In the opening round, held in Cardston and Raymond: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers waxed the 16th-seeded Grande Prairie Composite Totems 104-31 as Natalie Johnson, Celeste Clark and Susan Stein each scored 16. Anne Mercer added 15. Breanne Estabrook led Grande Prairie with 10. Harmeet Dahaliwel and Erika Aldred each added 6. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Cardston Cougars edged the 8th-seeded Calgary St. Francis Browns 85-80 in overtime as Julie McMurray scored 36 and Kenzie Sheen 20. Hannah Blanchette and Kelsey Kublik each notched 14 to lead St. Francis. Audra Beardsworth added 13. The Browns also included Brenda Omara. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Raymond Comets defeated the 12th-seeded Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Trailblazers 70-54 as Jackie Smith scored 22, Kenzie Ralph 14, Ashley Meeks 14 and Brett Baldry 12. Megan Lang led O’Byrne with 25. Kathleen Harley added 9. The Comets led 33-32 at the half. But a 20-3 run turned the tide, triggered by several buckets from Jackie Smith. “Jackie’s come so far,” Comets coach Karie Tollestrup told the Lethbridge Herald. “She has some savvy out there and she’s been unbelievably consistent. That Megan Lang is a beautiful ball player. I thought they had a nice team. I’m happy any time you advance in this tournament. Do I think we played our best game? No. But we played a better second half defensively—especially guarding Megan. I thought our conditioning was a factor too.” The Trailblazers (coached by Michael Ryall) also included Marie Acton. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the 13th-seeded Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 58-41 as Kate Hole scored 23 and Roberta Little 11. Alysse Bowd led the Raiders with 14. Kate Archer added 7. The Raiders (coached by Kathy Lalor) also included Jaimie Thibeault, Kaitlin Brown, Elsie Budwill, Beth Arhens, Kyla Courte. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers defeated the 14th-seeded Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens 80-40 as Ashley Hill scored 26 and Ashley Ashman 20. Mandi Walker led Catholic Central with 12. Janelle Groten added 10. The Cougars also included Megan Gajdostik, Tressa Yellow Horn, Melanie Hawkins, Jaclyn Groten, Courtney Lockhart, Terra Kaskiw, Jerri-Lynn Winters and Finola Black Plume. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sherwood Park Archbishop Jordan Scots edged the 11th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 51-50 as Kristen McCurdy scored 18 and Jordan Anstise 9. Emily Bolduc led Churchill with 17. Nicole Keeler added 11. The Bulldogs also included Alex Cole, Alyssa Wolfe, Kaitlyn Huras, Asia Leavins. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans whipped the 7th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clipper Queens 93-42 as Rachel Raymond scored 17 and Breanna Emmerzael 16. Shelby Hubbard and Kortney Sauer each scored 11 to paced LCI. Britteny Jensen added 8. The Clipper Queens (coached by Ronna McKay, assisted by Lynette Taal) also included Cayleigh Mock, Cassie MacLennan, Vanessa Neufeld, Meghan Hawkins, Lauren Taal, Alannah McKee, Christie Pierson, Ang Hurkot and Kaylee Anderson. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels whipped the 15th-seeded Lloydminster Barons 84-45 as Samantha Van Hooydonk scored 17 and Caitlin Stiksma 15. Danielle Meunier and Kaitlin Armstrong each notched 10 to pace Lloydminster.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers dumped the 9th-seeded Cardston Cougars 81-63 as Emily Abbott scored 16 and Nicole Clark 15. Julie McMurray led Cardston with 21. Katelyn Toone added 12. The Cougars also included Megan Bennett, Shyla Peasly, Miranda Bevans, Jennifer Bevans, Kenzie Sheen, Tracy Smith and Cambric Leavitt.
The 4th-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the 5th-seeded Raymond Comets 79-64 as Roberta Little scored 26 and Kate Hole 19. Jackie Smith led Raymond with 20. Brett Baldry added 18. The Comets also included Kenzie Ralph, Ashley Meeks, Norma Powelson, Kristen Gibb, Julie Tollestrup, Alisha Allred, Leah Wilde, Mikki Stone, Kelsey Snow and Mandy Baker.
