of game in the final three minutes to take a 72-61 win over Edmonton Motors. Claire Mitton led New Brunswick with 22. Cathy Maxwell added 18 and Nelda Robbins 12. “It was nice to see,” said coach Joyce Slipp, who missed the first two games of the tourney while giving birth to a baby boy. “I was very worried we were too tired. The game was close and they did it. They came through when we need it.” Trix Kannekens led Alberta with 16. Sharon Bieleny added 12 and Glynis Griffiths 10. NB pulled of a 6-0 run to take an early 29-20 lead but Alberta rallied to cut the margin to 35-34 at the half. NB led 51-50 after three quarters and then exploded in the final frame.

       In the final, the Halifax Red Fox defeated Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers 68-67 in overtime. The game was tied at 30 at the half and at 52 after regulation play. Halifax was led by Carol Rosenthal’s 24 points, including a bucket at the buzzer from halfcourt to tie the game at the break. Jill Tasker added 14 and 7 boards, while Patti Langille scored 13, including a three-point play in overtime. Anne Murray scored two in overtime and grabbed 9 rebounds. Vancouver was led by Gail Kalver with 16, Joanne Sargeant 14 and 12 rebounds, Debbie Huband 12 and Tara Smith 12 pts and 10 boards. National team member Bev Barnes was held scoreless. Vancouver out-rebounded Halifax 33-31 and outshot them 43-41% after shooting 26-60 from the floor. Halifax was 2561 from the floor. But Halifax was 7-7 from the line, while Vancouver was 4-9. Coach Allan Waye noted that “we believe this is the first ever national women’s championship in basketball for Nova Scotia. It was a credit to the team to beat B.C. which had so many national team players. We were able to go nine players deep while they went seven. I think that along without preparation, made the difference. An elated Rosenthal said “what a game. What a game. I’m so excited. Oh, wow! I can’t believe it. We’re national champs.” Rosenthal scored 10 points in the first quarter as New Brunswick took a 16-14 lead and later nailed a 25-footer to tie the game at half. Nova Scotia took an early four-point lead in the second half, while holding BC scoreless four five minutes. The teams were tied at 40 after the quarter and at 52 after the regulation, tournament MVP Joanne Sargeant missed a chance to win when a shot bounced off the rim with three seconds to play. “We were pressured and we didn’t handle it well,” said Sargeant. “We were all a bit tight, Even with our experience, we were nervous.” In the extra session, Patti Hutchison drove to the hoop with 1:20 to play and was fouled as she scored, adding the free throw, as Halifax took a 57-54 lead. Debbie Huband cut the margin to one with a layup with 21 seconds to play. Halifax turned over the ball by stepping out of bounds. BC inbounded it but Halifax stole it and ran out the clock. “Our goal was just to get to the final game,” said Rosenthal. “We thought before the game we had a chance (of winning). I think we were deeper. We’re in better shape.”

       The all-tourney team featured: MVP Joanne Sargeant (Vancouver Kirby’s); Debbie Huband (Vancouver Kirby’s); Gail Klaver (Vancouver Kirby’s); Carol Rosenthal (Halifax Red Fox); Jill Tasker (Halifax Red Fox)

       The runner-up Vancouver Kirby’s Clippers: Joanne Sargeant; Debbie Huband; Gail Klaver; Tara Smith; Debbie Huband;

       The champion Halifax Red Fox Beverage Room Senior Ladies: Carol Rosenthal; Jodan Hayes; Anne Murray; Donna Hobin;

Andrea Rushton; Jill Tasker; Debbie Wright; Patti Hutchison; Liz Hampden; Kathy McPherson; Mary McCarthy; Caritha Greeley; Erica Weatherbie; Joanne Richards; coach Allan Way; assistant Jim Naugler; manager Wendy Gardiner; sponsor Bruce MacCulloch; sponsor Scott MacCulloch