The province shifted to a round-robin tournament and Antigonish St. Andrews Rural repeated as champions after finishing (4-0) in the tournament. …………………………………………………… St. Andrews pounded Central Colchester 36-12 as Rose-Marie Klein scored 24, Louise McLellan 8, Bernice Chisholm 2 and Evelyn Floyd 2. …………………………………………………… St. Andrews Rural demolished the Auburn West Kings Rural Wolverines 44-29 as Louise McLellan scored 20, Rose-Marie Klein 18, Bernice Chisholm 4 and Roberta McDonald 2. …………………………………………………… St. Andrew’s defeated the Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions 30-19 as Rose-Marie Klein hit for 19, Louise McLellan 10 and Bernice Chisholm 1. The Lions (managed by Linda Bryson) included Linda Lee, Edith Orr, Betty Ann Grant, Edna Orr, Joanne Griffen, Louise Sheppard, Margaret MacManus, Betty Crookshank, Jean Hattie, Janet Aitken, Madelyn Avery, Joan Hattie and Linda Piers. …………………………………………………… In their final match, St. Andrews escaped with a 20-18 victory over the Bridgetown Regional Trojans after leading 10-8 at the half and hitting 10-20 from the line. Rose-Marie Klein led St. Andrews with 15. Bernice Chisholm added 3 and Louise McLellan 2.
The gold medalist Antigonish St. Andrews Rural: Rose-Marie Klein; Louise McLellan; Roberta MacDonald; Bernice Chisholm; Maureen MacGillivray; Frances MacGillivray; Ann Marie Pushie; Isobel Farrel; Evelyn Floyd; Ann Corsten; coach Geno Scattalon