The 3rd-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers defeated the 6th-seeded Sherwood Park Archbishop Jordan Scots 70-52 as Ashley Hill scored 34 and Ashley Ashman 13. Jordan Anstice led Archbishop Jordan with 12. Nicki St. George added 10.
The 10th-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans defeated the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 69-65 as Rachel Raymond scored 20, Josie Peacock 14 and Rachel Caputo 14. Georgia Popovici led Jasper Place with 22. Caitlin Stiksma added 20. The Rebels (coached by Ralph Tuominen) also included Camilla Lupicki, Rhonda Timmer.
In the semis, the top-seeded Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett defeated the 4th-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds 89-81 as Nicole Clarke scored 34 and Stephanie Elford 22. Kate Hole led Ross Sheppard with 52. E.J. Melney added 15.
In the other semi, the 10th-seeded
Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans defeated the 3rd-seeded Airdrie
Bert Church Chargers 67-62 as Rachel Raymond scored 18 and Rachel Caputo 16.
Ashley Hill led Bert Church with 35. Alison Stitt added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the Edmonton
Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 68-54 as
Kate Hole scored 31 and E.J. Melney 20. Kaitlin Stevens led Bert Church with
16. Ashley Hill added 13. The Chargers (coached by Doug Wilde) also included Ashley
Ashman, Raevan DeRoca, Faryn Hill, Andrea Lamond, Tasha McCormack, Stephanie Reynolds,
Leah Spenst, Lisa Stevens and Alison Stitt.
In the final, the top-seeded Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers whipped the 10th-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans 79-56 as point guard Stephanie Elford scored 22, Nicole Clarke 16 and Emily Abbott 14. Rachel Raymond led the Spartans with 21. Josie Peacock added 14. The Spartans led early but the Lancers rallied to a 37-31 lead at the half. “Other teams have to play their best five all the time,” Scarlett coach Bryce Tolley told the Lethbridge Herald. “We like to say their best five might be as good as ours, but our starters get a rest and we do well. When they come back we have a big advantage.” The crown was the Lancer’s 7th and fifth in nine years. The tandem of Tolley and assistant Lyle Watson retired after the triumph. “I thought that there were six teams in the province that had an honest shot at coming away with the title,” said O’Leary coach Ron Kutney. “I thought we were one of them. But we were young and had a lot of growing to do.” Spartans forward Bailey Brown noted that “no one thought we were going to get that far. So it was quite an accomplishment. Courtney Fowler added that “going in there, nobody expected us to do as well as we did. Making it to the final, we proved a lot of people wrong.” Kutney told the Edmonton Journal that the silver medal was “sweet” given the loss of starting point guard Kaylyn Shawaga in the Edmonton playoffs. “Considering we were seeded tenth, that made it all the more sweet. In the first half, we were within four, six points of them, but in the second half they started to wear us down and slowly pulled away. They had better depth. I’m really, really proud of them. We were up and down all season because of our youth.” Shawaga was “our top three-point shooter and she has a great calming effect. We missed her scoring but we also missed her leadership and calming influence.”
The bronze medalist Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds: Kate Hole; Roberta Little; Stephanie Balog; Miranda Bokenfohr; Laura Bradley; Kay Jorgenson; Anita Le; Lauren Mathieson; E.J. Melney; Christen McLeod; Danielle Smale; Jodie VanMeetelen; coach Kim Wyley; assistant Sherry Melney; manager Gillian Kirkpatrick
The silver medalist Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans: Rachel Raymond; Josie Peacock; Pamela Weran; Rachel Caputo; Cherie Topham; Kaylynn Shewaga; Maegan Janz; Alex Hanrahan; Courtney Fowler; Breanna Emmerzael; Bailey Brown; coach Ron Kutney; assistant Bob Butlin; assistant Ela Berylski; manager A. Cuglietta
The gold medalist Calgary Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers: Nicole Clarke; Stephanie Elford; Emily Abbott; Celeste Clarke; Kelly Finch; Audrey Glauch; Natalie Johnson; Jessica Lewis; Mallory McNabb; Anne Mercer; Susan Stein; coach Bryce Tolley; assistant Lyle Watson; manager Brendon Dowhaniuk; trainer Carrisa Samoluk