1970
Freeman Schofield led his Nova Scotia team to the Maritime juvenile crown, according to Acadia’s student newspaper the Atheneum.
1970-84
Discontinued.
Manitoba captured the Western Canada Summer Games. (According to Wikipedia, they were no Games in 1978, but they were held in 1975). THIS IS PROBABLY 1979.
1979
WEST | POOL | SASK | MAN | BC | ALTA | Record | |
Saskatchewan | —– | 94-76 | 77-74 | 74-60 | (3-0) | ||
Manitoba | 76-94 | —– | 88-71 | 97-66 | (2-1) | ||
British Columbia | 74-77 | 71-88 | —– | 60-52 | (1-2) | ||
Alberta | 60-74 | 66-97 | 52-60 | —– | (0-3) | ||
Bronze | Alberta 80 British Columbia 79 | |
Final | Manitoba 69 Saskatchewan 67 |
At the Western Canada Summer Games, held in Saskatoon: ……………………………………………………
In round robin play: …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba 94-76 as Guy Vetrie scored 21. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan clipped Alberta 74-60 as Paul Jacoby scored 14. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan edged British Columbia 77-74 as Mike Frisby scored 21.
In the bronze medal match, Alberta edged British Columbia 80-79.
In the final, Manitoba edged Saskatchewan 69-67 as Rick Watts scored 17. Manitoba led 42-38 at the half. Guy Vetrie paced Saskatchewan with 22. Manitoba coach Dale Bradshaw told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “they have one of the best big groups I’ve ever see. We platooned and we were tired at the end.” Saskatchewan coach Tom Thompson said that “it was a defensive battle, one of the finest games you’ll ever see. … You had to work for every shot. … In this game, unlike the previous three, we did not get the crucial basket at the critical time. They took a lot of tired man shots toward the end.” Manitoba hit 30-63 from the floor and 9-11 from the line. Saskatchewan hit 28-63 from the floor and 11-13 from the line.
The bronze medalists from Alberta:
The silver medalists from Saskatchewan: Guy Vetrie; Mike Frisby; Paul Jacoby; coach Tom Thompson
The gold medalists from Manitoba: Rick Watts; coach Dale Bradshaw
1981
In the Quebec final, Montreal International clipped St. Exupory 65-55.
1982
In the Quebec final, Sun Youth defeated Immaculee Conception 69-55.h