In the opening round, held in Prince George: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Victoria Lambrick Park Lions scorched the 16th-seeded Kitimat Mount Elizabeth Eagles 89-17. The Lions broke to a 34-0 lead. Lisa Bright paced the Lions with 25. Alexis Dunkley added 19. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condorettes clubbed the 9th-seeded Pitt Meadows Marauders 49-29. The Condorettes trailed 7-3 after one quarter but kept up their defensive pressure. “There’s no lid on the basket so we just had to keep trying and it started to go in the second half,” Jackie Richards told the Prince George Citizen. The Condorettes led 16-13 at the half and kept beating the Marauders to loose balls. “I tried to be confident but in the back of my mind, I got pretty scared.” The Condorettes led 28-19 after three quarters. Kirstin Johns led the Condorettes with 17. Maria Kelepouris added 10. Marauders coach Ken McKenzie said the crowd was a major factor. “There’s probably more people for this game than we have all year long combined. Sure, it’s distracting. It’s tough to come up and play the home team in its own backyard right off the bat.” The Marauders included Brandee Fort. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels clipped the 12th-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks 69-61 as Julie Kaulius scored 19. The Angels led 37-28 at the half. Colleen Sullivan led the Red Hawks with 20. Laurie Rora added 14. The Red Hawks (coach Debbie Becker) also included Kirsten Robinson, Shelley Chernoff, Melissa Meerkerk. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockettes clipped the 15th-seeded Sidney Parkland Panthers 63-46 as Rory Perrier scored 19 and Carolyn Cherynoff 15. Joleen Monk led the Panthers with 18. Genea Grist added 17. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded North Vancouver Windsor Dukes stunned the 7th-seeded Burns Lake Lake District Lakers 72-55 as Clea Ainsworth scored 21 and Susie Sutherland 19. The Dukes led 19-8 after one quarter and 41-20 at the half. Carol Mattman led the Lakers with 19. Petra Mattman added 13 and Lori Peterson 10. The Lakers (coached by Peter Nalleweg, assistant Scott Thompson) also included Kerry Funk, Rachelle Van Zanten, Tammy Klassen, Erika Stoner. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Prince George O’Grady Totems nipped the 14th-seeded Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars 50-47. Shona Ames stepped up after Totems point guard Ruby Viray was sidelined by a knee injury in the third quarter, while Carrie Willson rolled her ankle. Ames hit two buckets and three free throws in the fourth quarter as the Totems took control. “I was really scared I was going to miss,” Ames told the Prince George Citizen. The Totems took an early 10-0 lead off their full-court press but the Cougars trimmed the margin to 13-6 at the quarter. The Cougars took a 16-8 lead but a 12-0 Cougars run that featured three consecutive steals cut the margin to 23-20 at the half. “I thought we were going to lose for a minute,” Ames said. Kelly Hill and Kelly DeBruyn began dominating the paint as the Cougars took a 37-34 lead but Viray and Wilson (both bandaged) returned the floor and the Totems soon regained the lead at 41-39. Emma Furlong added three bombs and Ames three free throws as the Totems pulled out the win. Viray led the Totems with 17. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Fernie Falcons stunned the 7th-seeded Maple Ridge Garibaldi Rebels 56-53. The Rebels included Tracy Anderson. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas clipped the 13th-seeded Campbell River Robron Breakers 60-53 as Megan Scott scored 28. Sue Park led the Breakers with 22.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Victoria Lambrick Park Lions clubbed the 8th-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condorettes 66-44. The Condorettes (coached by Jim Erricson) included Jackie Richards, Kirstin Johns.
The 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angles clipped the 4th-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas 77-67. The Whundas (coached by Bob Bridges) included Cindie Edamura, Sandra Passman, Megan Scott.
The 11th-seeded Fernie Falcons stunned the 3rd-seeded Prince George O’Grady Totems 58-26. The Totems (coached by Catherine Erricson, spouse of Duchess Park coach Jim Erricson) included Carrie Willson, Ruby Viray, Mandy Shumey, Emma Furlong, Christine Zobl.
In the last quarterfinal, the 10th-seeded North Vancouver Windsor Dukes stunned the 2nd-seeded Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockettes 56-54. The Rockettes included Laurel Closkey, Rory Perrier, Kelly Davidoff, Wendy Closkey.
In the semis, the top-seeded Victoria Lambrick Park Lions bombed the 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels 70-48. The Angels led 18-11 after one quarter. The Lions led 29-28 at the half and 51-36 after three quarters. Alexis Dunkley led the Lions with 29. “It was pretty scary at first,” Dunkley told the Prince George Citizen. ‘But we stayed calm, though, every team can’t play with us for a whole 40 minutes. A team can stick with us for a period, but there is no way they can play with us all game if we stick to our game. … We spend hours and hours practicing. And our coach (Rocky Vitale) has so much confidence that it just rubs off.” Lisa Bright added 16 for the Lions and Janice Mackintosh 11. Jeannette Guichon led the Angels with 10. Julie Kalius added 10.
In the other semi, the 10th-seeded Vancouver Windsor Dukes dispatched the 11th-seeded Fernie Falcons 64-54 as Susie Sutherland scored 26 and Jodi Rogers 17. The Duke broke to an 8-0 lead and led 30-24 at the half. The Falcons rallied to within 38-34 on the efforts of Eirin Amundsen and Joy Kennedy but the Dukes maintained their poise and held on for the win. Allana Oestreich led the Falcons with 13. Joy Kennedy added 12.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels whipped the 11th-seeded Fernie Falcons 79-43. The Falcons (coached by John Mill) included Tara Lecavalier, Joy Kennedy, Allan Oestreich, Denise Dilts, Erin Scott, Eirin Amundsen, Karrie Czeh, Barb Hutchinson, Shirley Berube, Danielle Corkie, Tanya Baker and Anna Majic.
In the final, defensive whiz Janice McIntosh and tourney MVP Lisa Bright keyed a record fifth consecutive Lambrick Park title by thumping the 10th-seeded North Vancouver Windsor Dukes 77-36. “We had to really concentrate hard, Lions guard Jennifer Songhurst, who was chosen player of the game, told the Prince George Citizen. Songhurst got the Lions on track after a slightly sluggish start, in which they led 14-12 after one quarter, by draining a trey. “Mr Vital is a really excellent coach. He really knows what he’s doing.” Vitale said the Lions marksmanship was the difference. “There’s no secret. Our kids can shoot. They work real hard at it, and you can only take it away for so long. We believe in it and we keep shooting until it falls. They were double teaming our two post players and that was leaving our wings open. We’d pass to them and they were knocking it down. … You can stop one of us but we have five more girls who can at any time can shoot it.” The Pride built their lead to 48-16 at the half. They iced it with a 20-0 run in the second half. Songhurst led the Lions with 19. Tournament MVP Lisa Bright added 18. Jodi Rogers led the Dukes with 14. “They’re good shooters,” Rogers said. “They’re good on defence. They’re a really good team. … We didn’t expect to make the B.C.’s, we’re really happy. I don’t like losing, it’s my grade 12 year. But they’re a great team.”
The bronze medalist Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels: Amy Kanakos; Julie Kaulius;
The silver medalist North Vancouver Windsor Dukes: Susie Sutherland; Jodi Rogers;
The gold medalist Victoria Lambrick Park Lions: Lisa Bright; Janice Mackintosh; Jen Songhurt; Alexis Dunkley; coach Rocky Vitale