In the opening round, held in Lumby: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans stomped the 16th-seeded Fort St. James Falcons 63-33. Christina Catliff paced the Titans with 22. Anniqa Karmali added 10, Emme Lee 6, Jena Roper 6, Victoria O’Brien 6, Stephanie Mounzer 3, Daniela Martin 3, Angela Joannu 3, Jordan Henderson 2 and Zoe Morin 2, while Nicole Stanton, Keley Timmons, Emilie Desabrais, Milla Larjava and Nelli Larjava were scoreless. Brooke Dunkley paced the Falcons with 11. Hannah Bulgart added 6, Hannah den Engelsen 5, Tacayla Huhn 4, Hailee Bulgart 3, Colby Wilson 2 and Sarah Valk 2. The Falcons (coached by Suzanne Burck) also included Sydney Playfair, Dennise Bolton, Sydney Tibbetts, and Joscelyn Stark. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Cowichan Duncan Christian Chargers thumped the 9th-seeded Agassiz Secondary Eagles 79-65. Juliet King paced the Chargers with 36 points and 28 boards, while being chosen player of the game. Lauren King-Nyberg added 18 points, along with 8 boards and 6 assists, Danielle Groenendijk 17, along with 14 boards and 5 assists, Rebecca Bakker 4, along with 11 boards, and Mikayla Lewis 4, while Rachelle Van Boven, Jenna Bakker, Breanna Wikkerink, Zoey Aylward and Sam Davison were scoreless. “This was probably the most important game,” Chargers coach Michele Nederlof told the Cowichan Valley Citizen. “Winning this would mean securing our seeding to prove that we belonged at least eighth, finishing on the top half of the provincial tournament and making DCS history as the most successful provincial representation yet. Juliet and Lauren showed their best chemistry to date. Something just clicked and not only did the others play very well, dominating the boards and the “put-backs,” from anywhere on the court it seemed that Lauren could hit Jules posting up. What a thrill it was to know we earned our seeding.” Hannah Exley paced the Eagles with 27. Taylor Lees added 12, Alyssa Lawley 9, Sydney Vanderwyk 9, Autumn White 4 and Emily White 4. The Eagles (coached by Greg Lawley) also included Kendra Simpson, Lauren Lowe, Millar Frederickson, Serena Madsen, Camryn Striker, Kirsten Fleming and Katrina Lawley. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Kamloops St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders edged the 4th-seeded Burns Lake Lakes District Lakers 49-45. Monica Walsh paced the Crusaders with 16. Emily Bartle added 15, Megan McCoy 14 and Emilie Gysel 4, while Jeerat Gill, Sasha Sirianni, Gabriele Mayhew, Jada Sopke, Lilly Chisholm, Hannah Reutlinger, Theresa Mathew and Maya Loranger were scoreless. Katie Watts paced the Lakers with 18. Ashley Peters added 11, Kassie Watts 8, Carrol Edmund 6 and Brooke-Lyn Lindstrom 2, while Kaylie McLean, Emma Conlon, Alana Short and Carrie Crouse were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks crushed the 12th-seeded Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals 65-41. Madison Terbasket-Winser paced the Sparks with 21. Jyoti Boparai added 12, Cedar Carter 11, Sara Vriends 6, Parveer Lidher 5, Sierra Yamamoto 4, Savanna Yamamoto 3 and Kisha Minshul 3, while Taya Vissia, Sydney Wabnegger, Taylor Thompson, Emerveer Khosa, Nev Dhaliwal and Jori Bishop were scoreless. Flora Badi paced the Royals with 18. Carley VanderHeigen added 9, Rebecca Svensson 4, Emily Stolte 4, Tessa Mager 2, Julie Bandstra 2 and Hannah Joseph 2. The Royals (coached by Ron van Driel) also included Deborah Andrist, Hannah Grant, Amanda Oevering, Kaya Boone and Victoria Mager. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Langley Christian Lightning annihilated the 15th-seeded Vancouver St. John’s Eagles 99-19. Emma Kastelein and Katelyn Mallette each scored 15 to pace the Lightning. Hannah Krepp added 14, Ali Wergeland 11, Tabitha Meier 10, Esther Moerman 10, Jayden Bontkes 8, Emma Hansen 5, Leisl Van Wyk 5, Sydney Tilstra 2, Susanna Larsen 2 and Shaina Hummelman 2, while Amy Antoniuk was scoreless. Moriah Diamond led the Eagles (coached by Melanie Thomas and Jan Kuno) with 10. Jessica Lin added 4, Alyce Barton 3 and Thien Thien Nguyen 2, while Michelle Khanna, Jasmine Khanna, Christina McCallum, Navi Goraya, Emma Wang and Gabi Levy-Gay were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lumby Charles Bloom Timberwolves pounded the 10th-seeded Pemberton Red Devils 84-39. Amy Verhage paced the Timberwolves with 24. Jenna Mulholland added 18, Buster Marsh 14, Vicki Grahn 9, Brianne Robertson 5, Cheyanne Barker 4, Abby Lagerquist 4, Cheyne Krog 4 and Alex Issler 2, while Kyla Hackett was scoreless. Lyra Tuck paced the Red Devils with 13. Ambani Jones added 11, Hannah Leverton 9, Paula Kovacs 4 and Eliza Esiake 2, while Sierra Sproule, Madison Groves, Keely Ouellet, Ashiel Edmonds, Cara Meyers and Jente Greenvenbrack