In the opening round, held in Calgary: …………………………………………………… The Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens dispatched the Calgary Queen Elizabeth Knights 53-27 after leading 25-17 at the half. Dawn Fry led the Cittens with 14. Dori Rodzinyak added 12 and Theresia Kinahan 10. Helen Lowe led the Knights with 17. The Knights (coached by Nev Anderson) also included Beth Lowe, Malet DeBrew, Norma Spence, Tracy Tarras, Judy Goodrich, Carrie Necking. …………………………………………………… The Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald Marauders clocked the Lacombe Ramettes 62-33. The Ramettes included Nancy Rudd, Charlene Golder, Sue Van Bronschot.
In the quarterfinals, the Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald Marauders
The Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens clubbed the Camrose Trojanettes 55-38 after leading 24-11 at the half. Dawn Fry led the Cittens with 13. Dori Rodzinyak added 12 and Theresia Kinahan 10 before blowing out her knee. Val Wolski led the Trojanettes with 9.
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In the last quarterfinal, the Medicine Hat McCoy Colts dispatched the High Prairie E.W. Pratt Chargers 49-22.
In the semis, the Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald Marauders edged the Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens 48-45. “They were big and outrebounded us,” said Cittens coach Cal O’Brien. “We played well, though, and I was happy with our kids. The most impressive ball player for us was Romina Feher. She picked up the slack after Theresia Kinahan was hurl. They will likely have to operate on Theresia this week. She tore the muscles right off the bone on her knee. Losing her was basically the whole story why we lost.” Dawn Fry led the Cittens with 14. Dori Rodzinyak added 12.
In the other semi, the St. Albert Skyhawks dumped the Medicine Hat McCoy Colts 34-29. Colts co-coach Greg Bischoff told the Medicine Hat News “we led that whole game quite comfortably. At the three-quarter mark we led by about five, and St. Albert took the lead with about a minute and 40 seconds to go. They put on a full court press and got a couple of steals, and that was it. We really felt disappointed. We had the lead and we just let it slip right through our fingers.”
In the bronze medal match, the Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens clipped the Medicine Hat McCoy Colts 48-30. “It was a walk, we blew them out,” Cittens coach Cal O’Brien told the Lethbridge Herald. “We played all our kids. We were disappointed at not winning, but the breaks didn’t go our way. But we will be back. We had a good year and ended up 31-4 on the season.” The Colts (co-coached by Greg Bischoff and Jeannette MacMillan) included Barb Jakubowski, Beth O’Fee, Janice Cooke, Darla Anhelher, Michele Cote.
In the final, the Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald Marauders defeated the St. Albert Skyhawks 47-32 as Toni Kordic scored 15. Marauders coach Ron Kutney told the Edmonton Journal that “usually it’s two southern teams playing in the final. The traditional powerhouses are usually from the south.”
The bronze medalist Lethbridge Catholic Central Cittens: Dawn Fry; Dori Rodzinyak; Angela Saccomani; Theresia Kinahan; Romina Feher; coach Cal O’Brien
The silver medalist St. Albert Skyhawks:
The gold medalist Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald Marauders: Toni Kordic; Nancy Smith; Eva McCargar; Cathy Tymco; Darcy Goodwin; Sue Kushneryk; Liz O’Connell; coach Ron Kutney