In the opening round, held in Hamilton: …………………………………………………… The Ottawa St. Pius X X-Women dumped the Chatham John McGregor Panthers 54-40 as Carolyn Doddy scored 20. Carrie Dillon led the Panthers with 16. Panthers coach Bud Day told the Windsor Star that “I felt we were flat. They were fast and tough on the boards. Maybe the pressure of playing in this tournament the first time got to my kids.” …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Scarborough Agincourt Lancers dispatched the Selwyn Lakefield District Tigers 60-38 as Marcie Blake scored 16. Wendy Joppling led the Tigers with 15. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sudbury Secondary North Stars whipped the Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders 70-22 as Mary Ann Kowall scored 18. Diane Tedesco led the Crusaders with 10. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Mimico Marauders blasted the Toronto Jarvis Bulldogs 64-35 as Debbie Graham scored 25. Lynn Schulze led the Bulldogs with 14. ………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish whipped the North York George S. Henry Lions 74-23 as Sue Forsythe scored 27. Jennifer Gregoras paced the Lions with 8. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics smacked the Cornwall General Vanier Vikings 67-43 as Sharon Knowles scored 29 and Liane Aichwalder 14. Vikings coach Charlie Lasette told the Hamilton Spectator that Knowles “is awesome, inside and out.” …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish clipped the Mississauga Lorne Park Spartans 65-51 as Francis McDonald scored 23. Melanie Hurley led the Spartans with 14. …………………………………………………… The Brantford North Park Trojans whipped the 7th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 70-51 as Lynn Andrew scored 33. Cathy Hamilton led the Blues with 16. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Midland Marauders smacked the Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 66-43 as Angie Pumphuis scored 19. Missy Rasmussen led the Colts with 14.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Scarborough Agincourt Lancers dispatched the Chatham John McGregor Panthers 53-52 as Madelyn Wilson hit a free throw with one second to play. Marcine Blake led the Lancers with 17. Carrie Dillon led the Panthers with 14. Anna Bablis added 14. Panthers coach Bud Day told the Windsor Star “give credit to the Wilson girl for sinking that foul shot in a real pressure situation.” The Panthers also included Tammy Bechard, Cavelle DesMarais, Lolita Babalis, Marsha Louwerse. …………………………………………………… The Ottawa St. Pius X X-Women clubbed the Selwyn Lakefield District Tigers 68-46 as Janet Swords scored 23. Diane Doyle led the Tigers with 20.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The Ottawa St. Pius X-Women stunned the 6th-seeded Toronto Mimico Marauders 54-49 as Caroline Doody scored 24. Lucy Simonelli led the Marauders with 25. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s stomped the Mississauga Lorne Park Spartans 74-45 as Sue Forsyth scored 24. Lyndsey Almond led the Spartans with 11. Martha Glisky added 11. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sudbury North Stars clubbed the Cornwall General Vanier Vikings 81-24 as Shirlene McLean scored 20. Wendy LaBelle led the Vikings with 10. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan clocked the Etobicoke Father Henry Carr 82-40 as Sharon Knowles scored 49 and Liane Aichwalder 10. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Scarborough Agincourt Lancers Chatham John McGregor defeated the Toronto Jarvis Bulldogs 49-x as Karen Rover scored 25. Lynn Schulze led the Bulldogs with 24. …………………………………………………… The Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders 74-36 as Frances MacDonald scored 28. Dana Sheahan and Joanne Curtis each scored 10 to pace the Crusaders. …………………………………………………… The Midland Marauders torched the 7th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 55-32 as Angie Pumphuis scored 14. Cathy Hamilton led the Blues with 12. …………………………………………………… The Brantford North Park Trojans edged the Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 54-51.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics edged the Ottawa St. Pius X X-Men 58-55. Janet Swords paced the X-Men with 23. X-Men coach Larry Brown told the Ottawa Citizen “they certainly had most of the fans on their side and there was never more than a five-point spread.” The X-Men led 31-29 at the half. The X-Men, who finished 38-2 on the season, also included Carolyn Doody.
The 2nd-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick Fighting Irish whipped the Brantford North Park Trojans 79-46 as Sue Forsyth scored 34. Lynn Anderson led the Trojans with 22. The Trojans (coach Teresa Fullerton) also included Lynne Andrew, Susie Perkins, Eileen Kocsis, Patti Wright.
The top-seeded Sudbury Secondary North Stars dispatched the 8th-seeded Scarborough Agincourt Lancers 43-36 as Mary Ann Kowal scored 23. Marcine Blake led the Lancers with 13. The Lancers also included Karen Rover.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish torched the 5th-seeded Midland Marauders 52-9 as Frances McDonald scored 23, Jolene Krar 10, JoAnne LaForest 9, Marcie Vanderzanden 6 and Kelly Cahill 4.. Angie Pumphuis led the Marauders with 9.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics edged the 2nd-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 40-39 as Sharon Knowles scored 35, including the two winning free throws with three seconds to play.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Sudbury Secondary North Stars stomped the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 56-33.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish edged the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 56-55. The Fighting Irish included Frances McDonald, Jolene Krar, JoAnne Laforest, Marcie Vanderzanden, Kelly Cahill.
In the final, the top-seeded Sudbury Secondary North Stars clubbed the 3rd-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics 61-41 as Mary Anne Kowal scored 25 and Sandra Hamilton 16. The North Stars led 38-35 with eight minutes to play but exploded in the final quarter. North Stars coach Mitch Lalonde told the Hamilton Spectator that “they had a tough game earlier in the day but they still came out and played great.” Sharon Knowles led the Celtics with 17. Joanne Howatt added 10. Celtics coach Joe DiTrapani said “I guess we just ran out of gas in the fourth. … I have to give them a lot of credit for the win. They have a lot more balance than we do and we had a hard time trying to stop Kowal. Sharon didn’t dominate this game as she had the others. The bigger court isn’t really suited to her game but she was still playing well.”
The bronze medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Sue Forsyth;
The silver medalist Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics: Sharon Knowles; Joanne Howatt; Liz Grant; Liane Aichwalder; coach Joe DiTripani
The gold medalist Sudbury Secondary North Stars: Mary Anne Kowal; Shirlene McLean; Sandra Hamilton; coach Mitch Lalonde; coach Mary Collinson