In the opening round, held in Taber: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers dispatched the 11th-seeded Grande Prairie Charles Spencer Mavericks 70-57. Paige Goertzen paced the Chargers with 16. Kayla Malone added 12, Missy Coward 12, Sarah Abbott 11, Havyn Mills 11, Shannon Kirk 6, Katie McCann 2 and Madi Bullock 2. Riese Rycroft led the Mavericks with 15. Kayla Raiwet added 14, Kelsey Handy 7, Kurneesh Garcha 5, Kelsey Bishop 4, Kirandeep Safri 3, Rebecca Tunke 2, Josee Caron 2 and Brittni Groenewoud 1. The Mavericks (coached by Karli Munro) also included Madison Ball, Kendra McQuaig and Amanda Rothlisberger. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lloydminster Holy Rosary Raiders whacked the 10th-seeded Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres 80-49. Alyssa Banez paced the Raiders with 22. Deidra Drechsler added 18, Ashley Eistetter 17, Brynn Patterson 13, Britt Wells 9 and Brooke Martinson 1. Ali Hartwig led the Sabres with 12. Paige Williams added 7, Ethel Esterninos 7, Lauren Stashko 6, Brianna Mantai 5, Paris Smallboy 4, Michaela Barkwell 4, Katelyn King 2 and Adriana Wasserman 2. The Sabres (coached by Lana Llg) also included Tylo Buwalda, Micheala Greene and Jill Rogers. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Chestermere Lady Lakers stomped the 9th-seeded Morinville Community Wolves 79-44. Leena Saghir paced the Lakers with 25. Makayla Boisjoli added 21, Natalie Russell 16, Shelby Boisjoli 7, Sarah Bouvier 6 and Jennie Orsten 4. Noemi Morin and Suzanne Van Brabant each scored 10 to pace the Wolves. Sara Pelletier added 7, Larissa Van Brabant 7, Hannah Froment 5, Rachel Bourque 2, Samantha Ringuette 2 and Chantelle Morin 1. The Wolves (coached by Serge Froment) also included Shayla Kachnic, Jennifer Nielsen, Sheryl Nielsen and Shayne Weiss. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Edmonton St. Joseph Saints clocked the 12th-seeded Calgary Bowness Trojans 53-29. Kathy Dimonkene paced the Saints with 16. Ashley Tiri added 12, Nyakong Chuol 10, Savanna Stark 5, Samantha Bouviea 4, Diana Siwila 2, Kristina Falsis 2 and Jennel Taing 2. Kayla Phillips led the Trojans with 9. Allison Wardrop added 6, Emma Wardrop 4, Kayla Van de Kuilen 3, Hayley Sandberg 2, Maya Peterson 2, Celine Horne 2 and Stephanie Pauls 1. The Trojans (coached by Will Proudfoot) also included Ginny Cape and Tracy Evans.
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Edmonton St. Joseph Saints edged the 4th-seeded Dunmore Eagle Butte Lady Talons 48-44. Kathy Dimonekene paced the Saints with 17. Ashley Tiri added 13, Nyakong Chuol 10, Samantha Gouviea 4, Diana Siwila 2 and Kristen Lymburner 2. Amber Stigter led the Lady Talons with 13. Kayla Guillet added 12, Joell Herman 5, Keanna Rozdeba 5, Jade Nicoll 4, Mackenzie Salmon 2, Kaylee St. Germain 2 and Mary Ehert 1. The Lady Talons (coached by Mark Heinricks) also included Iphy Karamanos and Jasmin Salmon.
The top-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels crushed the 8th-seeded Chestermere Lady Lakers 80-27. “Chestermere had come off a big 35-point win on Thursday and I think were hoping for a much better result. We came out with a great amount of energy and really took the wind out of them. They just never recovered and didn’t score over 10 points in any of the following quarters,” Rebels coach Kenney Wood told the Taber Times. Katessa Gross paced the Rebels with 32. Natalie Hoyt added 22, Paige Wood 9, Millay Johnson 6, Taylor Moser 4, Hayley LePard 3, Tiffani Olsen 2 and Said Lund 2. Natalie Russell and Laura Costello each scored 7 to pace the Lakers. Brianna Hagedorn added 4, Shelby Boisjoli 2, Sutton Isbister 2, Raelene Austin 2 and Makayla Boisjoli 2. The Lady Lakers (coached by Erhayat Ozcan) also included Kendra Anderson, Sarah Bouvier, Jennie Orsten and Leena Saghir.
