In the opening round, held in Breton: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Warner Warriorettes dumped the Buck Lake Buck Mountain Central Mustangs 68-33 as Catriona Otto scored 21 and Amber Schmidt 14. The Mustangs included Jessica Pitzel, Cami Hoy. …………………………………………………… The Breton Cougars clipped the Fairview St. Thomas More Kodiaks 63-57.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Foremost Forettes clipped the 7th-seeded Warner Warriorettes 70-56 as Wendy McMurray scored 22, Neila Sehn 11 and Nicole Hirsche 11. Catriona Otto led the Warriorettes with 23. Amber Schmidt added 12. The Warriorettes (coached by Cam Burr) also included Tara Paul.
The Hay Lakes Tigers dispatched the Marwayne Wildcats 58-48.
The Thorsby Honey Bees whipped the Carbon Raiders 86-51.
In the last quarterfinal, the Stirling Lakers crushed the Breton Cougars 65-24 as Amanda Mckee scored 17, Beth Clawson 13 and Aliesha Romeril 10.
In the semis, the Stirling Lakers dumped the Hay Lakes Tigers 64-55 as Amanda McKee scored 21 and Aliesha Romeril 20.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Foremost Forettes clipped the Thorsby Honey Bees 67-53 as Wendy McMurray scored 27.
In the bronze medal match, the Thorsby Honey Bees defeated the Hay Lakes Tigers 62-45.
In the final, the Foremost Forettes captured their third consecutive crown by defeating the Stirling Lakers 43-40 as Megan Cowie scored 20 and Shellie Dykshoorn 9. Nicole Hirsche hit a critical trey down the stretch as the Forettes also avenged a loss to the Lakers in the zone finals. Aliesha Romeril led the Lakers with 14. Cindy Nelson added 12. “It was a defensive battle,” Forettes coach Glen Magneson told the Medicine Hat News. “The biggest lead we had was seven points in the first half. And we trailed by three with four minutes to go.” It was the toughest title to win of the three, Magneson said. “We weren’t the favorites going in. The other ones, we expected to win. We knew if we played really well, we had a shot at it.”
The bronze medalist Thorsby Honey Bees:
The silver medalist Stirling Lakers: Aleisha Romeril; Cindy Nelson; Amanda McKee; Mandy Paterson; coach Ingeborg Pot
The gold medalist Foremost Forettes: Wendy McMurray; Megan Cowie; Shellie Dykshoorn; Neila Sehn; Nicole Hirsche; coach Glen Magneson