In the opening round, held in Sturgeon Falls: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans dumped the Elgin Rideau District Lions 46-37. …………………………………………………… The Kapuskasing Colts stunned the 2nd-seeded Mississauga Queensway Christian Saints 46-39 (also reported as 37-31). …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Warriors clipped the Toronto Waldorf Wizard 36-30. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Tottenham St. Thomas Aquinas Stingers dispatched the Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 39-34 as Kelly Cziakowski scored 10. Rachelle Seyler led the Flames with 9. Lindsay Shantz added 6 and Daiva Lenauskas 6. The Flames led 25-23 at the half. Flames coach Bernie Burnett told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “our offence just seemed to go flat in the second half.” …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights spanked the Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 35-17. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders whipped the Sturgeon Falls Northern Braves 75-36 as Chrissy Battram scored 22 and Jenny Morley 16. Jenny Bradley led the Braves with 15. Renee Labell added 6, Michelle Ainger 6, Pam Sullivan 4, Stefanie Norman 2, Christine Legault 2 and Lisa Bertrand 1. Braves coach Debbie Legault told the North Bay Nugget that “I couldn’t have asked the girls for anything more. They played hard.” …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Chatham Collegiate Cougars clubbed the Acton District Bearcats 46-20. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Christian Academy Pioneers dumped the Blind River W.D. Eaket Royals 34-28.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The London Christian Pioneers clubbed the Sturgeon Falls Northern Braves 54-38 as Christine Lageveld scored 10 and Rebecca Molder 10. The Pioneers led 10-8 after one quarter and 22-14 at the half. Michelle Ainger led the Braves with 7. Tracy Sullivan added 6. The Braves (coached by Debbie Legault) also included Jenny Bradley, Renee Labell, Pam Sullivan, Stefanie Norman, Christine Legault, Lisa Bertrand. …………………………………………………… The Acton District Bearcats nipped the 8th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights 40-39 as Meghan Williams scored 10. Chris Kwiatkowski led the Knights with 23. …………………………………………………… The Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders stomped the Blind River W.C. Eaket Royals 55-36 as Chris Battram scored 31. Kristin Cudmore led the Royals with 14. The Royals also included Anna Lees. …………………………………………………… The Chatham Collegiate Institute Cougars crushed the Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 48-23. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans dusted the Thornhill Waldorf School Wizards 49-31 as Michelle Hunter scored 15. Logan O’Hearn and Olivia Hanna each notched 7 to pace the Wizards. …………………………………………………… The Tottenham St. Thomas Aquinas Stingers edged the 2nd-seeded Mississauga Queensway Christian Saints 46-44 as Krissy Czabovski scored 11. Joni Allardye led the Saints with 22. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Warriors crushed the Elgin Rideau District Lions 56-36 as Ashley Tolhurst scored 20. Anna Peepard led the Lions with 6. …………………………………………………… The Kapuskasing Colts dispatched the Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 40-32. The Flames (coach Bernie Burnett) included Rachel Yordy, Rachael Seyler, Lindsay Shantz, Daiva Lenauskas, Angela Bechtold.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders mauled the Acton District Bearcats 46-29 as Jenny Morley scored 14. Meghan Wallace led the Bearcats with 12.
The 7th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans spanked the Kapuskasing Kolts 46-29 as Michelle Hunter scored 16. Melanie Schmelik led the Colts with 13.
The Chatham Collegiate Institute Cougars dispatched the London Christian Academy Pioneers 46-40.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Warriors edged the Tottenham St. Thomas Aquinas Stingers 50-46 as Kyla Burwash scored 21. Jessica Zakowski led the Stingers with 20.
In the semis, the Parkhill Middlesex-Marauders crushed the 4th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Warriors 58-34 as Chrissy Battram scored 26. Kyla Burwash led the Warriors with 14.
In the other semi, the 7th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans defeated the 3rd-seeded Chatham Collegiate Institute Cougars 46-42 as Puja Wahi scored 15. Natalie Crawford led the Cougars with 16.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Van Kleek Hill Warriors dumped the 3rd-seeded Chatham Collegiate Institute Cougars 43-31 as Kyla Burwash scored 16. Natalie Crawford led the Cougars with 16.
In the final, the top-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders defeated the 7th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans 46-37 as Jenny Morley scored 20 and Chrissy Battram 16. The Marauders led 35-21 at the half. Puja Wahi led the Trojans with 17 (also reported as 18), including 4 treys. Michelle Hunter added 9. Trojans coach Christine Ellis told the Hamilton Spectator that the Trojans “were very pleased with that finish. We had a strong fourth quarter, it was too little, too late. We certainly weren’t going home unhappy.”
The bronze medalist Van Kleek Hill Warriors: Kyla Burwash;
The silver medalist Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans: Puja Wahi; Michelle Hunter; Claire Vayalkumal; coach Christine Ellis
The gold medalist Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders: Chrissy Battram; Jenny Morley; coach Ray Hughes; assistant Susan Dale