In the opening round, held in Lethbridge: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans defeated the 16th-seeded Grande Prairie Tomahawks 104-50 as Carly McLennan scored 16, Stephanie Ruste 14, Andrea Plouffe 13, Holly Bredo 10, Jenna Schofield 9, Nathalie Wiesbrot 8, Kayley Weisbrot 5, Katje Barrett 4, Stacey Howell 4, Lorraine Enge 4, Justine Melnychak 2 and Suzey Ogle 2, while Andrea Ruste was scoreless. Lara Guscott led Grande Prairie with 15. Michelle Yarham adds 13, Carmen Driver 6, Erin Henning 6, Marti-Lynn Howard 4, Claire Witter 3, Tannis Stevenson 2 and Stacey Head 1, while Katie Rowe, Mallory Scobel, Jenn Hickson and Sara Gilson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Sherwood Park Salisbury Sabres defeat the 8th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 67-60 as Whitney Jekabson scores 24, Melanie Bishop 10, Colette Meek 9, Kristine Caughell 8, Shavaun Reaney 7, Kamry Pizzey 3, Lauren Sandstrom 2, Erin Zuke 2 and Kasia Kibler 1. Katie Robertson leads Winston Churchill (coached by Rick Frey) with 11. Rachel Nosworthy adds 9, Desiree Wood 8, Brittany Paterson 8, Raelyn Palmer 7, Carleigh Abel 5, Kaitlin Long 4, Leah Marrington 2, Amanda Brewington 2 and Bridget Luzny 2, while Erika Thompson, Sarah Nolte, Danielle Lalonde and Andrea Lasby were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Medicine Hat Kwahommies dumped the 12th-seeded Calgary St. Mary’s Saints 74-56 as Jill White scores 17, Stacey Toews 16, Becky Heninger 11, Brandie Clark 11, Lyndsay Cunningham 9, Stephanie Lang 4, Christal Freitag 4 and Kayley Ruzychi 2, while Taylor Sikal, Amy Thorogood, Diane Staples and Brooke Neufeld were scoreless. Carolyn Foltinek leads St. Mary’s with 16. Ify Chiwetelu adds 10, Pam Walls 8, Laura Rickettes 6, Kim Flamand 5, Kristen McIntyre 4, Cristina Dipaolo 3, Lara Lavelle 2 and Sylvia Hryszko 2, while Stephanie Gray, Dorothy Hryszako and Katie Ward were scoreless. Despite missing two key players, who were at home with the flu, the Kwahommies led 50-33 at the half. “We shot incredibly,” Kwahommies coach Boris Grisonich told the Calgary Herald. “Ever year’s a little different and we have a very balanced team this year, both on offence and defence.” The Saints were hampered by an injury to 6-5 centre Katie Ward, who suffered an ankle injury after five minutes of play. “It was a big thing for us to make it here,” said Foltinek. Saints coach Dan Lacroix added that “this is all a bonus. At cities there were four really good teams ahead of us and we made it here.” …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Okotoks Foothills Falcons defeated 13th-seeded Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 78-59 as Karly MacLeod scores 18, Kaela Chapdelaine 13, Savannah Magnussen 12, Macey Brown 11, Thea Iverson 8, Hallie Byam 6, Leanne Finnson 4, Rachel Niven 3, Caileen Depaoli 2 and Kelsey Schuett 1, while Paige Bowman was scoreless. “Honestly we just played a team that was better than us,” Raiders coach Kathy Lalor told the Red Deer Advocate. “We haven’t played a whole lot of teams this year that shot that well from the outside.” The Raiders (coached by Lalor) included Eric Latta, Raelene Purnell, Kristi Vandoesburg, Julie Young, Sara VanDoesburg, Ashley Flemming, Cailey Gray, Michelle Wilson, Lauren Tait, Kristy Hetherington, Kristen Tuff and Taryn Holmes. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels dumped the 14th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens 70-59. Leah Shemanchuk paced LCI with 18. Mackenzie Vander Woulde added 14, Andrea Tanner 12, Ashley Patzer 9, Kim May 4, Leah Shearer 3, Miriam DeCock 2, Carla Mroch 2, Callista Mason 2 and Jamie Mark 2, while Liz Frost was scoreless. The Clipper Queens (coached by Larry Baker, assisted by Paskuski, Jaylene Fournier and Dianne Shanks) also included Brittany Foote, Stephanie Kemash and Clarissa Baines. