In the opening round, held in Sudbury: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dusted the Thunder Bay Lakeview Lions 82-26 as Sue Forsyth scored 24. Ellen Stankamp led the Lions with 12. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Kingsville Cavaliers whipped the 7th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 56-33 as Kelly Lethbridge scored 34 and Kip Millitz 9. Lethbridge “played great,” Cavaliers coach Denis Ducharme told the Windsor Star. “We played super defence too. Angie Pierce did a great job on their best guard (Lauren Grekul).” The Cavaliers led 35-17 at the half. Krista Ottenhof led the Falcons with 8. …………………………………………………… The Midland Marauders clocked the West Toronto Warriors 60-39. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sudbury Secondary North Stars spanked the North York Newtonbrook Secondary North Stars 69-13 as Mary Ann Kowal scored 16, Sandra Hamilton 9 and Sue Chudzak 9. …………………………………………………… The Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams stomped the Timmins E.S. Theriault Flammes 64-24. …………………………………………………… The Toronto George Harvey Hawks clipped the Agincourt Collegiate Institute Lancers 63-47. …………………………………………………… The North York Dante Alighieri Academy Monarchs defeated the Ottawa Gloucester Gators 45-40. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics crushed the Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 78-48 as Sharon Knowles scored 33, Carolyn Oliver 28 and Liz Grant 12. The Celtics led 18-8, 39-22 and 63-29 at the quarters. Corrie Hummel led the Eagles with 28. Eagles coach Kathy Ryan (Helm?) told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we played well in the first quarter and we battled back in the last quarter but we just weren’t any match for them.” The Eagles (coach Kathy Ryan) also included Lisa Arbour, Jackie Ariss, Paul Ribeiro, Jennifer hriber, Chris Wellner, Maria Cardillo, Mary Joe Sobiera, Maureen Sweeney and Micelle Dupuis. …………………………………………………… The Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish clubbed the Whitby Henry Street Hawks 55-35.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Toronto George Harvey Hawks whacked the Timmins E.S. Theriault Flammes 48-26. …………………………………………………… The Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams clipped the Agincourt Collegiate Institute Lancers 66-52.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The Kingsville Cavaliers clocked the West Toronto Warriors 66-42 as Kelly Lethbridge scored 28, Cathy Garber 10, Donna Sorrell 10, Deb Kos 6, Kip Millitz 6 and Angela Pearce 6. Cheryl Jones the Warriors with 20. …………………………………………………… The Toronto George Harvey Hawks whipped the Ottawa Gloucester Gators 57-37. …………………………………………………… The Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams dispatched the North York Dante Alighieri Academy Monarchs 50-41. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish bombed the Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 70-25. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics mauled the Thunder Bay Lockview Lions 79-12. …………………………………………………… The Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish rolled the North York Newtonbrook Secondary North Stars 65-34. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Secondary North Stars spanked the Whitby Henry Street Hawks 50-28. …………………………………………………… The Midland Marauders flattened the Kingston Frontenac Falcons 51-30. In the third round: …………………………………………………… The Kingsville Cavaliers clocked the West Toronto Warriors 66-42 as Kelly Lethbridge scored 28, Cathy Garber 10, Donna Sorrell 10, Deb Kos 6, Kip Millitz 6 and Angela Pearce 6. Cheryl Jones the Warriors with 20. …………………………………………………… The Toronto George Harvey Hawks whipped the Ottawa Gloucester Gators 57-37. …………………………………………………… The Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams dispatched the North York Dante Alighieri Academy Monarchs 50-41. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish bombed the Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 70-25. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics mauled the Thunder Bay Lockview Lions 79-12. …………………………………………………… The Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish rolled the North York Newtonbrook Secondary North Stars 65-34. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Secondary North Stars spanked the Whitby Henry Street Hawks 50-28. …………………………………………………… The Midland Marauders flattened the Kingston Frontenac Falcons 51-30. The Falcons (coached by Tim McCue) included Krista Ottenhof, Lauren Grekul, Jilene Coggins, Joanne Cole.
In the quarterfinals, the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the Toronto George Harvey Hawks 60-43 as Sue Forsythe scored 27.
The Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics defeated Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams 64-39 as Sharon Knowles scored 28 and Carolyn Oliver 14. Anthea Hewitt led the Rams with 16.
The Midland Marauders edged the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 56-43 as Carolyn Leech scored 17. The Fighting Irish included Francis MacDonald, Joanne Cahill.
In the last quarterfinal, the Sudbury Secondary North Stars dumped the Kingsville District Cavaliers 53-35 after leading 31-9 at the half. Mary Ann Kowal paced the North Stars with 14. Cavaliers coach Dennis Ducharme told the Windsor Star that “nothing went wrong in the first half. They’re just a good solid basketball team. They went to the bench a bit in the second half but we didn’t quit. We kept going right at them.” The Cavaliers (coached by Dennis Ducharme, manager Rita Colasanti) included Kelly Lethbridge, Cathy Gerber, Donna Sorrell, Deb Kos, Kip Millitz, Angela Pearce, Julie Tiborcz, Janice Tiborcz, Maria Braga, Leah Jackiw, Darlene Kos, Sandi Wigle and Kip Millitz.
In the semis, the Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics upset the two-time defending champ Sudbury Secondary North Stars 44-43.
In the other semi, the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dumped the Midland Marauders 44-32 as Sue Forsythe scored 28.
In the final, the top-ranked Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish edged the 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics 46-45 as Sue Forsyth scored 20, including the winning bucket with under a minute to play. “With Bishop Ryan in the final, I had a gut feeling we were going to have a tough time,” said St. Patrick’s coach Bob Delaney. “They have a fantastic ball team but our key was to control them offensively and as it turned out, we did just that.” Celtic Sharon Knowles missed two free throws with 6 seconds to play and Liz Grant bounced one off the rim at the buzzer. Sharon Knowles paced the Celtics with 14. Celtics coach Joe DiTrapani told the Hamilton Spectator that “if we were beaten badly, we might have said that we were happy to have gone as far as the final. But now, we’ll have to life with the thought that if one of those three shots had gone in, we would have won the gold. … (The semi) was a tough game and I’m very proud of the girls. I know some people didn’t think they had anything left after beating Sudbury. Lucy (Grosman), Liz and Joanne Howatt really gave us a lift to make it close.”
The co-bronze medalist Sudbury Secondary North Stars:
The co-bronze medalist Midland Marauders:
The silver medalist Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics: Sharon Knowles; Liz Grant; Carolyn Oliver; Heather McPherson; Lucy Grosman; Joanne Howatt; Gabriela Leite; coach Joe DiTrapani
The gold medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Sue Forsyth; coach Bob Delaney