In pool A round robin play: …………………………………………………… The Salmon Arm Jewels stomped Fort St. John 41-18 as Pat Turner scored 11. …………………………………………………… The Salmon Arm Jewels clubbed the Abbotsford Panthers 40-20 as Pat Turner scored 9. The Panthers included Hatton, Zurowski, Kielo, Boury, Peters, Hunt, Donna Hunter. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Totems nipped the Abbotsford Panthers 36-35 in overtime as Gail Streetor hit a bucket with 15 seconds to play. Streetor led the Totems with 17. Gale Vaughn added 15. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Totems dumped Fort St. John 32-23 as Gail Streetor scored 8 and Gale Vaughn 8. …………………………………………………… The Salmon Arm Jewels dispatched the Victoria High Totems 29-18 as Joan Bowers scored 9 and Gaye Cummings 9. …………………………………………………… The Abbotsford Panthers stomped Fort St. John 47-19 as Donna Hunter scored 26. …………………………………………………… Final pool records: Salmon Arm (3-0); Victoria (2-1); Abbotsford (1-2); Fort St. John (0-3).
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs clubbed Terrace Skeena 43-18 after leading 13-10 at the half. Mary-Claire Chapman led the Bulldogs with 16. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs clipped Cranbrook 44-27. Cranbrook included Terry McGovern. …………………………………………………… The Surrey Queen Elizabeth Royals edged Cranbrook 32-29 (also reported as 32-31). …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs edged the Surrey Queen Elizabeth Royals 24-22 in overtime after scoring three field goals in the final minutes. The Royals forced overtime on a Betty Ross free throw. Maureen Poirier scored all four points in overtime for the Bulldogs. …………………………………………………… The Surrey Queen Elizabeth Royals dumped Terrace Skeena 33-17 as Val Hunter scored 18. …………………………………………………… Cranbrook pounded Terrace Skeena 33-19. …………………………………………………… Final pool standings: Sir Winston Churchill (3-0); Queen Elizabeth (2-1); Cranbrook (1-2); Terrace Skeena (0-3)
In pool C play: …………………………………………………… The Penticton Lakettes edged the Nanaimo District Islanders 23-20. …………………………………………………… The Penticton Lakettes thrashed Trail 36-21 (also reported as 31-21). …………………………………………………… The Penticton Lakettes stomped the North Vancouver Delbrook Hilltoppers 43-26. …………………………………………………… Trail dumped the North Vancouver Delbrook Hilltoppers 27-13 as Sandy Hacking scored 11. …………………………………………………… The North Vancouver Delbrook Hilltoppers edged the Nanaimo District Islanders 29-25. The Hilltoppers included Sheila Cardno, Jay Dahlgren, Deidre Mulvany. …………………………………………………… The Nanaimo District Islanders thrashed Trail 26-9 as Angie Radanovich scored 10. The Islanders (coached by Sandra Brown) also included Tyma Brunt, Dunsme, Engemon, Heckel, Kie?, McFarland, Babeneck, Shelling, Slate, Wilcox, Paveneele. Trail included Yard, Miller, Moody, Bordin, Marshall, Bird, Woodburn, Hacking, Volpatti. …………………………………………………… Final pool standings: Penticton (3-0); Trail (1-2); Delbrook (1-2); Nanaimo (1-2)
In the quarterfinals, the Penticton Lakettes defeated the Victoria High Totems (then the Tigers) 30-22. The Totems included Wendy Anderson, Wendy Bentley, Pat Bourne, Joy Van Buskirk, Ina Van Donkersgoed, Liz Dunn, Ruth Goldsmith, Kathy Halburn, Ann McKeachie, Gail Streeton, Gail Vaughan and Jill Wallace.
In the quarterfinals, the Nanaimo District Islanders edged the Surrey Queen Elizabeth Royals 18-15.
In the semis, the Salmon Arm Jewels nipped the Nanaimo District Islanders 21-19 as Turner scored 6, Bowers 5, McDonald 3, Nancy Jamieson 3, Cummings 2, Joanne Sargeant 1 and Laitres 1, while Raymond and Hoof were scoreless. Anna Heckel led the Islanders with 9. Angie Radanovich added 7 and Anne Shelling 3, while Jan Engemoen, Brenda MacFarland, Tyma Brunt, Raveneele, Jan Wilcox, Linda Kine, Ann Dunsmore and Dorothy Slater were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Penticton Lakettes nipped the Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 29-27 as Judy Douglas scored 13, Janet Douglas 10 and King 6, while Strang, Haffield, Parker, Nickolson, Swales, Pentland and Kanester were scoreless. Maureen Poirier led the Bulldogs with 11. Kathy Jackson added 7, MacKenzie 4, Chapman 3 and Doreen Poirier 2, while Sparrow, Cowen, McNeil and Carter were scoreless.
In the final, the Salmon Arm Jewels defeated the Penticton Lakettes 27-20 as Nancy Jamieson scored 9, Bowers 7, Gaye Cummings 4, Pat Turner 4 and Raymond 2, while Mcdonald, Joanne Sargeant, Laitres and Hoof were scoreless. Jewels coach Al Bianco told the Vancouver Sun “my players have come through the farm system, which starts the girls playing organized basketball in their early teens. All but three of my players have been together since grade eight and they worked like a machine.” The Jewels led 20-11 at the half and 24-12 after three quarters. Judy Douglas led the Lakettes with 15. Haffield added 2, Parker 2 and Janet Douglas 1, while Strang, King, Nickolson, Swales, Pentland and Kanester were scoreless.
The co-bronze medalist Nanaimo District Islanders: Tyma Brunt; Ann Dunsmore; Jan Engemonen; Anna Heckel; Linda Kine; Brenda McFarland; Linda Babeneck; Angie Radanovich; Anne Shelling; Dorothy Slate; Jan Wilcox; Ravaneele;
The co-bronze medalist Vancouver Winston Churchill Bulldogs: Maureen Poirier; Kathy Jackson; MacKenzie; Chapman; Doreen Poirier; Sparrow; Cowen; McNeil; Carter; coach Alice Whitty
The silver medalist Penticton Lakettes: Judy Douglas; Haffield; Parker; Janet Douglas; Strang; King; Nickolson; Swales; Pentland; Kanester;
The gold medalist Salmon Arm Jewels: Joanne Sargeant; Nancy Jamieson; Joan Bowers; Gaye Cummings; Pat Turner; Raymond; McDonald; Laitres; Hoof; coach Al Bianco