The 3rd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions pounded the 6th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 66-48. Brittany Heinen paced the Lions with 22. Jillian VanderVinne added 19, Cassidy Simmonds 6, Lori Hofstede 6, Rachel Bootsma 5, Arden Kwan 4, Brooke Kapteyn 2 and Michelle Aukema 2. Paige Goertzen paced the Chargers with 14. Kayla Malone added 10, Shannon Kirk 6, Meaghan Schulze 5, Mishy Coward 4, Sarah Abbott 4, Havyn Mills 3 and Madi Bullock 2. The Chargers (coached by Ian Ferguson) also included Kaitlin Quong, Katie McCann, Kelsey Nielsen and Olivia DePasquale.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Magrath Pandas whipped the 7th-seeded Lloydminster Holy Rosary Raiders 80-51. Cassidy Cook paced the Pandas with 19. Megan Anderson added 16, Teesha Olson 15, Skylar Riggin 10, Allie Jacobs 7, Kassidy Gruninger 6, Tana Stewart 5 and Anna Gallup 2. Alyssa Banez led the Raiders with 15. Brynn Patterson added 11, Deidra Drechsler 11, Britt Wells 9 and Ashley Eistetter 5. The Raiders (coached by Aubrey Patterson) also included Caitlin Davis, Cristina Makowecki, Brooke Martinson and Megan Voellmecke.
In the semis, the 5th-seeded Edmonton St. Joseph Saints stunned the top-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels 69-59. “This game was a difficult one, we had a really slow start and missed a number of shots in the first quarter that we usually make work. We could have been up by 10 in that first quarter, but ended up tied,” Rebels coach Kenney Wood told the Taber Times. “We had another tough quarter in the second, and St. Joes shot quite well. That put us behind, and we could never get over that hump. The Saints hit shots that they needed to keep the lead.” Kathy Dimonekene paced the Saints with 20. Ashley Tiri added 16, Nyakong Chuol 11, Diana Siwila 10, Samantha Gouviea 6, Savanna Stark 4 and Kendall Lowry 2. Hayley LePard paced the Rebels with 15. Millay Johnson added 14, Katessa Gross 12, Natalie Hoyt 12 and Paige Wood 6.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Magrath Pandas dispatched the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions 64-59. Teesha Olson paced the Pandas with 24. Kassi Bogdan added 12, Cassidy Cook 12, Megan Anderson 8, Tana Stewart 4 and Skylar Riggin 4. Michelle Aukema led the Lions with 15. Cassidy Simmonds added 12, Jillian VanderVinne 8, Lori Hofstede 8, Brittany Heinen 7, Rachel Bootsma 6, Maddie Simmonds 2 and Arden Kwan 1.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels clipped the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions 61-46. “After a disappointing loss in the semifinal we needed to refocus and not collapse. We told the girls that although this isn’t the game that we wanted to be in, we still had to show what great character we have and come out and win this game,” Rebels coach Kenney Wood told the Taber Times. “The girls all bought into that and were determined to go out winners. Edmonton Christian had played St. Joes and had beaten them by nine, so we knew we had to put a game together to win. We had a great season at 28-6. It was something to be very proud of.” Natalie Hoyt paced the Rebels with 20. Millay Johnson added 14, Paige Wood 12, Hayley LePard 6, Katessa Gross 5 and Sadie Lund 4. Michelle Aukema led the Lions with 16. Brittany Heinen added 11, Jillian VanderVinne 6, Maddie Simmonds 6, Cassidy Simmonds 4 and Jessica Aukema 3. The Lions (coached by Brady Van Ry) also included Rachel Bootsma, Olivia Gleddie, Lori Hofstede, Brooke Kapteyn and Arden Kwan.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Magrath Pandas defeated the 5th-seeded Edmonton St. Joseph Saints 57-51.
Teesha Olson paced the Pandas with 20. Kassi Bogdan added 12, Skylar Riggin 9, Megan Anderson 8, Cassidy Cook 4 and Tana Stewart 4 and Janna Kwan 3. Kathy Dimonekene led the Saints with 20. Ashley Tiri added 9, Nyakong Chuol 8, Diana Siwila 7, Samantha Gouviea 5 and Savanna Stark 2.
The bronze medalist Taber W.R. Myers Rebels: Katessa Gross; Natalie Hoyt; Chelsea Hubble; Megan Jansen; Millay Johnson; Hayley LePard; Sadie Lund; Taylor Moser; Tiffani Olsen; Paige Wood; coach Kenney Wood
The silver medalist Edmonton St. Joseph Saints: Anna Bylinski; Nyakong Chuol; Kathy Dimonekene; Kristina Falsis; Samantha Gouviea; Kendall Lowry; Kristen Lymburner; Diana Siwila; Savanna Stark; Jennel Taing; Ashley Tiri; coach Rob DePrato
The gold medalist Magrath Pandas: Megan Anderson; Kassi Bogdan; Cassidy Cook; Jamie Cook; Hannah Dick; Alyssa Doig; Anna Gallup; Kassidy Gruninger; Graysee Hoy; Allie Jacobs; Teesha Olson; Skyler Riggin; Sarah Sabey; Tana Stewart; coach Kristyn Barfuss