were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Kelowna Heritage Christian Saints clubbed the 14th-seeded Nakusp Cougars 70-41. Jenaya Plett paced the Saints with 13. Maddy Postnikoff added 12, Jenna MacLennan 11, Vanessa Wallace 8, Kailyn Howatt 8, Amanda Purnell 7, Moana Crama Moroka 5, Natasha Marandyuk 2, Grace Bell 2, Jeraime Puno 1 and Lexea Drown 1, while Annie Robideau and Angela Miller were scoreless. Renee Goodman led the Cougars with 14. Adriel Goodman added 10, Abby Boswell 9, Katira Niguidet 6 and Heidi Koehler 2. The Cougars (coached by Jay Gardner) also included Emma Orr, Maddy Rahn, Holly Cameron, Carmen Lander, Skye Cunningham and Taylor Aiechele were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks stunned the 6th-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 68-54. Corinna Kuik paced the Kodiaks with 25. Hannah Allison added 19, Kaitlyn Shouten 11, Jenae Lof 8, Jaylene Stam 3 and Katy Togeretz 2, while Leanne Tams, Skylar Pol, Laura Vandenhorst and Veronica Kobes were scoreless. Alannah Hedges led the Eagles with 14. Jenna Van Delf added 12, Kyla Giesbrecht 11, Courtney Serup 6, Sarah Vaale 5, Jewell Wilson 4 and Taylor Rowland 2, while Miranda Nikkel, Alanna Koopmans, Amy Bjarnason, Emily Wessner and Danae Koopmans were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans whipped the 8th-seeded Cowichan Duncan Christian Chargers 72-49. Christina Catliff paced the Titans with 28. Anniqa Karmali added 21, Daniela Martin 11, Emilie Desabrais 4, Jordan Henderson 4 and Victoria O’Brien 4, while Nicole Stanton, Emme Lee, Jena Roper, Stephanie Mounzer, Keley Timmons, Zoe Morin, Angela Joannu, Milla Lariava and Nelli Lariava were scoreless. Juliet King paced the Chargers with 24 points and 23 boards. Lauren King-Nyberg, who was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, added 11, along with 9 boards and 8 assists, Rachelle Van Boven 5, Jenna Bakker 5 and Danielle Groenendijk 4. “We knew this was going to be tough, against the No. 1 seed,” coach Michelle Nederlof told the Cowichan Valley Citizen. “We had met Mulgrave before at a cross-zone tournament. The girls weren’t worried about the game. Both teams respected each other and had things to learn. As much as they tried, Mulgrave could not compete against our posts Rebecca, Danielle and Juliet on the boards. Once again, Lauren seemed to be able to hit Juliet posting up strong which led to much frustration from the competition’s bench. We got within 13 of Mulgrave and then they pulled away again in the end.” The Chargers (coached by Nederlof, assisted by Tammy Klassen) also included Rebecca Bakker, Breanna Wikkerink, Mikayla Lewis, Zoey Aylward and Sam Davison were scoreless.
The 5th-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks clipped the 13th-seeded Kamloops St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders 50-41. Madison Terbasket-Winser paced the Sparks with 24. Cedar Carter added 8, Jyoti Boparai 6, Sara Vriends 5, Sierra Yamamoto 4 and Kisa Minshul 3, while Taya Vissia, Sydney Wabnegger, Taylor Thompson, Emerveer Khosa, Savanna Yamamoto, Nev Dhaliwal, Jori Bishop and Parveen Ligher were scoreless. Megan McCoy paced the Crusaders with 16. Emily Bartle added 12, Monica Walsh 8, Lilly Chisholm 3, Sasha Sirianni 2 and Emilie Gysel 1, while Jeenat Gill, Gabrielle Mayhew, Jada Sodke, Hannah Reutlinger, Theresa Mathew and Maya Loranger were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Langley Christian Lightning stomped the 7th-seeded Lumby Charles Bloom Timberwolves 70-41. Jayden Bontkes paced the Lightning with 16. Emma Kastelein added 14, Hannah Krepp 11, Ali Wergeland 9, Katelyn Mallette 9, Emma Hansen 3, Sydney Tilstra 2, Tabitha Meier 2, Susanna Larsen 2 and Esther Moerman 2, while Amy Antoniuk, Liesl Van Wyk and Shaina Hummelman were scoreless. Jenna Mulholland led the Timberwolves with 20. Amy Verhage added 10, Vicki Grahn 5, Brianne Robertson 3, Buster Marsh 2 and Abby Laggerquist 1. The Timberwolves (coached by Jenn Currie and Katherine Norman) also included Chyanne Barker, Kyla Hackett, Cheyenne Krog and Alex Issler.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Heritage Christian Saints crushed the 11th-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks 65-40. Jenaya Plett paced the Saints with 17. Maddy Postnikoff added 13, Jenna MacLennan 11, Lexea Drown 8, Vanessa Wallace 7, Moana Crama Moroka 3, Kailyn Howatt 2, Amanda Purnell 2 and Grace Bell 2, while Annie Robideau, Angela Miller, Natasha Marandyuk and Jeraime Puno were scoreless. Veronica Kobes paced the Kodiaks with 10. Jenae Lof added 9, Kaitlyn Schouten 6, Corinna Kuik 5, Jaylene Stam 4, Leanne Tams 3, Katy Togeretz 2 and Skylar Pol 1. The Kodiaks (coached by Sharon Allison) also included Hannah Allison and Laura Vanderhorst.
