In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings dispatched the 11th-seeded Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks 73-67. “It’s a good tune-up,” said Vikings coach Dave Malowski. “Hopefully we got some of the jitters out of playing in provincials and are ready to go. I’m actually quite happy that we played this game. We struggled in a lot of ways tonight with just basic decisions. It wasn’t so much effort. … Our kids work hard all the time but we didn’t play what I would consider to be a real solid game like we did in the city final.” The Vikings led 40-28 at the half and by as many as 15 in the final quarter. Danielle Hargreaves led the Vikings with 23. Adrienne Dufour added 15 and Megan McCrae 11. Christina Dueck and Angela Wiebe each scored 17 to pace the Hawks. “We were up 15 points at one time and it ended up a six-point game so (the Hawks) were no slouches,” said Malowski. “I’ve always told my players, rankings don’t mean anything.” …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers edged the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 51-45. The Lancers included Maya Brack, manager Leanne Ward. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions whipped the Winnipeg J.H. Bruns Broncos 68-43. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg River East Kodiaks smacked the Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers 70-53.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans dusted the Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers 67-45.
The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions edged the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 53-49.
The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans clipped the 6th-seeded Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings 66-54 as Evangeline Ezirim scored 29 and Val Carson 28. Danielle Hargreaves paced the Vikings with 15. Vikings guard Megan McCrae told the Brandon Sun that “I’m kinda sad but we did everything we hoped to this year. We didn’t win this game but we proved so much this year that we can’t be upset with this. Our main goal was to win the cities and we did that.” The Vikings (coached by Dave Malowski) also included Deb Belinsky, Adrienne Dufour, Chelsea Medd, Chastity Pilling, Robin Lawson, Leah Campbell.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions whipped the Winnipeg River East Kodiaks 71-39. The Kodiaks included Annie Brynjas, Lauren McKenzie.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions defeated the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 55-37. The Trojans led 26-25 at the half. Massey’s Evangeline Ezirim hit a trey to give the Trojans a 41-38 lead in the second half but Glenlawn’s Brisbois and Kate Daniels hit back-to-back buckets to give the Lions a 42-41 after three quarters. The Trojans went scoreless for the first five minutes of the third quarter as the Lions took the lead and coasted to the win. Daniels led Glenlawn with 23. Okwumabua added 16. Ezirim led the Trojans with 16. Val Carson added 12.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans defeated the 5th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 74-53 as Charlene Izzard scored 27 and Tara Kamyszek 22. “Even though we’re ranked No. 1, it still felt like we were the underdogs because no one expected us to do well this year,” Izzard told the Winnipeg Free Press.” The Spartans led 35-29 at the half and took command in the third quarter when Kamyszek hit 11 consecutive points. Sarah Holder led the Centurions with 16.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions defeated the top-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 55-37 to capture their second consecutive crown. Tournament MVP Yadili Okwumabua led the Lions with 23. Spartans coach Bryan Kornberger told the Winnipeg Free Press that “our team wasn’t afraid to lose. When you’re not afraid to lose, you have a chance to play your best and I was really proud of the girls tonight. The game plan was to stop their press, to stop Sopear [Chinn] from making three-pointers and to try to stop Charmaine [Izzard] from driving to the basket. There were times when we broke down and the Sisler girls have mighty big hearts.” The Lions led by one after one quarter but ripped off a 16-4 run as Okwumabua and point guard Kate Daniels took command to take a 25-12 lead at the half. “It feels just awesome, you can’t ask for more, two years in a row,” said Okwumabua, “When we lost the No. l ranking (to Sisler in early February), everyone felt disappointed but we really believed we could get back there.” Chhin led the Spartans with 16. Izzard was held to 4.
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans: Evangeline Ezirim; Val Carson; Chelsea Hellofs;
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions: Miriam Christoph; Sabrina Landry; Lindsay Primmer; Sarah Holder; coach Arlyn (Adam) Filewich; assistant Cheryl McCombe
The silver medalist Winnipeg Sisler Spartans: Charmaine Izzard; Tara-Lyn Kamyszek; Sopear Chinn; Lorissa Reyes, Shelley Hymers, Kathryn Landry; Nikki Wilson; coach Peter Falk
The gold medalist Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions: Kate Daniels; Yadili Okwumabua; Brisbois; coach Bryan Kornberger