In the quarterfinals, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans 45-26 as Joanne De Wildt scored 18. Barb Kelleher led the Spartans with 6. The Spartans also included Lea McPherson, Laurie King, Vanda Hewins, Sheena Brown, Tracy Munn.
The Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers nipped the Winnipeg Grant Park Pirates 45-44. Jamie Bremner hit the winning bucket off a Pirate inbounds attempt with 16 seconds to play and the Pirates called time-out, their sixth, which they didn’t have, resulting in a technical foul. The Pipers opted to take the ball out of bounds and stalled the remaining time of the clock. June Lelieveld paced the Pipers with 23. Nancy Ackert added 10. Jamie Hancharyk led the Pirates (coached by Jack Hunt) with 16. Moira Pennycook added 11 and Barb Bone 10.
The Winnipeg River East Kodiaks clipped the Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers 43-31 as Sue Boroski scored 15 and Lorraine Rezansoff 14. Kim Saunders paced the Tigers with 15.
In the last quarterfinal, the Winnipeg Louis Riel Rebels thrashed the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs 45-24 as Cecile Joyal scored 15 and Claire Joyal 10. Helen Klassen paced the Zodiacs with 10.
In the semis, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers thrashed Winnipeg John Taylor Piperettes 52-28 as Yvette Milner scored 15 and Cathy Blais 10. Janice Bremner led the Piperettes with 10.
In the other semi, the Winnipeg River East Kodiaks upset Winnipeg College Louis Riel Voyageurs 39-37 as Lorraine Rezansoff hit a 13-foot jumper with 10 seconds to play. Rezansoff finished with 14. Marie-Anne Gendron led Louis Riel with 9.
In the bronze medal match, the Winnipeg Louis Riel Rebels clipped the Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers 39-23 as Lisa Vermette scored 12. Jamie Bremner paced the Pipers with 12. The Pipers (coached by Paul Granofsky) also included June Lilieveld, Diane Howard, Nancy Ackert, Chery Rawluk, Cheryl Rotiuk, Jamie Bremner, Dawne Marshall.
In the final, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated the Winnipeg River East Kodiaks 28-23 to cap a school gender double at the Quad-A level. The Kodiaks led 6-4 at the quarter and 11-8 at the half. The Lancers led 19-16 at the three-quarter mark. Yvette Milner paced Winnipeg Dakota with 13 points. Josie Zarrillo led River East with 8. Sue Thompson added 6. Lancers coach Dennis Alvestad told the Winnipeg Free Press that “I think the turning point was when Lorraine Rezansoff picked up her third foul. We started to go inside with Yvette, who took it over Renzansoff. She simply had to back off so as not to take another foul. We also had to slow the tempo down. I admit I was worried. I’ve admired the way Winnipeg River East improved all year.” Milner said “we didn’t make too many changes in the second half. We just started to get hot.” The Lancers had captured the Cloverleaf conference title en route to the provincials.
The bronze medalist Winnipeg Louis Riel Rebels: Cecile Joyal; Claire Joyal; Lisa Vermette; Darlene Boone; Lucy L’Heureux;
The silver medalist Winnipeg River East Kodiaks: Sue Boroski; Lorraine Rezansoff; Sandy Fritschij; Suzanne Thompson; Sue Meronek; Josie Zarilla; coach Dick Blais
The gold medalist Winnipeg Dakota Lancerettes: Joanne De Wildt; Lori Turner; Patti McCaffrey; Helga Sickert; Jeanne Kentel; Kim Johnson; Nancy Hutchinson; Barb Beaver; Marion Phillips; Cathy Blais; Sandy Coppinger; Florence Scott; Yvette Milner; coach Dennis Alvestad; manager Janet Kiraly