In the semi-finals, the top-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans dispatched the 5th-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks 64-44 as Anniqa Karmali scored 27, hitting 5 treys, while nabbing 11 boards and pilfering 9 balls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Langley Christian Lightning clubbed the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Heritage Christian Saints 73-52. Jayden Bonthes paced the Lightning with 24. Ali Wergeland added 14, Hannah Krepp 14, Katelyn Mallette 13, Tabitha Meier 5, Emma Kastelein 3, Susanna Larsen 2 and Sydney Tilstra 1, while Amy Antoniuk, Esther Moerman, Emma Hansen, Liesl Van Wyk and Shaina Hummelman were scoreless. Jenaya Plett paced the Saints with 16. Moana Crama Moroka added 13, Vanessa Wallace 12, Jenna MacLennan 5, Lexea Drouin 4 and Angela Miller 2, while Annie Robideau, Kaitlyn Howat, Natasha Marandyuk, Jeraime Puno, Maddy Postnikoff, Amanda Purnell and Grace Bell were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Heritage Christian Saints defeated the 5th-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks 71-61. The Sparks (coached by Marshall Winser) included Madison Terbasket-Winser, Cedar Carter, Jyoti Boparai, Sara Vriends, Sierra Yamamoto, Kisa Minshul, Taya Vissia, Sydney Wabnegger, Taylor Thompson, Emerveer Khosa, Savanna Yamamoto, Nev Dhaliwal, Jori Bishop and Parveen Ligher.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Langley Christian Lightning dusted the top-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans 78-64. The Titans led 38-36 but the Lightning began to use their superior size more effectively in the second half. They made 36 trips to the line, compared to Mulgrave’s 16. Grade 11 forward Ali Wergeland was chosen tournament MVP. “Personally, they weren’t my best games; I’ve played better ones,” Wergeland told the Langley Advance. “But as a team we worked really well together. Esther Moerman noted that “I knew I always wanted to be part of those [celebration] circles, jumping up and down at the end. But I didn’t think I’d actually get to participate in that, but our coach had that goal [of winning the B.C. title] in the beginning of the season. As we got closer to it, we worked super hard and got to it.” Guard Sydney Tilstra added that “we have really good team chemistry, and we work really hard together, and no matter what we’re doing, we’re having fun. “I think that is really important. And winning in general, it was just so awesome.” Mulgrave coach Claude Leduc told North Shore News that “we didn’t win gold but it was one heck of journey that both the girls and I will never forget. We are happy with our silver medals. Our returning players — including three of our starters — are looking forward to another shot at gold next year.” Christina Catliff, who was chosen defensive player of the tournament, scored 17, nabbed 15 boards and pilfered 6 balls for the Titans. Emme Lee was chosen player of the game for Mulgrave after scored 16 and nabbing 3 boards. “We didn’t win gold but it was one heck of journey that both the girls and I will never forget,” Mulgrave coach Claude Leduc told the North Shore News. “We are happy with our silver medals. Our returning players — including three of our starters — are looking forward to another shot at gold next year.”
The bronze medalist Kelowna Heritage Christian Saints: Jenaya Plett; Moana Crama Moroka; Vanessa Wallace; Jenna MacLennan; Lexea Drouin; Angela Miller; Annie Robideau; Kaitlyn Howat; Natasha Marandyuk; Jeraime Puno; Maddy Postnikoff; Amanda Purnell; Grace Bell; coach Kyle McLennan
The silver medalist West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans: Christina Catliff; Anniqa Karmali; Daniela Martin; Emilie Desabrais; Jordan Henderson; Victoria O’Brien; Nicole Stanton; Emme Lee; Jena Roper; Stephanie Mounzer; Keley Timmons; Zoe Morin; Angela Joannu; Milla Lariava; Nelli Lariava; coach Claude Leduc; assistant Kaitlin Cyr
The gold medalist Langley Christian Lightning: Jayden Bontkes; Ali Wergeland; Hannah Krepp; Katelyn Mallette; Tabitha Meier; Emma Kastelein; Susanna Larsen; Sydney Tilstra; Amy Antoniuk, Esther Moerman; Emma Hansen; Liesl Van Wyk; Shaina Hummelman; coach Danielle Gardner; assistant Deb Adams