In the quarterfinals, held in Stirling, the Vegreville St. Mary’s Saints dumped the host Lakettes 71-57. The Lakettes led 29-28 at the half. Carol Lutu-Scrwadda paced the Saints with 25. Nal Bruneaii added 14 and Latisha Stark 14. Debbie Schaufert led the Lakettes with 25. Charlene Anderson added 12. “The girls played just super but it’s sad we had to play Vegreville right at the front. It was such a hard team right off the bat and with all the hoopla (of hosting the provincials) my kids were sort of nervous,” said coach Shelly Plait. “The first game is the most important by far because it gives you something to put under your belt.”
The Fairview St. Thomas More Kodiaks clocked the Thorsby Sabres 53-32 after leading 28-15 at the half. Kim Deltling paced the Kodiaks with 19. Melissa Clark added 16. Sandy Ostapchuk led the Sabres with 14. Leona Gillis added 12.
The Calgary Christian Cougars clipped the Viking Vixens 57-50. The Vixens led 31-21 at the half. Elaine Van Boven paced the Cougars with 22. Karen Brareraksma added 12. Sandra Otto led the Vixens with 28. Laura Wesley added 14.
In the last quarterfinal, the Pincher Creek St. Michael’s Dragonettes whipped the Beiseker Bandits 72-45. Linda Dase led the Dragonettes with 23. Andrea Hlady added 22, Leanne Doiron paced the Bandits with 14. Kim Trautman added 10.
In the semis, the Vegreville St. Mary’s Saints dumped x
In the other semi, the Pincher Creek St. Michael’s Dragonettes defeated x
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary Christian Cougars defeated the Fairview St. Thomas More Kodiaks x-x.
In the final, Pincher Creek St. Michael’s Dragons defeated the Vegreville St. Mary’s Saints 59-48 to capture their third consecutive title. The Saints led 27-26 at the half. But the Dragonettes quickly took command in the second half and soon built a 12-point lead. “For the last while we’ve been having some really good moments and some poor ones,” Dragonettes coach Jamie Dewald told the Lethbridge Herald. “We just got together (after halftime) and played like we could. The girls decided it was no good trading baskets and decided to do something about it.” She asked for more movement from her troops in the second half and they delivered. Andrea Hlady paced the Dragonettes with 27. Karen Rowles added 14 and Linda Dase 10. Nat Bomeau led the Saints with 14, Michelle Nault added 12. Dewald said she was surprised to see Saints’ coach Gerald Knox employ a man-to-man defence against them. “As far as matching up with us, it’s tough. A team that plays man-to-man against us is going to get hurt.”
The bronze medalist Calgary Christian Cougars: Elaine Van Boven; Karen Brareraksma;
The silver medalist Vegreville St. Mary’s Saints: Nat Bomeau; Michelle Nault; Carol Lutu-Scrwadda; Nal Brunaeii; Latisha Stark; coach George Knox
The gold medalist Pincher Creek St. Michael’s Dragonettes: Andrea Hlady; Karen Rowles; Linda Dase; coach Jamie Dewald