In the quarterfinals, held in Hamiota, the top-seeded Grandview Spartans dusted the 8th-seeded Snow Lake Joseph H. Kerr Tigers 78-22. The Tigers (coached by Ashton Lief) included Hunter Bartlett, Darcey Coulson, Ciara Fourie, Magenta Fourie, Kayla Jennings, Taelor Kowalchuk, Tessa Sass, Kristen Smith and Kyla Spruyt.
The 5th-seeded Rosenort Red Hawks clipped the 4th-seeded Glenboro Panthers 65-57. The Panthers (coached by Ryan Zadorozny) included Jeana Barr, Megan Bergman, Maddison Buckle, Kjya Fehr, Jordyn Malyon, Jenna Miller, Autumn Rae, Michelle Ruston, Hannah Van Schie, Megan Vermeersch and Brittny Yeo.
The 2nd-seeded Sprague Ross L. Gray Raiders clubbed the 7th-seeded host Hamiota Huskies 78-37. The Huskies (coached by Sarah Lopes) included Korinne Alexander, Destiny Allan, Chantelle Chappell, Taylor Good, Jessica Hunter, Kara Kent, Ashlyn Kirk, Brenna Kirk, Chyna Lake, Caitlin McTavish, Jana McTavish and Emily Usick.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Forrest Elton Sabres whipped the 6th-seeded Gilbert Plains Collegiate Trojans 68-38. The Trojans (coached by Trevor Beals) included Grace Bonham, Brianna Chona, Brooke Choma, Cassie DeBaerts, Tori Dykun, Gracie Fawns, Jaelyn Frykas, Gracey Gulak, Tenley Ilnysky, Brittany Kruk, Robyn Sliworksy and Kaleesha Wreggit.
In the semis, the top-seeded Grandview Spartans dumped the 5th-seeded Rosenort Red Hawks 67-51.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Sprague Ross L. Gray Raiders smacked the 3rd-seeded Forrest Elton Sabres 60-37.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Forrest Elton Sabres stomped the 5th-seeded Rosenort Red Hawks 78-38. The Red Hawks (coach Jared Dueck) included Jenessa Bartel, Jhonacel Calisporo, Hannah Friesen, Meadow Jordan, Jesse Rae Kroeker, Amy Loewen, Alyssa Rietze, Sarah Schulz, Paige Toews, Emma Unger, Carlene Waldner and Rachel Waldner.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded
Sprague Ross L. Gray Raiders dispatched the top-seeded Grandview Spartans 65-50.
The win capped a girls’-boys’ provincial double for the school and was the
Raiders third consecutive crown. “It was really cool to win three in a row because
the girls haven’t done it at our school,” 5-7 forward Katelin Thiessen told
Steinbachonline. “The guys have, so this is something we brought to the school,
and being my last year it made it a little bit more satisfying too. … I think
our team had probably one of the best weekends we’ve played together,” said
Thiessen. “We were very fast. Hamiota specifically, being the home team, we
knew it was going to be a loud crowd and probably a little bit of a rough
start. We had our pre-provincial jitters we needed to get out but by the end of
it we pulled it together. Everybody did great.” It also marked the third
consecutive year that the Raiders met the Spartans in the final. “Every time
we’ve played them in the finals, I always feel the nerves really coming on
right before the game,” Thiessen said. “But by the time we step on the floor,
and I think I can speak for everyone in saying this – by the time the ball gets
thrown up for tip off, all the nerves just turn into energy. … We were up by
14 at half. Right away they pushed it to a nine-point game. Of course, that is
going to worry you. 14 points is a good place to be in. We just laid on the gas
pedal the whole game.” Thiessen said she was honoured to be chosen tournament
MVP. “was very thankful. I’ll always speak for everybody who got me there
because it really does take a team for any individual awards. You’re only as
good as your team ever makes you.”
The bronze medalist Forrest Elton
Collegiate Sabres: Julia Bos; Kristin Collard; Payton Hamilton; Alexandria
Johnson; Alexandria King; Sarah Latell; Georgia-Rae Maxwell; Kirsty Miller;
Tia-Lee Morgan; Trista Morgan; coach Jeff Maxwell
The silver medalist Grandview Spartans: Mae Branconnier; Andrea Elder; Abby Hubley; Kenzie Kallusky; Alexis Palmer; Sierra Parrott; Maeve Smith; Madison Steven; Hailee Van Wynsberghe; Cassie White; coach Marc Giasson
The gold medalist Sprague Ross L. Gray Raiders: Rachel Brown; Kailey Cooper; Kayla Fortin; Cidney Goodman; Frances Lerma; Tianna O’Connor; Shaunti Theriault; Katelin Thiessen; Haleigh Zimmerman; coach Darryl Pederson