1972
In the Four-West semis, Saskatoon edged the Langara Falcons 55-51. Hilary Bitton led the Falcons with 16.
In the other semi, the Mount Royal Cougars whipped the Red River CC Rebels 90-23 as Gayle Bain scored 33.
In the Four-West bronze medal match, the Langara Falcons (then Vancouver CC) defeated the Red River CC Rebels 69-22 as Vicki Sahota scored 15.
In the Four-West final, the Mount Royal Cougars dispatched Saskatoon 68-54 as tournament MVP Gayle Bain scored 11.
1973
In the Four-West semis, the Medicine Hat Rattlers defeated the Red River CC Rebels, coached by Collen McAmmond, 50-13 as Sonja Smeland scored 18, Nora Way 10, Donna Mastell 6 and Lauren Moyer 6. The Kudus led 36-3 at the half. “We gained control of the game early and took it easy for the rest of the game. We wanted to save our strength for our final round game against Saskatchewan,” Kudus coach Pat Rawlusyk told the Medicine Hat News.
In the other semi, the Saskatchewan Technical Institute-Kelsey Beavers defeated the Langara (then Vancouver CC) Falcons 45-28. The Beavers led 24-20 at the half.
In the bronze medal match, the Langara Falcons crushed the Red River Rebels 45-24 as Maureen Hutson scored 14.
In the final, the Medicine Hat Rattlers defeated the Saskatchewan Technical Institute-Kelsey Beavers 37-27 as Nora Way scored 12, Sonja Smeland 8 and Lauren Moyer 7. Rona Park led the Beavers with seven points. “It was a great trip for the girls,” coach Pat Rawlusyk told the Medicine Hat News. “They were really happy to win the tourney but we felt that the tourney in Red Deer (the Alberta finals) was a bigger thrill as the competition was much stronger. We felt that any of the teams at Red Deer could have won in Vancouver. The Alberta conference appears to be by far the strongest in the west if the tourney was any indication.”
The all-tournament team featured MVP Carol Deitner (Saskatchewan Tech); Sonja Smeland (Medicine Hat); Nora Way (Medicine Hat)
The runner-up Saskatchewan Technical Institute-Kelsey Beavers: Carol Deitner;
The gold medalist Medicine Hat Kudus: Nora Way; Sonja Smeland; Wendy Lein; Lauren Moyer; Wendy Strain; Donna Mastel; Peggy Park; Gail Strain; Nadine Hehr; Norma Peterson; coach Pat Rawlusyk
1974
In the Four-West semis, the Red Deer Queens defeated the S.I.A.S.T.-Moose Jaw Panthers 41-30 as Jan Brassard scored 12, Ann Flewelling 8, Dawn Simkin 4 and Brenda Dickson 4. Carolyn Tismic led the Panthers with 11. Anita Coll added 8. Queens coach Barry Dunkley told the Red Deer Advocate that “I don’t know what it is but we come up against a poorer team, we play poor. But once we got the early jitters out of our system, there was really no trouble. The refereeing kept us off balance but the scoreboard in the end told the story.”
In the other semi, Debbie Shuchuk tossed in 18 and Susan McKee 12 to lead the Langara (then Vancouver CC) Falcons past the Red River CC Rebels 53-39. Karen Schmidt led Red River with 14.
In the bronze medal match, the Red River Rebels nipped the S.I.A.S.T.-Moose Jaw Panthers 48-44 as Karen Schmidt scored 14, Maureen Fallis 11 and Cathy Pennycook 10.
In the final, the Langara Falcons defeated the Red Deer Queens 48-27 as Debbie Shuchuk scored 22. Ann Flewelling led the Queens with 9. Queens coach Barry Dunkley told the Red Deer Advocate that “their height advantage was the story. We got one shot and that was all. We were cold when we had a chance to take it and then we had to play catch-up ball, which is hard to do at any time. I thought our defence played well but when we were forced to press to get back on even terms, they got some easy baskets, which made the score look worse than it really was. … They were a well-drilled club with a fine defence.” The Queens were also hampered by a lack of depth, having lost Collette Savarie and Val Kallis to injury during the season.
The tournament all-star team: Debbie Shuchuk (Vancouver); Susan McKee (Vancouver); Carolyn Tismic (S.I.A.S.T.-Moose Jaw); Jan Brassard (Red Deer); Karen Schmidt (Red River).
The bronze medalist Red River Rebels: Karen Schmidt; Maureen Fallis; Cathy Pennycook; Rilla Noton; Fay Tardiff; Anna Konik; Janice Drebit; Debbie Bomback; Wendy Ehrhardt; Gina Sauve; Loran Knutson; Sharon Curtis; Michelle Synnott; coach Colleen McAmmond
The silver medalist Red Deer Queens: Jan Brassard;
The gold medalist Langara Falcons: Debbie Shuhuck; Susan McKee;
In the Ontario-Quebec playoff, the George Brown Huskies bombed Bois-de-Boulogne 49-25 after leading 20-8 at the half. Trish Hodgson led the Huskies with 12. Mary Boyd added 11. Francoise Tremblay led Bois-de-Boulogne with 10. Suzanne Hunt added 10. Francoise Aubry did not play because of an ankle injury. Bois-de-Boulogne was scoreless in the first quarter.
