In the opening round, held in Summerland: …………………………………………………… The Prince George College Totems thumped the Vancouver Lord Byng Grey Ghosts 62-42 as Sylvia Matte scored 25. The Grey Ghosts included Dawn Ashby. …………………………………………………… The Kamloops Westsyde Whundas dusted the Sparwood Spartanettes 91-70 as Kathy Stewart scored 28 and Nadine Caron 14. Laurie Hockridge paced the Spartanettes with 39. Gayle McIntyre added 14. The Spartanettes also included Robin Hockridge. …………………………………………………… The North Vancouver Windsor Dukes clubbed the Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens 75-54. The Viqueens (coached by Doug Harshbarger) included Carole Johnston, Elda Nefat. …………………………………………………… The West Vancouver Sentinel Spartans whipped the Saanichton Stelly’s Spartans 77-54 as Siobhan Martin scored 10 and Nicole Martin 6. The Spartans included Kelly Mahon. …………………………………………………… The Hope Mustangs dusted the Smithers Gryphons 64-23 as Tracy Nazarchuk scored 25. Kath Boonstra paced the Gryphons with 10. The Gryphons (coached by Stu Wormsdecker) also included Treena Schmidt. …………………………………………………… The Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars edged the Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockets 63-59. …………………………………………………… The Kamloops St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders dispatched the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions x-x. …………………………………………………… The Aldergrove Totems defeated Summerland x-x.
In the quarterfinals, the Prince George Polars defeated the West Vancouver Sentinel Spartans 71-55 as Sylvia Matte scored 18, Julie Sale 13 and player of the game and point guard Michelle Matte 8. “It was a tough game,” co-coach Al Erricson told the Prince George Citizen. “We had to play quite well to win.” The Polars led 32-27 at the half. “We feel that if it’s close at halftime, our depth and conditioning will help us,” said Erricson. The Spartans included Siobhan Martin.
The North Vancouver Windsor Dukes crushed the Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars 75-54 as M Vecsey scored 22. Ramona Kruger led the Cougars with 22.
The Kamloops Westsyde Whundas clipped the Hope Mustangs 83-67 as Cathy Stewart scored 22. Tracy Nazarchuck led the Mustangs (coached by Don MacDonald) with 24. The Mustangs also included Sandy Rolerstad, Joanne Hasell, Kim Crosby, Carmen Mitchell, Leanne Quipp, Alana McGee, Tanya Kornum.
In the last quarterfinal, the Aldergrove Totems clubbed the Kamloops St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders 66-40 as Cathy Wains scored 19. Renee Fredette paced the Crusadrs with 14.
In the semis, the Prince George College Totems thrashed the Kamloops Westsyde Whundas 53-37 as Gloria Katrinchuck scored 19 and Sylvia Matte 7. Paula Stone led Westsyde with 10. “What got us here was the full court man-to-man, and we didn’t want to go away from it,” Totems coach Dave Fulks told the Prince George Citizen. “Defence was what won it. We didn’t win it on offence. I think that must be the lowest score they’ve been held to all year.” The Totems broke to a 9-2 start and led 26-16 at the half. “It was a great team effort,” Fulks said. “I get sick of saying it, but that’s what’s winning for us. We just go to the bench and keep going to the bench. It doesn’t interrupt our flow of play at all.”
In the other semi, the North Vancouver Windsor Dukes defeated the Aldergrove Totems 86-67 as Jennifer Smallridge scored 27. Kim Green led the Totems with 20.
In the bronze medal match, the Kamloops Westsyde Whundas defeated the Aldergrove Totems 65-55. The Totems (coached by Troy Greenfield) included Cathy Wains, Cheryl Wains.
In the final, the Prince George College Totems rebounded from their defeat in the 1986 final to knock off the North Vancouver Windsor Dukes 61-55. Prince George led 33-30 at the half and doubling its margin to six at the buzzer. Jodi Sale led the Polars with 18. Sylvia Matte added 15, while point guard Michelle Matte was chosen tournament MVP. Jennifer Smallridge paced Windsor with 19. “Until you do it you don’t really realize what a difference that year makes,” Totems’ co-coach Dave Fulks told the Prince George Citizen. “I don’t think you have to lose, we didn’t have to lose last year (40-30 to Aldergrove in the final), but that year of experience makes a world of difference.” The Totems fought back from a seven-point third-quarter deficit to go up 11 in the fourth quarter. “They got back close to us late in the game,” Fulks said. “They kept fouling us to get the ball and we kept taking the option on the side. It got pretty hectic toward the end. They (Windsor) didn’t lie down, they kept coming at us. … You could just see about two-thirds of the way through the third quarter that the total pressure, the constant pressure, was starting to wear them down. We just wore them down. Coaches down here were just raving about the way we sub. We sub ludicrously. Other teams could sub like that, but it affects the flow of their play. It doesn’t bother us. All of the good teams in the province have a starting five as strong as us, but my next seven is way better than the next guy’s. What won it for us is depth and outworking the other team.”
The bronze medalist Kamloops Westsyde Whundas: Paula Stone; Cathy Stewart; Nadine Caron;
The silver medalist North Vancouver Windsor Dukes: Jennifer Smallridge; Megan Magee; M Veasey;
The gold medalist Prince George College Totems: Sylvia Matte; Michelle Matte; Gloria Katrinchuk; Jodi Sale; Julie Sale; Heidi Maida; co-coach Dave Fulks; co-coach Al Erricson