Antigonish St. Andrews Rural High captured its third straight title after finishing in a tie with Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions and the Bridgetown Regional Trojans at 3-1 in the five team round robin tourney. …………………………………………………… St. Andrews opened with a 31-3 pasting of Bridgetown as Louise McLellan scored 3, Rosemary Klein 16, Mona Mcdonald 10, Roberta McDonald 1 and Donna Walsh 1. …………………………………………………… St. Andrews defeated the Amherst Regional Vikettes 49-26 as Rose-Marie Klein scored 27, Louise McLellan 15 and Mona McDonald 7. …………………………………………………… In thrashing the Auburn West Kings Wolverines 45-20, St. Andrews was paced by Rose-Marie Klein 19, Louise McLellan 14, Mona McDonald 6, Roberta McDonald 4 and Donna Walsh 2.
In the playoffs, in which games were shortened by four minutes by mutual agreement, the Bridgetown Regional Trojans emerged with a 16-10 victory over Halifax Queen Elizabeth High as Karen Bert scored 3, Sheila Clements 8 and Donna Pick 5. QEH was led by Judy Shakespeare 5, Judy Hattie 3 and Signe Frihagen 2.
In the sudden death final, St. Andrews handled the Bridgetown Regional Trojans 38-32 as Louise McLellan scored 14, Rosemary Klein 10 and Mona McDonald 14. Bridgetown was led by Karen Bert 14, Sheila Clements 10 and Donna Pick 11.
The bronze medalist Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions: Judy Shakespeare; Judy Hattie; Signe Frihagen;
The silver medalist Bridgetown Regional Trojans: Karen Bert; Sheila Clements; Donna Pick;
The gold medalist Antigonish St. Andrews Rural: Louise McLellan; Rose-Marie Klein; Mona Mcdonald; Roberta McDonald; Donna Walsh; Bernice Chisholm; Ann Corsten; Sharon Chisholm; Lynn Smith; Mary Van De Sande; Martha Connors; Elaine Grant; coach Geno Scattalon