In the quarterfinals, held in Stirling, the host Lakers dusted the Marwayne Jubilee Wildcats 90-31 as Brad Steed scored 31. The Wildcats included Norman Tupper.
The Coalhurst Celtics edged the Wanham Wildcats 52-48 as Alex Podruzny scored 24. The Wildcats (coach Jim Hertzler, coach Ray Waters, manager Bud Satler) included Kevin Putio, Doug Zamorsky, Mark Sather, Greg Manzulenko, Paul Reum, Don Keller, Alex Podruzny, Darcy Jakubowski and Craig Sather.
The Foremost Falcons clipped the Grassland Cougars 50-22 as Eldon Brittiner scored 20.
In the last quarterfinal, the Rosalind Raiders crushed the Acme Redmen 50-22. The Redmen included Stan Prohl.
In the semis, the Stirling Lakers crushed the Rosalind Raiders 55-42 as Brad Steed scored 23. Jay Herder led the Raiders with 13.
In the other semi, the Foremost Falcons topped the Coalhurst Celtics 59-47 as Garth Van Gaalen scored 23.
In the bronze medal match, the Coalhurst Celtics dumped the Rosalind Raiders 57-47 as Mike Balaz scored 19. Bob Klima added 12 and Shawn Stebbins 10. Jay Herder led the Raiders with 17. Mark Yuba added 14. The Celtics led 18-15, 30-22 and 40-32 at the quarters.
In the final, the Stirling Lakers defeated the Foremost Falcons 49-48. The Falcons broke to a 9-6 lead but the Lakers rallied to a 13-9 lead after one quarter. The Lakers led 24-22 at the half. The score was knotted at 30 after three quarters. The Lakes led 48-40 with two minutes to play but the Falcons responded with a pair of quick buckets and then, with 30 seconds on the clock, Bob Haraga added a bucket but the Falcons missed two opportunities to win it at the line. Brad Steed led the Lakers with 22. Randy Oxley added 9, Ken Byam 8 and Ward Hicken 7. Garth Van Gaalen led the Falcons with 21. Haraga added 11. “It couldn’t have been better,” Stirling coach Jack Hicken told the Lethbridge Herald. “It was a game of high emotion and every player was going full blast the whole game. I’m really pleased with them . . . At crucial times we got key baskets and we were under a lot of pressure. “They (the Falcons) played a real tight zone that pressed out on the ball and it really affected us. It took us quite a while to get going. The only way we could get back at them was by pressing . . . I feel the man-to-man press finally loosened it up for us and gave us the seven-point lead to hold on.” The Lakers were without 6-1 post Darcy Erickson, who was injured in the zone playoffs. “I feel we lost 15 points and a great deal of rebounding strength when we lost Darcy,” Hicken said. “It took the young kids off the bench just a terrific effort to fill the spot and they did that.”
The bronze medalist Coalhurst Celtics: Alex Podruzny; Mike Balaz; Bob Klima; Shawn Stebbins; Greg Hansen; John Lothian; Stephen Stanley; David Pearson; Ken Van Rootselaar; Gordon Cook; Danny Atwell; Dana Pariseau; Dave Araki; Stephen Peterson; Gary Vanderlinde; coach Mike Hornberger; manager Loretta Anderson; manager Darrel Pearson; stats Laura Clark
The silver medalist Foremost Falcons: Garth Van Gaalen; Eldon Brittner; Bob Haraga; Lyndon Brittner; Mark Vanden Berg, Kevin Street, Barry Trekoski; Melvin Karl; Lawrence Jetter; Miles Beacome; John Prins; Bob Toth; Darren Wutzke; David Coverdale; coach Nyle Stromsmoe
The gold medalist Stirling Lakers: Brad Steed; Darcy Erickson; Randy Oxley; Ken Byam; Ward Hicken; David Oxley; Eric Hogenson; David Wandler; Monti Coates; Murray Smith; coach Jack Hicken; assistant Rick Mrazek; statistician Brenda Oishi