In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions torched the 9th-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 64-41. The Lions (coach Erin Depape, coach Bryan Kornberger, coach Greg Priddle, coach Jon Wolfe) included Hannah Alexis-Toews, Jillian Beaubien, Peyton Clark, Molly Friesen, Jesse Kyllo, Sydney Natchtigall, Treyah Paquette, Ava Petersen, Megan Porco, Michelyn Smith, Alissa Thurston and Vrinda Vyas. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans clocked the 12th-seeded Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs 85-47. The Zodiacs (coach Abby Matuszewski, coach Anna Matuszewski, coach Bobby Matuszewski) included Kristin Buhler, Sydney Janzen, Hannah Matuszewski, Keira Montgomery, Payton Neufeld, Rachel Neufeld, Jaquelyn Penner, Emily Peters, Madeline Sundquist and Raena Warketine. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Winnipeg St. Mary’s Academy Flames whipped the 10th-seeded Winnipeg Miles Macdonell Buckeyes 64-45. The Buckeyes (coach Karl Schroeder) included Clara Anderson, Anika Barcelo, Serena Kauffmann-Paul, J.Z. Kopp, Chanelle Lafreniere, Jiya Makwana, Elly Mcfee, Stephanie McKnight, Breanna Rempel, Stefani Skurteska, Carmen Slobodian, Grace Vallis and Makalia Zheng. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans crushed the 11th-seeded Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 78-50. The Plainsmen (coach Adam Hartman) included Elizabeth Angela Ball, Randi Burnett, Elizabeth Caballero, Xuan Cao, Eyerus Endashaw, Latisha Fiarchuk, Alyanna Gungon, Alanah Gushulak, Jasmine Horwood, Hannah Leckie, Colsie Lewis, Jorja Luckins, Sadies Poczik, Brooklyn Speight, Emma Wiebe and Rylee Wiebe.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers dispatched the 8th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 42-24. The Centurions (coach Deondra Twerdun-Peters) included Sharon Adetona, Ore Adewumi, Celin de Leon, Hannah Eagles, Misty Evbogame, Manjot Gill, Elizabeth Ikizakubuntu, Hanna Olugbodi, Annika Paliwal and Gurleen Thind.
The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans clipped the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Garden City Fighting Gophers 77-67. The Fighting Gophers (coach Roberto Campanella Jr) included Roshan Cirio, Taya Clark, Halley Cruz, Arielle DeLaRonde, Danikah Fangmann, Leighlynn Greaves, Amira Lawrence, Arriana Lawrence, Olivia Losier, Marianne Nitro, Kiera Palmer, Jodi Parcero, Alannah Rivera, Jaeden Rivera, Bailey Sabatin, Haiyllee Santos and Morgan Welby.
The 7th-seeded Winnipeg St. Mary’s Academy Flames stunned the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons 72-63. The Maroons (coach Wyatt Anders, coach Carriera Lamoureux) included Riya Donnelly, Aliyah Gabuna, Sarah Hildebrand, Benigne Irakoze, Kyla Marquez, Mzna Mohamed, Jena Tabelina, Rae Lee Torino, Cherissa Tugade, Kylie Vongnaraj and Madeline Wynne.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Westwood Warriors dispatched the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 55-47. The Trojans (coach Stacey Hawash) included Ronnie Cuenca-Keith, Kaija Dueck, Brooke Gruhn, Ayva Khan, Lynea Lukas, Kaiya Mathieson, Avery McCarthy, Bianca Moroz, Emma Cartright, Erica Edwards, Memphis Garcia, Ksusha Milusheva, Moyosoreoluwa Odedina, Oluwatobi Odusose and Lauryn Wilson.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers spanked the 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 67-42 to improve their record to 21-0. Kyu Fust paced the Lancers with 19, while nabbing 8 boards. Abby Sweeny added 16, Darya Rom 10 and Jasia Hayden 10. “With having fans back and having a crowd and in a big game I think nerves are always going to be a factor,” Lancers coach Eric Sung told the Winnipeg Free Press. “But the kids are gritty and kind of stayed the course and stayed with the plan. We got it done. … It wasn’t pretty but we earned every basket that we got on Sisler. They work pretty hard on the defensive end against us. … Our shooting percentage wasn’t great today and it wasn’t great when we played FRC (in the quarterfinals). I think we’re able to get second-chance points and in games like this, it’s not always going to be pretty so you kind of just run your race and stay the course.” Alyssa Doneza led Spartans with 16.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Westwood Warriors dusted the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg St. Mary’s Academy Flames 71-56 as Anna Miko scored 22, Delany Galera 13 and Brook Schrader 12. Mia Banmann led the Flames with 30.
