In the interzone semis: …………………………………………………… The Swan River Swan Valley Tigers clubbed the Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans 58-39 as Shanley Henderson scored 16. Lindsay Porter led the Spartans with 10. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Dauphin Clippers clipped the Virden Golden Bears 42-33 as Dori Fee and Cori McDougall each scored 12. Gail Nykoliation led the Golden Bears with 14. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Swan River Swan Valley Tigers dumped the Dauphin Clippers 46-33. “We don’t have the prettiest looking team in the world but we sure play some real good defence,” Tigers coach Ken Overby told the Brandon Sun. “And that’s been our trademark all year. Our defence has been just excellent.” June Mosiondz and Paula Norman each scored 10 points to lead the Tigers, who led 24-14 at the half. Clippers coach Larry McDougall told the Dauphin Herald that “it was a defensive battle with a lot of contact and rough play. The girls were up against a strong physical defence and they had the shots but the ball wouldn’t go in for them.”
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in Thompson, the top-seeded Portage La Prairie Arthur Meighen Saints whipped the 8th-seeded wildcard Dauphin Clippers 98-41. The Clippers (coached by Larry McDougall, assisted by Kim Wasylyshen, Brian Ackroyd and Swishin) included Tammy McCallum, Dori Fee, Cori McDougall, Sherry Boyd, Nancy McLeod, Carri Shangreaux and Michelle Clyde.
The Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Normacs dusted the Winnipeg St. Mary’s Flames 74-56. The Flames included Kathy Sitter.
The Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs crushed the Stonewall Rams 69-30. The Rams included Shawna Billingham, Katie Croy.
In the last quarterfinal, the Swan River Swan Valley Tigers dumped the Thompson R.D. Parker Trojans 60-42.
In the semis, the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs stomped the Swan River Swan Valley Tigers 65-35.
In the other semi, the Portage La Prairie Arthur Meighen Saints dispatched the Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Normacs 52-46.
In the bronze medal match, the Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Normacs defeated Swan River Swan Valley Tigers 55-47. The Tigers (coached by Ken McClintock and Henry Barkowski, and managed by Shayne Leadbeater and Marianne Khadeken) included Kim Barkowski, Michelle Stewart, Shanley Henderson, June Mosiondz, Paula Norman, Kristi Kublick, Leanne Kichuk, Anhelia Nedelinka, Dyana Sloboda, Sheri Kuhl, Marisa Whyte, Judy Sakai, Jody Ellington, Cheryl Brandson, Jennifer Church and Jennifer Fenski.
In the final, the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs defeated the Portage La Prairie Arthur Meighen Saints 53-52 in overtime.
The bronze medalist Winnipeg Nelson McIntyre Maroons: Colette Normand; April Pelland; Chantal Saurette; Anna Weber; Heidi Weber; Roivi Gee; Andrea Phillips; Sandy Klause; Tara Tootoo; Jane Cameron; Jessica Gessell; coach Wilf Slobik; coach Ian Grant
The silver medalist Portage La Prairie Arthur Meighen Saints: Rochell Leguier; Catherine Peters; coach Jim Lehman
The gold medalist Winkler Garden Galley Zodiacs: Vicki Neufeld; Sara Zacharias; coach Dave Boyes