In the opening round, held in Hartney: …………………………………………………… The Gretna Mennonite Collegiate Blues edged the St. Laurent Hawks 79-74 as Terry Collier scored 24. Ron Bruce led the Hawks with 27. The Hawks also included Noel Allard. …………………………………………………… The Shilo Princess Elizabeth Panthers stomped the Hartney Hornets 86-54. Jamie Robinson paced the Hornets with 20.
In the quarterfinals, the Steinbach Christian Flames whipped the Shoal Lake Sharks 87-47. Daryl McCharles paced the Sharks with 30. The Sharks (coached by Bill Robinson) also included Garth Short, Brad McCharles, Joe Ostash, Gord Kowalchuk.
The Gretna Mennonite Collegiate Institute Blues clubbed the Shilo Prince Elizabeth Panthers 94-60.
The Winnipeg Westgate Mennonite Wings crushed Ste. Rose du Lac Celtics 87-63 as Adrian Lee scored 22. Dennis Lecompte paced the Celtics with 24. The Celtics (coached by Ron Bodie) also included Leonard Weigelt.
In the last quarterfinal, the Pilot Mount Pilots clubbed the Lynn Lake West Lynn Heights North Stars 84-56 as Jim Smith scored 34. Lavern Spence led the North Stars with 24.
In the semis, the Steinbach Christian (then the Steinbach Bible School) Flames defeated the Gretna Mennonite Collegiate Institute Blues 70-61 as Rod Thiessen scored 23. Terry Collier led the Blues with 21.
In the other semi, the Winnipeg Westgate Mennonite Wings defeated the Pilot Mound Pilots 98-64 as John Fast scored 24. Jim Smith paced the Pilots with 24.
In the bronze medal match, the Gretna Mennonite Collegiate Institute Blues clipped the Pilot Mount Pilots 78-67 as Doug Loeppky scored 28 and Gordon Friesen 20. Tim McKitrick paced the Pilots with 31. Jim Smith added 15.
In the final, the Steinbach Christian (then Steinbach Bible Institute) Flames defeated the Winnipeg Westgate Mennonite Wings 52-50 as tournament MVP Rod Thiessen tossed in 22, including a pair of free throws with four seconds to play. Brother Al Thiessen added 19. Adrian Lee led Westgate with 13. John Fast added 12. Westgate led 31-25 at the half. The Flames led 41-39 after three quarters. The teams traded the lead in the fourth. Friesen was fouled on a layup and sank both free throws to pull out the win.
The bronze medalist Gretna Mennonite Collegiate Institute Blues: Doug Loeppky; Gordon Friesen; Terry Collier;
The silver medalist Winnipeg Westgate Mennonite Knights: Adrian Lee; John Fast; Art Pries; Doug Pankertz; Rick Loewen;
The gold medalist Steinbach Christian Flames: Rod Thiessen; Al Thiessen; Njiflte ‘Mike’ Plett; Dylan Fast; Mark Kornelson; Michael Plett; Jerry Fast; Bryan Reimer; Ken Barkman; coach Gerald Barkman