In the wildcard games: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers stomped the Winnipeg Silver Heights Huskies 59-39. The Huskies included Cathy Barnes. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions edged the Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Hawks 49-46. The Hawks included Sandy Ronald, Roxanne Dueck.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated Winnipeg Pierre Radisson Raiders 53-38. …………………………………………………… The Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings clipped the Winnipeg Tec Voc Hornets 69-50. “We were very complacent in the first half,” Vikings’ coach Stew Farnell told the Brandon Sun. “It wasn’t a very well-played game. We played well in one quarter — the second quarter.” The Hornets led 17-14 after one quarter. The Vikes led 43-25 at the half. Cindy Gabor paced the Vikings with 18. Jacqui Laughton added 10, along with 14 boards and Carol Lyndon 11. The Hornets included Elianna Gutierrez. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions nipped the Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 59-57 in overtime. The Lions hit an 18-footer at the buzzer to force overtime with the score knotted at 55. They hit the winner in extra time with four seconds on the clock. “We were getting a lot of inside shots early,” Crocus’ coach Duane Carter-Squire told the Brandon Sun. “We had the chances, but we just couldn’t make good on them.” Karen Shier led the Plainsmen with 14. Lynn Moore added 13, Maureen Fleury 13 and Kelli Couling 12. The Plainsmen hit 18-61 from the floor. The Plainsmen (coached by Duane Carter-Squire) also included Kim Stevenson. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers dumped the Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 41-32. “Different people do different things,” Clippers coach Donna Crowe told the Winnipeg Free Press It isn’t always the same kid. All I can think of is that they just work hard. They’ve always been successful. The freshmen girls won the City Conference volleyball and basketball championships last year, and the varsity girls won the City basketball last year and this year. Winning breeds winning. Success breeds success.” Leeta Liepins led the Clippers with 16. Tracy Farrington added 10. Margaret Kayas paced the Raiders with 9. Liepins said she “spent the whole day in bed with the flu. I didn’t feel good.” …………………………………………………… The Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals stomped the Winnipeg Grant Park Pirates 83-54. The Raiders also included Wendy Rurick, Deb Bettig. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers dispatched the Winnipeg Westwood Warriors 59-45. The Warriors included Tracey Hornby, Mona Yachsyn, Pat Wheeler, Donna Yacheson. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg West Kildonan Wolverines crushed the Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 77-50. The Spartans included Donna Bolianaz, Janice Kantyliuk. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Vincent Massey Vikings clocked the Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Normacs 76-36.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated the Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers 54-46 as Lori Reid scored 26 and Les Thomas 10. Angie Zubrin hit 18 for Kildonan East, while Andrea Richmond scored 12. The Reivers also included Jody Pottinger, Rhonda Harmon.
The Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings edged the 4th-seeded and just once-beaten Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 37-31. “Our defence played superbly,” Vikings’ coach Stew Farnell told the Brandon Sun. “We stopped them from doing anything.” The Vikings slowed the game to a crawl after breaking to a 10-2 lead. “They were playing a really tight two-three zone offence,” said Farnell. “I thought if we could get up by 10 points, we could stall them. We just kept the ball moving and looked for the layups.” The Vikings led 19-11 at the half. Cindy Gabor led the Vikings with 11. Jacquie Loughton added 9, nabbed 12 boards and contained Kelvin post Leita Leipins to 9. The Vikings shot 11-39 from the floor. The Clippers also included Tracey Farrington, Darcy Nieman.
The Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals clocked the Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 70-38 as Dawn Szewczyk scored 18 and Letta Buizer 17. The Lions included Joyce Olcen, Cheryl Reid.
In the last quarterfinal, the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Vikings stomped the Winnipeg West Kildonan Wolverines 96-69 as Deb Wynn and Heather Adam each scored 18. Kim Bertholet led the Wolverines with 24. The Wolverines also included Laurie Korol.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated the Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings 36-28, as Lori Reid scored 18. Shannon Klock scored 8 for Brandon. Jacquie Andruski added 5 and Cindy Gabor 5. Vikings coach Stew Farnell told the Brandon Sun that “back in January, I would never have thought they would get this far. I’m not disappointed, I’m really proud of them.” The Vikings were whistled for 22 fouls and the Lancers 8. Dakota hit 16-21 from the line, while the Vikings were 2-5. Among those in foul trouble was Vikings post Jacqui Loughton, which allowed the Lancers to dominate the boards 32-22. “We said at the beginning that we had to stop their big girl (Loughton),” said Lancers coach Dennis Alvestad. “We played it really tight. We tried to take away the passing lanes.” Farnell said his troops were tight against the zone. But we “got the shots we’ve been practicing on, the ones we should be making.” The Lancers led 19-14 and appeared to have things under control in the second half as guard Lori Reid took command. But Lisa Thomas and Cindy Gabor pilfered the ball five times in the next two minutes and when Gabor hit a trey wit 5:09 on clock, the Vikings had trimmed the margin to 30-28. That was as close as they got.
In the other semi, the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans defeated the Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals 64-55 as Deb Wynn and Heather Adam scored 12. Cheryl McCombe added 11. Lisa Mandziak led Selkirk with 20. Susan Kaluzniak added 12.
In the final, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans after the Lancers were motivated by a Winnipeg Free Press article which picked them as the team most likely to lose. “That article helped us a lot. It really took the pressure off us,” Lancers coach Dennis Alvestad told the Winnipeg Free Press. “Our two objectives were to take away their transition game and get tough on the boards and I think we did both things. We really beat them up on the boards.” Dakota out-rebounded Vincent Massey 38-28. Sandra Baker scored 16 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Cheril Witter hit 11 and grabbed 7 rebounds. Lori Reid scored 9 points and nabbed 10 boards, Heather Adam 8 and Deb Wynn 8. Cheryl McCombe, Dru McCormick, Heather Adam and Deb Wynn each notched 8 for the Trojans. Reid, who scored 9 for Winnipeg Dakota, noted that “I think the key was when Sandy made that three-point play in the fourth quarter to put us ahead. She shot from the foul line and was fouled and she made the free throw. That really broke the game up.”
The co-bronze medalist Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings: Shannon Klock; Jackie Loughton; Jacquie Andruski; Cindy Gabor; Lisa Thomas; Carol Lyndon; Lorna Braaksma; Wendy Lawrence; Marilyn Chambers; Karen Penner; coach Stew Farnell
The co-bronze medalist Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals: Lisa Mandziak; Susan Kaluzniak; Dawn Szewczyk; Letta Buizer; Angela Burer; Wendy DeGroot; Lisa Burton; Nancy Horon; Tammy Gudmundson; Pat Wheeler; Christine Heidman; coach Al Fenske
The silver medalist Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans: Cheryl McCombe; Heather Adam; Dru McCormick; Deb Wynn; Danette Benjamin;
The gold medalist Winnipeg Dakota Lancers: Lori Reid; Leslie Thomas; Cheryl Witter; Sandra Baker; Heather Adam; Dierdre Carriere; Jocelyn Sevcik; Susan McLennan; Zenia Grosbrink; Ila McNicholl; Colleen Blais; coach Dennis Alvestad; assistant G Wilcox