In the opening round, held in Carstairs: …………………………………………………… The Calgary Christian Cougars dusted the Ashmont Falcons 42-19. …………………………………………………… The Carstairs Trojans nipped the Hanna J.C. Charyk Hawks 37-35. The Hawks (coach Rick Haines) included Shannon Kaster, Shereen Groeneveld, Beckie Benedict, Sherry Seaman, Deena Berry, Kim Htton; Ceri Thomas, Tracey Favel, Tracey Wade, Tammy Halverson and Brenda Hamre.
In the quarterfinals, the Raymond Comets defeated the Calgary Christian Cougars 38-22 as Leisel Hardy and Tammy Sheen each scored 12. Leslie Hardy added 8.
The Rimbey Spartans dispatched the Calgary Chestermere Lakers 38-30 as Linda Wit scored 16 and Diane Dobler 15.
The Carstairs Trojans edged the Sexsmith Sabres 35-33.
In the last quarterfinal, the Devon Wildcats nipped the Fort Saskatchewan Stingers 46-44.
In the semis, the Raymond Comets defeated the Rimbey Spartans 51-35 as Tammy Sheen scored 12 and Leisel Hardy 10. Dianne Dobler led the Spartans with 13. Linda Wit added 11.
In the other semi, the Carstairs Trojans edged the Devon Wildcats 35-34.
In the bronze medal match, the Rimbey Spartans clipped the Devon Wildcats 47-41 as Dianne Dobler scored 16 and Linda Wit 9. The Wildcats (coach Dale Poon, assistant Brad Dupuis, manager Wendy Banman) included Vickie Hindman, Karen Lasiuk, Janice Befus, Nora McKindlay, Leanne Blanchette, Elise Oberle, Shannon Cavanagh and Heather Gomme.
In the final, the Raymond Comets defeated the Carstairs Trojans 44-27. Leisel Hardy paced the Comets with 12. Tammy Sheen added 10. The Comets led 12-5, 14-11 and 30-16 at the quarters. Raymond had resurrected its girls’ program eight years earlier after a roughly 20-year period in which there was no girls’ team at the school, despite the popularity of the game and the tremendous success of the boy’s program.
The bronze medalist Rimbey Spartans: Dianne Dobler; Linda Wit; Kay Tkacik; Kris Tkacik; Cheryl Robson; Louise Slidel; Darla Dobbler; Eloise Dube; Teresa Jarmoluk; Wendy Kramer; Joyce Robinson; coach Marg Ramsay; assistant Dolly Coughlin; manager Cara Cade; manage Kathy Carogan
The silver medalist Carstairs Trojans: Joanne Dixon; Susan Dixon; Katherine Lawes; Janet Kellsey; leanne Goetjen; Juanita Milford; Shelley Vadnais; Rhonda Grayson; Madge Blackwell; coach Blaine Vadnais; assistant Janet Vadnais; assistant Marge Davidson
The gold medalist Raymond Comets: Leisel Hardy; Tammy Sheen; Leslie Hardy; Jane Larson; Cheryl Bohne; Laurence Palmer; Lois Pionthe; Pam Hughes; Terri Anderson; Tami Gibb; Debbie Green; Leisel Hardy; Julianne Stevenson; coach Jerald Palmer; assistant Bob Gibb; manager Sherri Cooper