In the quarterfinals, held in Sherwood Park, the Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels pounded the Medicine Hat Kudus 50-38 as Glenda Leach scored 16 and Deborah Dolsky 12. “It wasn’t a very successful trip as far as basketball goes but the girls learned a great deal about the calibre of basketball played at the provincial A level,” Co-eds coach Ed Lucotch told the Medicine Hat News. “The calibre of competition is getting tougher each year. “We just couldn’t seem to get going in the tourney … Our players never seemed to get untracked and certainly didn’t play the calibre of basketball they are capable of playing. One thing I know for sure is that next year if I’m coaching the team again I’ll make sure they have a lot more games under their belts by the time the provincial competition comes around. This year we only played seven games and it certainly showed at the provincial level.” The Co-eds included Joan Andres, Monica Lucotch, Verna Brodin, Trudy VerMeer, Lorraine Sept, Jenny Mack, Marlene Hazelaar, Brenda Rath, Dianne Pederson, Dixie Kusler, Adrianna Van Dyk, Sharon Hirsekorn, Charlene Veale and Val Hillman.
The Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens dusted the Calgary Bishop Carroll Cardinals 50-31 as Debbie Borzel scored 20. Ann DeWitt led the Cardinals with 11. The Cardinals also included Heather Lyall, Maureen Aselin, Lynn Molden.
The Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins edged the Edmonton M.E. Lazerte Voyageurs 42-40 as Diane Bierele scored 21. Norma Slater led the Voyageurs with 11. Sherry Stevenson added 10. The Voyageurs also included Barb Mulligan.
In the last quarterfinal, the Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs pounded the Sherwood Park Salisbury Sabres 81-18 as Marilyn Scheunhagge scored 18 and Louise Borle 17. Melissa McLeod led the Sabres with 10.
In the semis, the Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels edged the Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs 42-40 as Glenda leach scored 10, Shelly Haight 10 and Sue Russell 10. Teresa Wynia led the Ceinahs with 16.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens dispatched the Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins 44-39 as Debby Borzel scored 25. Terry Thomson led the Griffins with 19.
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins nipped the Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs 43-42. Ceinahs coach Patrick McDonald told the Grande Prarie Herald Tribune that “the girls played really well. I wasn’t disenchanted with the way they played.” The Ceinahs (coached by McDonald) included Diane Cassidy, Barb Emard, Sandra Bremner, Theresa Wynia, Shelly Martineau, Karen Crouse, Edith Kloberdanz, Karen Abbot-Brown, Lynn Caldwell, Marilyn Scheunhage, Mona Borle and Louise Borle.
In the final, the Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Clipper Queens 42-40 as Glenda Leach scored 13 and Shelly Haight 10. The Rebels led 8-2, 20-17 and 32-29 at the quarters. Debby Borzel paced the Clipper Queens with 19. The Rebels capped an undefeated (23-0) season.
The bronze medalist Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins: Terry Thomson; Judy Gerlach; Gail McLean; Pat Walsh; Gwen Larson; Sue Schweiger; Missy Walsh; coach Gil Menzies
The silver medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens: Debby Borzel; Davlyn Last; Sue Gash; Les Lilja; Cindy Cann; Sian Smith; Carol Andreachuk; Jodie Pepper; Kathy Fraser; Connie Frouws; Sandra Knight; Lorell Lilja; coach Irene Kariatsumaria
The gold medalist Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels: Schweitzer; Jeske; Morgan; Shelly Haight; Deborah Dolsky; Holmes; McCargar; Brimacombe; Sue Russell; Frisby; Glenda Leach, manager Olson