In the quarterfinals, held in Okotoks, the Lacombe Rams dumped the Beaverlodge Royals 68-52 as Wendy Vanderschee scored 21, Liz Dixon 14 and Krista Goughnaur 12.
The Calgary Bowness Trojans thrashed the Coaldale Kate Andrews Larks 87-56 (also reported as 87-54). “We should have won, but the kids were really flat,” said Larks coach Corrine Parsons. “They played really poor defensively, they were flatfooted on defence.” The Larks (coach Corinne Parsons) included Wendy Sandberg, Shawna (Shannon?) Young, Sharon Fletcher, Carmen Eringfeld, Patricia Eringfeld, Carmen DeJong, Taunya Santa, Alexa Schrag, Michelle Saier and Carri Gergely.
The Sherwood Park Bev Facey Falcons clipped the Edmonton Archbishop Jordan Scots 48-38. The Scots (coach Pat O’Connor, manager Melanie Rywak) included Lisa (Lida?) Storoz, Kinda Lermee, Gina Zsombor, Jeannet Lebrie, Michelle Bidzinski, Gian Szombor, Lisa Stasko, Stacey MacPhail, Mary-Kay Halaburda and Denise Skinner.
In the last quarterfinal, the Lloydminster Barons whipped the Olds Spartans 69-51.
In the semis, the Lacombe Rams torched the Lloydminister Barons 77-37 as Tammy Tonneson scored 14, Michelle Fraser 13, Wendy Vanderschee 12, Liz Dixon 12 and Tracy Rainsforth 8.
In the other semi, the Calgary Bowness Trojans edged the Sherwood Park Bev Facey Falcons 59-54.
In the bronze medal match, the Sherwood Park Bev Facey Falcons defeated the Lloydminister Barons 55-41.
In the final, the Lacombe Rams edged the Calgary Bowness Trojans 61-55 as Wendy Vanderschee scored 20, Liz Dixon 18, Tammy Tonneson 11 and Mel Kamps 2. The Rams ripped off a 14-2 run down the stretch to erase a 53-47 deficit. Rams coach Len Tollenaar told the Red Deer Advocate that with Mel Kamps seeing limited minutes because of a knee injury, “we had a smaller line-up, forced a couple of turnovers and they lost their composure. … In the end, our emphasis on team play paid off. We wanted our bench to be able to play and had it not been capable, we would have been in a lot of trouble, especially with Mel not being healthy.” Vanderschee led Trojans star Carri Dueck to two points in the second half.
The bronze medalist Sherwood Park Bev Facey Falcons: Kelly Campbell; Wendy Gianvill; Stephanie Kelley; Lisa Tilley; Helga Bornau; Kelly Atwood; Kelly Vandergrift; Sandy Zauscher; Tina Kristensen; Tracy Roberts; Karen Steinbach; coach Gerald Chung; assistant Terry Banfield
The silver medalist Calgary Bowness Trojans: Carri Dueck; Margie Purdy; Kris Metzlaff; Tracie Fairweather; Bessie Antoniou; Darnelda Raugust; Linda Mickelson; Cindy Wagner; Carol Morin; Brenda Mijckelson; Sue Lang; Jodie Retzlaff; coach Dave Kaduhr; assistant Denise Schear; manager Kari Rathje
The gold medalist Lacombe Rams: Wendy Vanderschee; Liz Dixon; Krista Goughnaur; Tammy Tonneson; Mel Kamps; Tracy Rainsforth; Michelle Fraser; Ronda Jeglum; Terrie Affolder; Deni Lutz; coach Len Tollenaar