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers torched the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Westwood Warriors 87-48 as Izzi Fust scored 28, Darya Rom 27 and tournament MVP Kyu Fust scored 15 and nabbed 10 boards. “Kyu was great, she’s been great all season,” Lancers coach Eric Sung told the Winnipeg Free Press. “She’s been steady for us and one of our most consistent players. Just a stat filler — she fills it all up in all different ways. She gets rebounds for us, gets assists for us. She scores. Rebounds. She does it all.” Fust said “we work hard and we work five days a week. It’s really good because we practise a lot and we are going to get better. I think it’s gonna be really scary next year for other teams.” The Lancers finished the season 22-0. They hit 36-81 from the floor and 10-22 from the arc. Sung said “teams prepared with zone defences and when we’re not making shots, it becomes a little bit easier for them on the defensive side. So once we kind of started making shots and stretched them out, you kind of saw the game change.” Sung added that the title was “more of a victory for Dakota basketball as a program. This is kind of something we’ve been building towards ever since I’ve been working at Dakota and that was my message to the girls. The alumni support and former staff and coaches’ support that these girls have been getting and the representation that they’ve done for the alumni, it’s been phenomenal. The majority of the games might have not been close, but I’m still coaching each athlete to better themselves and improve their basketball skills.” Anna Miko led the Warriors with 19, while nabbed 12 boards. Brooke Schrader added 10, along with 13 boards.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Kyu Fust (Dakota); Raia Guinto (Sisler); Emilia Banmann (St. Mary’s), who was also the player’s choice; Anna Miko (Westwood); Darya Rom (Dakota); and Izzy Fust (Dakota)
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg St. Mary’s Academy Flames: Ellie Ames; Emilia Banmann; Ava Banmann; Adra Barnet; Sara Bergen; Angel Enyia; Arianna Fulcher; Jasnoor Gill; Sadie Robertson; Soke Suon; coach Jae Pangilinan; coach Jaira Labelle
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Sisler Spartans: Alissa Acosta; Francesca Carino; Julienne Conchada; Alyssa Doneza; Guilla Empiales; Ramneet Ghatore; Sohbat Gill; Yna Guerra; Mary-Anne Guiboche; Raia Guinto; Sydney Ilagan; Ysavella Lopez; Ayanna Drei Lumbera; Trinity Mabilangan; Alaya Marcelino; Jenna Olaes; Mira Swarzinaski; Loveleen Toor; coach Michael Tan
The silver medalist Winnipeg Westwood Warriors: Delaney Galera; Anna Miko; Morena Pineira; Leah Ross; Brooke Schrader; Lily St. James; Morgan Anderson; Rylie Baldwin; Sarah Barkman; Sofia Bristow; Charlea Burkett; Sophia Costa; Hannah Deck; Gillian Lamonica; coach Morgan Cross
The gold medalist Winnipeg Dakota Lancers: Jenna Bridges; Carmen Buck; Jordy Buhr; Izzi Fust; Kyu Fust; Jasia Hayden; Faith Larocque; Lauren Morphy; Darya Rom; Julia Sawatsky; Torrance St. Laurent; Abby Sweeny; coach Eric Sung