In the opening round, held in Sturgeon Falls: …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Harrow District Hawks clipped the Rainy River Owls 63-34 after storming to a 32-6 lead after one quarter. “It was a good way to start. Everyone played up to the level we expected,” Hawks coach Bill McAdam told the Windsor Star. “It was good because everybody got the chance to play and that doesn’t usually happen at the provincials. It did a lot for our confidence level. You always worry about the first game because you don’t know what to expect.” Natalie Ioanidis led Harrow with 17. Michaila Larson added 16, Lisa MacPherson 13 and Mandy Fox 8. …………………………………………………… The Gravenhurst Gryphons stomped the Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 68-14. …………………………………………………… The Kapuskasing District Kolts torched the Sudbury MacDonald Cartier Panthers 63-38. …………………………………………………… The Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans whipped the North Grenville Knights 56-18 as Megan Daley scored 15 and Jodi Kostecki 13. …………………………………………………… The Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders clubbed the Norfolk Valley Heights Bears 62-31. …………………………………………………… The Van Kleek Hill Rebels blasted the Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 60-36. …………………………………………………… The Thorold Golden Eagles dispatched the Lakefield District Tigers 32-27 as Jo Caines scored 10 and Dana Noiles 8. …………………………………………………… The St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams scorched the Sturgeon Falls Northern Braves 78-15. Rams coach Gary Clark told the North Bay Nugget that “I’m very pleased with my team’s performance. In the second half, we went to a zone so we didn’t run up the score.”
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Harrow District Hawks dumped the Sudbury MacDonald Cartier Panthers 56-34 as Michaila Larson scored 25. Angel Croteau led the Panthers with 18. The Panthers (coached by Leo Turpin) also included Nadine Gagnon.…………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams stomped the Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 77-35 as Jacqueline Bedoin scored 13. Angie Tilley led the Flames with 14. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans rolled the 12th-seeded Lakefield District Tigers 67-19 as Lydia Jarvis scored 13. Stephanie O’Hannan led the Tigers with 6. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders blasted the Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 63-15 as Melissa McPhee scored 15. Sandra Zokav led the Cougars with 4. ………………………………………………… The North Grenville Knights edged the 5th-seeded Thorold Golden Eagles 41-38 as Zofia Rygiewicz scored 15. Jo Caines led the Golden Eagles with 24. The Golden Eagles also included Dana Noiles, Miranda Rempel, Kelly Walters, Zoe Findlay. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Rebels dusted the Sturgeon Falls Ecole Secondaire Northern Braves 52-32 as Melissa Barnes and Nicki Tsourouckis each scored 14. Sharon Cosgrove led the Braves with 11. The Braves (coached by Dan Gagne) also included Cyndie Horner, Amanda Bertuzzi, Karen Cosgrow, Melissa Stewart, Jen Jessup. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Kapuskasing District Kolts clipped the Rainy River Owls 52-39 as Angela Stanbury scored 23. Missy Gate led the Owls (coached by Tom Shumaker) with 11. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons dumped the Norfolk Valley Heights Bears (formerly the Voyageurs) 60-49 as Jill Irvine scored 20. Kerry Cronemiller led the Bears with 19. The Bears also included Angie Swick.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders defeated the 6th-seeded Vankleek Hill Rebels 67-39.
The top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the 8th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons 60-40. The Gryphons included Melody Dart, Jill Irvine.
The 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans defeated the 7th-seeded Kapuskasing District Kolts 59-30 as Megan Daley scored 17, Amanda Steele 11 and Kelly Dohan 10.
The 4th-seeded Harrow District Hawks defeated the North Grenville Knights 57-26 as Michaila Larson scored 25 and Natalie Ioanidis 17. “It was our press that really made the difference,” Hawks coach Bill McAdam told the Windsor Star. “It was our speed and we controlled the boards.”
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans defeated the 3rd-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders 42-25 as Amanda Steele scored 21 and Lydia Jarvis 8.
In the other semi, the top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the 4th-seeded Harrow District Hawks 68-41. “St. Joseph’s was just too deep for us,” Hawks coach Bill McAdam told the Windsor Star. “They went 12 deep and we can’t match that but it was a great experience for us to play a team of that calibre.” Michaila Larsen led Harrow with 17. Natalie Ioanidis added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders defeated the 4th-seeded Harrow District Hawks 42-38 “I think we’d have won if the game had gone another two minutes,” Hawks coach Bill McAdam told the Windsor Star. “We were coming on strong. The players were beginning to pick up the pace and we just ran out of time. Natalie Ioanidis led Harrow with 21. Michaila Larsen added 16. The Hawks (coached by Bill McAdam) also included Mandy Fox, Erin Klie, Lisa MacPherson, Valerie Martineau
In the final, the top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams handed the 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans their second straight championship and seventh title in 10 years by a 57-37 count. The Rams broke to an 8-0 lead and romped. Ram Lee Wilson effectively contained Trojan Megan Dailey. Jacqueline Beaudoin paced the Rams with 20. Megan Daley led the Trojans with 16. Jodi Kostecki added 8.
The bronze medalist Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders: Melissa McPhee;
The silver medalist Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans: Lydia Jarvis; Megan Daley; Kelly Dohan; Andrea Rive; Amanda Steele; Jodi Kostecki; Shannon Ryder; Dana Scott; Callie Slingerland; Jen Costello; coach Ken Riediger; coach Scott Madole; manager Ashely Howe; manager Leanne Kerber
The gold medalist St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams: Jacqueline Beaudoin; Nicole Sabol; Jodi Jenkins; Andrea D’Arcangelo; Lee Wilson; coach Gary Clarke