In the opening round of the Southern League playoffs, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens dispatched the Readymade Cobrettes.
In the quarterfinal, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens defeated x.
In the southern semis, the Raymond Comets defeated the Taber Dawns 47-45 as Bev Johnson scored 18, Miller 15, Flexhaug 8, J Dahl 8, Salmon 8, Stevenson 6, Gough 7, Dahl 3 and Gilchrist 1. Johnson led the Dawns with 16. Miller added 15, Christensen 8, Haynes 6, LeBaron 2 and Francis 1. The Dawns led 19-18 at the half.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens dispatched the Cardston Cougarettes x-x; 37-29 (2g-0). In game two, the Clipper Queens completed the series sweep with a 37-29 win as Glenda Bullock scored 10. N. Blackmore led the Cougarettes with 11.
In the southern A league finals, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens defeated Raymond Comets (then the Hellcats) x-x; 23-29; 36-35 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, …………………………………………………… In game two, the Comets evened the series with a 29-23 win as Jazelle Meeks scored 15, Lavon Robinson 6, Lavere Robinson 5, Graham 2 and Harris 1, while Taylor, Knight, McLean, Stone, Moriyama and Paxman were scoreless. Dorothy Christensen paced the Clipper Queens with 6. Ariadne Ponarollo added 5, Coral Shurtz 4, Pat Pennington 2 and Ella Balaz 2, while Glenda Bullock, Joanne Peterson, Connie Vaughn and Joan Arnold were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Clipper Queens prevailed 36-35 as Dorothy Christensen and Coral Shurtz buckets in a 5-0 LCI run over the last two minutes of play. The Clipper Queens had led 27-22 at the half but the Hellcats rallied back to a 34-31 lead. Carol Shurtz paced the Clipper Queens with 12. Dorothy Christensen added 11, Dionne Hanna 5, Joanne Peterson 4, Connie Vaughn 3 and Pat Pennington 1, while Ariadne Ponarollo, Glenda Bullock, Ella Balaz and Joan Arnold were scoreless. Jazelle Meeks led the Comets with 13. Lavon Robinson added 10, Lavere Robinson 6, Knight 4 and Taylor 2, while Graham, McLean, Harris, Paxman, Stone and Moriyama were scoreless.
In the provincial finals, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens (them the Tomcats) defeated the Edmonton Victoria Composite (then known as University High) 32-23; 27-31 (Total: 59-54).
In game one, Lethbridge Collegiate prevailed 32-23. The Clipper Queens led 6-4, 11-8 and 25-14 at the quarters. Dorothy Christensen and Dionne Hanna each scored 7 to pace the Clipper Queens. Glenda Bullock added 6, Carol Schurtz 5, Joanne Peterson 4 and Ariadne Pontarollo 3, while Pat Pennington and Connie Vaughan were scoreless. Alice Goodsworthy led the Redmen with 10. M Day added 6, Eagle 5 and Ward Anderson 2, while McMillian, Wright, Shrotreid, Glyde and Fishligh were scoreless.
In game two, Victoria prevailed 31-27 but the Clipper Queens took the series by a total point count of 59-54. The Clipper Queens stalled the last five minutes of the match in order to preserve their margin. The Clipper Queens led 7-6, 19-10 and 25-22 at the quarters but the Redmen opened the final frame with a 9-0 run, prompting the stall. Eagle paced the Redmen with 14. Alice Goodsworthy added 10, Wright 2, Shortreid 2, Glyde 2 and M Day 1, while Anderson, McMillan and Fishligh were scoreless. Carol Schurtz paced the Clipper Queens with 10. Glenda Bullock added 6, Joan Arnold 5, Ariadne Pontarollo 2, Connie Vaughan 2, Dorothy Christensen 1 and Joanne Peterson 1, while Dionne Hanna and Pat Pennington were scoreless.
The runner-up Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen: Eagle; Alice Goodsworthy; Wright; Shortreid; Glyde; M Day; Anderson; McMillan; Fishligh
The champion Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens; Dionne Hanna; Joanne Peterson; Ariadne Pontarollo; Pat Pennington; Connie Vaughn; Glenda Bullock; Carol Shurtz; Dorothy Christensen; Joan Arnold; Ella Balazs; coach Reg Stott