In the Southern double-knockout tournament: …………………………………………………… The opening round saw the Wrentham Wizards smack the Taber St. Mary’s Aurora 39-24 as Shirley Reverz scored 13 and Donna Hamling 10. Teresa Sekura led the Auroras with 16. …………………………………………………… In the second round, the Wrentham Whizzes dumped the Stavely Royals 36-19 as Shirley Reverz scored 9. Maxime Whiteside led the Royals with 13. …………………………………………………… Picture Butte dispatched Jefferson 22-13 as Rosella Harvie scored 10, Betty Lou Erickson 4 and Wendy Warren 4. Leila Carson led Jefferson with 4. Sharon Johnson added 4. …………………………………………………… In the third round, the Taber St. Mary’s Auroras eliminated Jefferson 32-23 as Theresa Sekura scored 20. Della Diebert led Jefferson with 9. …………………………………………………… In the fourth round, the Taber St. Mary’s Auroras eliminated the Stavely Royals 25-19 as Theresa Sekura scored 14. Maxine Whiteside led the Royals with 8. …………………………………………………… In the semi-finals, the Wrentham Whizzes thrashed Picture Butte 40-12 as Carole Hamling scored 13. Rosella Harvie led Picture Butte with 5. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Taber St. Mary’s Auroras eliminated Picture Butte 32-19 as Theresa Sekua scored 16. Betty Lou Erickson led Picture Butte with 5. Wendy Warren added 5 and Carol Price 5. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Wrentham Whizzes nipped the Taber St. Mary’s Auroras 27-26 as Donna Hamling scored 13, including the winning free throw with no time left on the clock. Theresa Sekua led the Auroras with 9. The Auroras also included Elaine Goruk.
In the Calgary district finals, the Rolling Hills Rockettes defeated the Hanna Red Wings 33-16; 34-22 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… Over the course of the two games, Dorothy Pelchat paced the Rockettes with 30. Arlene Syryda added 16 and Elsie Lundquist 12. Bernice Fano led the Red Wings with 11. Gay Gullekson added 11 and Lyla Beach 10.
The East Central champ Hanna Redwings: Marianne Berg, Vicki Moore, Bernice Fano, Patricia Sullivan, Sharon Farpel, Beth Offen, Lyla Beach, Betty Bossert, Gay Gulleckson, Deanna Stern, Ellen Christianson and Patrice Cheeko, coach J.C. Charyk.
The Alberta Schools Athletic Association runs its first province-wide tournament.
In the opening round of a six-team double-knockout tourney, held in Stettler, the Wrentham Whizzettes edged the Barrhead Cubettes 20-16 as Shirley Revasz scored 7. Ruby Lee led the Cubettes with 5.
In the other round one game, the Stettler William E. Hayes Wildcats clocked the Rolling Hills Rattlers (then the Rockettes) 30-16.
In the second round, the Stettler William E. Hays Wildcats edged the Wrentham Whizzettes 25-22.
In the other round two game, the Barrhead Cubettes eliminated the Rolling Hills Rattlers (then the Rockettes) 26-16. The Rockettes included Dorothy Pelchat, Arlene Syryda, Elsie Lundquist, Joyd Skrove, Evelyn Syryda, Marilyn Holehan, Pat Dunn, Marilyn Kristianson, Elsie Lundquist and Gail Shuttleworth.
In the semi, the Wrentham Whizzettes eliminated the Barrhead Cubettes 28-23.
In the final, the Stettler William E. Hay Wildcats defeated the Wrentham Whizzettes 40-22 as Carol Sorenson scored 13 and Kathleen Gerlitz 11. Judy Paulson led the Whizzettes with 8.
The silver medalist Wrentham Whizzettes: Molly Mueller; Judy Paulson; Carole Hamling; Pheona Kuehn; Donna Hamling; Valerie Jones; Irene Russell; Georgina Lastuka; Shirley Revesz; coach Owen Halsted; manager George Mueller
The gold medalist Stettler William E. Hay Wildcats: Heike Schueller; Diane Brodie; Geraldine Dennis; Kathleen Keibel; Jane Lucin; Marcia Stevens; Maureen Wingert; Darlene Doell; Ruth Fortems; Judy Limpert; Margaret Nielsen; Margo Schmidt; Carol Stewart; Carol Sorenson; Kathleen Gerlitz;