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers dumped the 11th-seeded Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords 67-59 as Tanzi Lee Koston scores 28, Kara Stevens 16, Holly Stevens 14, Andrea Oppeheimet 10, Jolene Stang 7, Jessy West 5, Jessica Gowing 4 and Sharelle Dunn 1, while Kim Powell and Sara Kinley were scoreless. Carla Romeril leads Lord Beaverbrook with 19. Sheena Price added 13, Hawley McCartny 12, Karmen Brown 8, Marnie Damoch 2 and Rachel Tulk 2, Natasha Smith 2 and Quinn Russell 1, while Steph Thugeson, Pam Shaughnessy and Kathleen Rhine were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Raymond Comets defeated the 10th-seed Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers 76-69 as Robyn Fairbanks scores 21, Tori Lybbert 17, Alana Tollestrup 12, Angie Fairbanks 11, Kristin Hill 11, Ashley McLain 2 and Nicole Parker 2, while Avery Ralph and Sara Depew were scoreless. Amy Lewis led E.P. Scarlett (coached by Bryce Tolley) with 18. Jill Talbot added 15, Chantal Corbett 14, Jamie Myck 10, Krista Tolley 8, Jenny Goodrow 2 and Jasmy Kennedy 2, while Kassie Jordan, Sara Hinis, Jaimie Holland and Britany Cummings were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans crushed the 15th-seeded Lloydminster Lady Barons 138-32 as Carlye Hicks and Mallorie Sherman each score 21, Kristin Jarock 16, Nicolle O’Connor 15, Leanne Theus 15, Jessica Quinlan 12, Lindsey Cupelli 12, Nadine Pyzyk 10, Tonya Brown 5, Raeann LaFleur 5 and Katie Smyk 2, while Kayla Smart, Natasha Varma and Maria Spadafora were scoreless. The Barons included Lyndee Ernest, Megan Dubyk, Kristal Gadsby, Vicki Olson, Nicole Cote, Stacey Moir, Janelle Watson, Jodie Clarkson, Renee Baranieksi, Stephanie Groat and Meghan Palik.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans dumped the 9th-seeded Sherwood Park Salisbury Sabres 72-39 as Whitney Adams scores 19, Carly McLennan 13, Katje Barrett 8, Stephanie Ruste 7, Andrea Plouffe 6, Nathalie Wiesbrot 6, Stacey Howell 4, Jenna Schofield 3, Kayley Weisbrot 2, Lorraine Enge 2 and Andrea Ruste 2, while Justine Melnychuk, Suzey Ogle and Holly Bredo were scoreless. Shavaun Reaney leads Salisbury with 10. Kasia Kibler, Colette Meek and Whitney Jekabson each add 6, Kristine Caughell 4, Melainie Bishop 3, Kamry Pizzey 2 and Lauren Sandstrom 2, while Erin Zuke was scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Okotoks Foothills Falcons defeated the 5th-seeded Medicine Hat Kwahommies 66-50. Kwahommies coach Boris Grisonich told the Medicine Hat News his troops were “pretty choked, pretty upset. It was the last game for the
seniors so they were quite sad. I thought they gave everything they had.” The Falcons built a 20-point lead before the Kwahommies trimmed the margin to four. Jill White paced the Kwahommies with 14, along with 11 steals. Brandie Clark added 11, while Stacey Toews dished 11 assists. The Kwahommies also Brooke Neufeld, Stephanie Lang, Christal Freitag, Becky Heninger, Amy Thorogood, Lindsay Cunningham.
The 3rd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels throttled the 6th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 76-52 as Chero Kurd scores 20, Abbie Hellinga 15, Stephanie Hoof 14, Lauren Rutherford 14, Sara Van Hooydonk 8, Brie Burrows 2, Shannon Byrne 2 and Brittany Kumpula 1, while Lisa Janke, Kendra Burton, Brianne Kumpula, Kriska Reyes, Brittany Dawson and Liz Frost were scoreless. The Chargers included Kim Powell, Holly Stevens, Sara Kinley, Jessica Gowing, Sharelle Dunn, Tanzi lee Koston, Jessy West, Andre Oppeheimet, Jolene Stang and Kara Stevens.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans dumped the 7th-seeded Raymond Comets 70-58 as Nicolle O’Connor scores 17, Carlye Hicks 15, Mallorie Sherman 11, Tonya Brown 10, Leanne Theuss 9, Nadine Pyzyk 3, Kristin Jarock 3, Jessica Quinlan 2, while Katie Smyk, Lindsey Cupelli, Kayla Smart, Raeannn LaFleur, Natasha Varma and Maria Spanafora were scoreless. Robyn Fairbanks led Raymond with 24. Angie Fairbanks and Tori Lybbert each added 13, Kristin Hill 4 and Alana Tollestrup 4. The Comets (coached by Jack McMurray) also included Ashley McClain, Avery Ralph, Nicole Parker and Sara Depew.