1975
In the Four-West playoffs, the Saskatchewan Technical Institute-Kelsey Beavers, coached by Margo Swayze, defeated the Red River Rebels 51-33 as Anita Cool scored 20 and Wendy Justason 14. Karen Schmidt led Red River with 15. Red River coach Colleen McAmmond blasted the referees after the game, noting that 23 fouls had been called on her squad while only 7 were called against Saskatchewan Technical. “With better officiating, we could have given them a really battle but they psyched us out,” McAmmond told the Winnipeg Free Press. “Never in my 12 years of playing basketball have I seen such bad refereeing. … And at a tournament such as this.” Beavers coach Margo Swayze said “you can’t beat the referees, so you have to play with them. All you can do is hope they go both ways and don’t favour one team.” Swayze said the difference lay in the way her Beavers broke down the Rebels zone, while dominating the offensive and defensive boards.
In the other semi, the Red Deer Queens defeated Thompson Rivers (then the Cariboo Sun Demons) 64-53 as Jan Brassard scored 21, Kathy Webber 11, Laurie Martin 10, Mary Ann Cote 8, Brenda Smith 6 and Bonnie Anderson 4. Queens coach Terry Burns told the Red Deer Advocate that “our hustle paid off. Every time there was a loose ball, it was ours. They were backing away.” Donna Colman led the Sun Demons with 26. Margo McCullough added 11.
In the bronze medal match, the Cariboo Sun Demons defeated the Red River Rebels 71-57 as Donna Coleman scored 27 and Lois Jenning 12. Rilla Norton led the Rebels with 18. Sally Kalik added 17.
In the final, the Red Deer Queens defeated the Saskatchewan Technical Institute-Kelsey Beavers 79-36 as Jan Brassard scored 23, Kathy Webber 15, Brenda Smith 12, Laurie Martin 12, Mary Ann Cote 8 and Bonnie Anderson 4. The Queens (coached by Terry Burns) also included Vivian Wulf. Burns told the Red Deer Advocate that while the Beavers “hustled and had a good player in Anita Cool, they never really pressed us. … (The officials) did a very poor job. Brenda (Smith) got hurt on an obvious foul in the first half and Jan (Brassard) was lucky she wasn’t injured seriously when she was submarined on a layup.” Red Deer led 42-19 at the half. Rita Bissonette led Saskatchewan Technical with 14. Wendy Justason added 12.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Jan Brassard (Red Deer); Kathy Webber (Red Deer); Laurie Martin (Red Deer); Donna Colman (Cariboo); and Anita Cool (SIAST-Kelsey).
1976
In the Four-West semis, Thompson Rivers (then the Cariboo Sun Demons) defeated S.I.A.S.T.-Kelsey Institute Beavers 72-53 as Agnes Balson scored 21, Susan Vickers 20 and Donna Colman 16. The Sun Demons led 27-20 at the half. Jan Dimen paced the Beavers with 20. Penny Yellowlees added 14.
In the other semi, the Red Deer Queens defeated the Red River Rebels 127-20 as Laurie Martin scored 29, Jan Brown 24, along with 13 boards, Bev Robinson 22, June Thompson 12, Jan Brassard 10, Eileen Walter 10, Brenda Watson 10, Jodie Millard 6 and Mary Ann Cote 4. The Queens led 27-0 before the Rebels hit a free throw. Red Deer shot 45-137 from the floor. Queens coach Mark Ryan told the Red Deer Advocate that “I don’t like to embarrass a club like that, but what can you do? You can’t tell (them) not to play the game. … It would spoil everything for them. This is the Western Canada championships. They worked so hard to get here. … I feel bad if someone thought that (we were a applying a press). If we applied the press, they would never have left their own end.” Sally Culich led the Rebels with 8 points and 7 boards.
In the bronze medal match, the S.I.A.S.T.-Kelsey Institute Beavers whipped the Red River Rebels 85-24 after leading 48-10 at the half. Penny Yellowlees led the Amaruks with 20. Penny Watt added 19, Jan Diman 14 and Val Bailey 12. Sally Calich led the Rebels with 17.
In the final, Thompson Rivers (then Cariboo College) Sun Demons defeated the Red Deer Queens 65-49. The Queens led 31-29 at the half. The score was knotted at 37 after three quarters. The Sun Demons closed out the affair with a 16-1 run. Agnes Balston paced the Sun Demons with 11 points and 24 boards. Susan Vickers added 13, Pauline Shupe 12 and Donna Colman 8. Ellen Walter led the Queens with 15. Jan Brassard added 13, Laurie Martin 11, along with 9 boards, Bev Robinson 3 and Jan Brown 3. Queens coach Mark Ryan told the Red Deer Advocate that “I feel we were beaten by the officials. Maybe we would have lost anyway but at least we should have been given a good, honest shot at it.” With 10 minutes to play in the second half, Laurie Martin was ejected for slamming the ball to the floor in protest of a foul called on what appeared to be a clean block. With the ejection, Cariboo began dominating the boards. Ryan said “we were still in it but we couldn’t handle their height with Laurie and Viv (Wulff, who fouled out shortly after the ejection) gone. We had a letdown when Laurie went and they were able to get ahead. We were forced into using the press and they were able to pull away further.”
1977
The Four-West playoffs were a “modified double-knockout.”
In the Four-West semis, the Langara Falcons (then Vancouver CC) stomped the Assiniboine 102-2.
In the other semi, the Mount Royal Cougars defeated S.I.A.S.T.-Kelsey Institute Amaruks 78-59 as Deb Askew scored 24. Penny Yellowlees led the Amaruks with 31.
In the bronze medal match, the S.I.A.S.T.-Kelsey Institute Amaruks defeated Assiniboine 113-6.
In the final, the Langara Falcons clipped the Mount Royal Cougars 60-53 as Yvonne Goodwin scored 11 and grabbed 17 rebounds. Marla Britton came off the bench to score 12 while Marj Burt scored 9 points. Sherri McNally paced the Cougars with 34.