The draw is altered to include a pair of teams apiece from Edmonton and Calgary, a pair of teams from southern Alberta and a pair from northern Alberta.
In the quarterfinals, held in Grande Prairie, the Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs crushed the Medicine Hat Kwahommies 71-36. The Kwahommies included Carole Hoel, Joanna Van Dam, Sandy White, Karen Lawrence.
The Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens clipped the Edmonton Bonnie Doon Lancers 39-27 (also reported as 41-24). Lancers coach Sharon McFarlane told the Edmonton Journal that “offensively, we were just awful. Maybe it’s because we’re rookies. But at this stage of the game, you can’t afford excuses. … It was a terrible time to come up with a terrible game. I thought we lacked hustle.” The Lancers (coached by Sharon McFarlane) included Evelyn Eberhardt, Liz Stewart, Carlee May, Kathy Brown.
The Calgary St. Mary’s Saints edged the Edmonton Eastglen Blue Devils 57-54 (also reported as 48-45). Blue Devils star Lora Anderson fouled out in the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils (coached by Gwen Bright) also included Cathy Brown, Debbie Brusnyk, Darlene Anderson, Kathy Brown.
In the last quarterfinal, the Calgary Queen Elizabeth Knights clipped the Grande Prairie Composite Totems 52-43. The Totems (coached by Ann McLeod) included Laurie Boudreault, Joanne Head, Connie Lazore.
In the semis, the Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs dispatched the Calgary St. Mary’s Saints 65-60. The Ceinahs led by 18 but were left with just four players on the floor in the final quarter because of fouls. The Knights rallied to within three but could not overcome the deficit. Ceinahs coach Patrick McDonald told the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune that “it would have been awful to lose that game. … But they never panicked, even when they only had four players on the floor.”
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens defeated the Calgary Queen Elizabeth Kngiths 49-42.
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary Queen Elizabeth Knights dispatched the Calgary St. Mary’s Saints 55-45. The Saints (coached by Arlene McGinn) included Janis Paskevich, Sheila Taylor, Muriel Detroyer, Janet Kanuka, Nicki Lacapara.
In the final, the host and northwest representative Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens 42-36 as Cathy Gorman scored 14. The Ceinahs were a 2A school playing up in division 4A. Ceinahs coach Patrick McDonald told the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune that “I feel quite honoured to be their coach. … It was a total team effort. I don’t even want to mention individuals … I feel this is a team not only Grande Prairie but all Alberta can be proud of. This is the finest team I have ever coached.” The Ceinahs led 10-5, 23-22 and 33-30 at the quarters and in the final quarter shifted to a zone. The Ceinahs hit 15-58 from the floor and 12-18 from the line. The Clipper Queens hit 16-34 from the floor and 4-10 from the line. McDonald said “I thought the turning point was when we went to a zone. They were quite tired after we played them man-to-man and made them run. They didn’t figure it out, so we decided to stay in a zone and maintain a six-point lead. At the end, they didn’t even try to press us.”
The bronze medalist Calgary Queen Elizabeth Knights: Laura Buehning; Cathy Crusch; Heather McKay; Tracy Lehman; Corinne Wenstob; Jill Smart; coach Jim Kelly
The silver medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens: Barb Payne, Tammy Garrett, Deb Wakelen; Yolayne Jang; Tracy Fairbanks; Sandre Bevan; Sherry Gardin, Sandy Demaere, Cindy Tysseland, coach Irene Karia
The gold medalist Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s Ceinahs: Cathy Gorman; Carolyn McDonald; Marg Slipp; Pat Slipp; Maureen Walker; Diane Vant Erve; Lorraine O’Reilly; coach Pat McDonald; manager Dan Gorman