In the semis, the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans nipped the 4th-seeded Okotoks Foothills Falcons 71-66 as Andrea Plouffe scores 13, Whitney Adams 11, Jenna Schofield 10, Nathalie Wiesbrot 10, Stephanie Ruste 7, Lorraine Enge 6, Holly Bredo 5, Carly McLennan 5, Katje Barrett 4, while Justine Melnychuk, Suzey Ogle, Kayley Weisbrot, Stacey Howell, Andrea Ruste were scoreless. Kaela Chapdelaine led Foothills with 26. Savannah Magnussen added 20, Karly MacLeod 10, Thea Iverson 9, Hallie Byam 4, Caileen Depaoli 2 and Kelsey Schuett 1, while Leanne Finnson, Paige Bowman, Krista Wilson, Macey Brown and Rachel Niven were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans defeated the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 69-57 as Nicolle O’Connor scored 16, Mallorie Sherman 12, Nadine Pyzyk 11, Carlye Hicks 10, Tonya Brown 8, Kristin Jarock 7, Jessica Quinlan 3 and Leanne Theus 2, while Katie Smyk, Lindsey Cupelli, Kayla Smart, Raeanne LaFleur, Natasha Varma and Maria Spanafora were scoreless. Abbie Hellinga led Jasper Place with 17. Chero Kurd adds 12, Stephanie Hoof 12, Sara Van Hooydonk 10, Shannon Byrne 2, Lauren Rutherford 2, Kendra Burton 1, and Brie Burrows 1, while Brittany Kumpula, Lisa Janke, Brianne Kumpula and Kriska Reyes were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Okotoks Foothills Falcons defeated the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 79-69 as Kaela Chapdelaine scored 32. Abbie Hellinga led the Rebels with 22. The Rebels (coached by Ralph Tuominen) also included Sarah Van Hooydonk, Chero Kurd, Stephanie Hooft.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans upset the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 75-67 as Mallorie Sherman scored 17, Kristin Jarock 13, Nicolle O’Connor 12, Carlye Hicks 10, Tonya Brown 5, Leanne Theus 4, Nadine Pyzyk 4, while Katie Smyk, Lindsey Cupelli, Kayla Smart, Raeann Lafleur, Jessica Quinlan and Natasha Varma were scoreless. Andrea Plouffe led Ainlay with 31. Nathalie Wiesbrot added 12, Carly McLennan 11, Stacey Howell 5, Stephanie Ruste 4, Whitney Adams 4 and Katje Barrett 2, while Justine Melnychuk, Suzey Ogle, Jenna Schofield, Kayley Weisbrot, Lorraine Enge, Andrea Ruste and Holly Bredo were scoreless. The Spartans were led by floor general Nadine Pyzyk, selected the Edmonton Premier League’s MVP and co-winner of the 4A player of the year award. The 5-4 point guard, who enrolled at the University of Alberta, led O’Leary to its first provincial title in any sport. The squad also featured 5-10 post Nicolle O’Connor, a member of the provincial juvenile team who said she was determined to put “the school’s first championship banner” up in the rafters. O’Leary was coached by Ron Kutney, a student at the school when it opened in 1961. “It’s a really great feeling, a great accomplishment,” he said. “It was one of our objectives, to be the first team in the school to do it. We’ve had some very prominent athletic programs over the years. … We’ve had a lot of finalists, a lot of third- and fourth- place finishes, but we were never able to win it. This is finally the big one. I guess this time it really applies when you say we were always the bridesmaids and never the brides and tonight, we’re the brides. It’s always a little more special when these two teams play each other because so many of the girls are friends, they’ve grown up together and played on club teams together. It’s always just a little more competitive.” The Spartans led 37-25 at the half. Titans coach John Huot noted that I really think their experience meant a lot, they’ve got five grade 12s and we have just two and they played like it. I think they just worked a little harder than we did in the first half and we never recovered.” Kutney said “we had our fab five there on the floor at the end. When they came in, they were one of the best freshman classes we’ve ever had and they wanted it really badly and they all played like it tonight.”
The bronze medalist Okotoks Foothills Falcons: Kaela Chapdelaine; Savannah Magnussen; Karly MacLeod; Thea Iverson; Hallie Byam; Caileen Depaoli; Kelsey Schuette; Macey Brown; Leanne Finnson; Rachel Niven;
The silver medalist Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans: Andrea Plouffe; Nathalie Wiesbrot; Carly McLennan; Stacey Howell; Stephanie Ruste; Whitney Adams; Katje Barrett; Jenna Schofield; Lorraine Enge; Holly Bredo; Kayley Weisbrot; Justine Melnychak; Suzey Ogle; Andrea Ruste; coach Rob Poole
The gold medalist Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans: Nicolle O’Connor; Nadine Pyzyk, Tonya Brown, Carlye Hicks; Leanne Theus; Mallorie Sherman; Katie Smyk; Lindsey Cupelli; Kristin Jarock; Kayla Smart; Raeann LaFleur; Jessica Quinlan; Natasha Varma; Maria Spanafora; coach Ron Kutney