In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Garden City Fighting Gophers dispatched the 8th-seeded J.H. Bruns Broncos 70-57. The Broncos (coached by Jane Edstrom and Bob Town) included Alyssa Bauer, Jamie Campbell, Hannah Cathers, Alysaa Daley, Mikyla Enquist, Serena Fehr, Allison Hay, Lindsay Ironside, Danielle McManus, Brooke Mitchell, Sasha Pedneault and Alex Rose. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sisler Spartans clubbed the 12th-seeded Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 60-45. The Plainsmen (coached by Adam Hartman) included Zuleyma Fictoria, Shanelle Haliuk, Natasha Hnatiuk, Savanna Hollyoake, Stephanie Hunter, Frances Krinke, Michelle Kyle, Jordi Malowski, Desirae Peiffer, Abbi Robinson, Stacey Shearer, Emily Smal and Chelsea Tokaryk. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Westwood Warriors dumped the 11th-seeded Daniel McIntyre Maroons 68-44. The Maroons (coached Nick Malandrakis) included Lavonne Alexander, Jasmine Ballesteros, Kamille Delacuesta, Paris Gordon, Bekelu Negash, Kisha Osborne, Jecelyn Paculan, Krissia Pagaduan, Jamie Quirante, Tracey Sayas, Arielle Sayuno and Larrisa Serapio. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Fort Richmond Centurions stomped the 10th-seeded River East Kodiaks 78-37. The Kodiaks (coached by Kristen Asmundson) included Allie Boehm, Jeanette Krahn, Lexy Magas, Emily Mann, Kassy Parke-Wilson, Isabella Selk, Brooke Sigvaldson, Kyra Sivertson, Shelby Sweet, Cassie Szczepanski, Gillian Tham and Amber Warniski.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Oak Park Raiders clipped the 9th-seeded Garden City Fighting Gophers 76-64. The Gophers (coached by Bob Andruchuk) included Kaithlyn Dayao, Sabrina Ferraz, Jessica Larabie, Kennedy McConnell, Chrystalle Omaga, Reed Ozunko, Alicia Phillips, Raine Richard, Riianna Rumbaua and Scotia Stewner.
The 5th-seeded Sisler Spartans nipped the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 45-42. The Trojans (coached by Stacy Hawash) included Indigo Adam-Grant, Lahriz Aquino, Genevieve Benoit, Candice Braun, Jenna Einarson, Katie Ivey, Atoosa Jalayeri, Kendra Joyal, Kendra Kick-Mahon, Caleigh Kiesman, Nicola Murdoch, Ashton Pruden, Lisa Wiebe, Morgan Williams and Kennedy Woitas.
The 2nd-seeded Glenlawn Lions whipped the 7th-seeded Fort Richmond Centurions 68-46. The Centurions (coached by Allison Laferty) included Ruby Aulakh, Shea Bresciani, Janessa Chudrick, Hayley Gusdal, Amber Harms, Claire Harvey, Quinn Nicholls, Brooke Pattyn, Kaitlin Reilly and Caitlin Ticzon.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Miles Macdonell Buckeyes defeated the 6th-seeded Westwood Warriors 80-66. The Warriors (coached by Sarah Lundgren) included Mariah Barbosa, Nicole Craig, Hayley Hayfek, Brianna Hayward, Katherine Herms, Julia Johnson, Kendall Johnson, Samantha Klump, Taylor Mackenzie, Mikki Majewski, Jess Marx-Houndle, Jennifer Niblett, Cassie Proshen, Julia Whitehead, Hailey Witt and Amy Zhao.
In the semis, the top-seeded Oak Park Raiders whipped the 5th-seeded Sisler Spartans 80-47. Kerilynn MacLennan led the Raiders with 22.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Glenlawn Lions dispatched the 3rd-seeded Miles Macdonell Buckeyes 67-50. Emily Potter, a 6-5 forward, led the Lions with 29.
In the final, the top-seeded Oak Park Raiders edged the 2nd-seeded Glenlawn Lions 71-65. Tournament MVP Kerilynn MacLennan suffered a leg cramp in the fourth quarter but returned to the floor to hit the winning bucket with a minute to play. The Lions had rallied from a double-digit deficit to knot the score at 63 on a Jasmine Ibrabim trey. With the score tied at 65, MacLenann broke the deadlock with a 15-foot baseline jumper to ignite a late 6-0 Raiders run. “I knew our team was going to pull it out in the end, but … I knew it was going to come down to (a few) points,” MacLennan said. “When I was sitting down at the edge and I saw the game was getting closer the therapist just told me to relax, I could not relax when my team is out there.” Raiders coach Murray Brown said “when you play Glenlawn you know you’re never comfortable. It doesn’t matter what the score is, they’re gonna take a shot at us and they sure did. Our kids had to dig down. They tied the score, but we got back to what we want to do all the time and that’s push after a score. They hit that three to tie the game and then four seconds later we’re back in the lead. So we tried to stay true to our philosophy.” The Raiders used a 16-4 run midway through the second quarter to take a 36-26 lead at the half. They stretched their margin to 14 before Glenlawn responded with a 12-4 run to reduce the lead to 46-44. The Raiders responded by rebuilding their lead to 58-47 before the Lions responded with a 16-5 run. Then MacLennan hit the jumper and stole the ball with 24 seconds to play leading to free throws by Colleen Moyer and Jerilyn Morton that iced the win. “I knew from the beginning, when I get on my court, I make sure that every shot counts,” she said. “I had it open, I had time to think about it, I knew it was time to release and it was now or never. I took the chance and I’m glad I did. It’s indescribable” MacLennan scored 28 and nabbed 15 boards. Utah-bound post Emily Potter led the Lions with 30. Ibrahim added 15. The Raiders finished 33-0 on the season. “Undefeated? That’s not heard of,” MacLennan said. “The fact that I was a part of it, and the girls on my team, I can call them family. I’m so glad it turned out the way it did. We’re in the books.”
The co-bronze medalist Miles Macdonell Buckeyes: Jasmine Bhullar, Shannon Boyd, Haille Bujan, Emily Janzen, Breanna MacFarlane, Tianna Mighty, Susanna Mangun, Cassidy Nicholls, Maddie Peterson-Slivinski, MacKinley Scherger, Julia Schroeder, Jenessa Stafeckis, Melanie Thera, coach Karl Schroeder
The co-bronze medalist Sisler Spartans: Abby Arenas, Marridel Cloma, Tiara Cruz, Lauren de Luna, Tiara Licsi, Annie Lieu, April Malapit, Pauline Ordonez, Zeralyn Panesa, Victoria Reyes, Micah Santiago, Sanah Sherzoi, Pamela Zaldarriaga, Charmaine Yumang; Robyn Coffey; coach Michael Tan; assistant Reann Rodilo
The silver medalist Glenlawn Lions: Laura Chan, Kennadie Chaudhary, Preslie Cross, Jessie Harland, Jasmine Ibrahim, Sarah Ibrahim, Miranda Isaacs, Laura McManes, Taeva Pathammavong, Emily Potter, Miranda Unruh, coach Bryan Kornberger
The gold medalist Oak Park Raiders: Serena Bevilaqua, Emma Chase, Paytome Gomes, Danielle Hanlan, Kaylee Hondubura, Lexie Johannson, Kerilly MacLennan, Meagan Masterton, Jenilyn Monton, Colleen Moyer, Erica Nixon, Shawn Pallister, Emma Ridd, Jordan Tully, coach Murray Brown