In the opening, seeding round, held in Port Credit: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles dispatched the 9th-seeded Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 53-44 as Aliza (Alissa?) Bol scored 19, Sara Esbaugh 15 and Andrea Noonan 12. Tammy Fluet led the Griffins with 10. Mary Ellen Costea added 10. Griffins coach Jerry Neufeldt told the Windsor Star that “we didn’t play too well in the first half. But our press worked well later one and we fought back to tie the score at three-quarter time. But we couldn’t finish them off. We got behind in the fourth quarter and had to foul. They were able to run up the final score.” The Green Eagles led 26-16 at the half. The score was knotted at 34 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Etobicoke Mimico Marauders dispatched the Ottawa St. Pius X-Women 43-28. Sue March led the X-Women with 14. …………………………………………………… The Barrie Innisdale Invaders clubbed the Oshawa Central Chiefs 60-30. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Secondary North Stars clipped the Burlington L.B. Pearson Patriots 49-37 although Chantal St. Martin picked up four fouls in the first half. Karen Haff led Patriots with 12. Julie Stirton added 11 and Jodi Thompson 10. Patriots coach Rick McArthur told the Hamilton Spectator that St. Martin “is their only real threat and no matter what she did in the second half, the referees would not give her a fifth foul. Without her, we would have won the game.” The Patriots led 27-23 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Sherwood Saints spanked the North York Victoria Park Panthers 53-39 as Chris Davis scored 14 and Tara Murray 12. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish whipped the Scarborough L’Amereaux Saints 90-28 as Vicky Harrison scored 18. …………………………………………………… The Toronto St. Basil’s Barons clipped the Kingston Regiopolis-Notre Dame Redskins 52-35. …………………………………………………… The St. Catherines CI Saints edged the North Toronto Norsewomen 54-47 as Tammy Naughton scored 30, Georgie Grant 8 and J.J. Cushing 7. The Saints led 22-10, 27-20 and 41-27 at the quarters. Kathleen McKinney led the Norsewomen twith 17. Elaine LeClerc added 10 and Shelly Whelpton 9.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Etobicoke Mimico Marauders edged the 9th-seeded Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 39-35 as Angela Farius scored 14. Pam McCartney led the Griffins with 11. Pam Powic added 7. Griffins coach Jerry Neufeldt told the Windsor Star that “we played some excellent defence today.” The Griffins also included Carolyn Dumouchelle, Mary Ellen Costea, Tammy Fluet. …………………………………………………… The Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles edged the Ottawa St. Pius X-Women 47-45. The X-Women missed two jumpers in the final 10 seconds in a bid to force overtime. Sue March led the X-Women with 17. “We were competitive from the No. 6 team down,” St. Pius coach Larry Brown told the Ottawa Citizen. “The top five teams were tough.” The X-Women also included Shelley Turner, Janet Young. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish clubbed the North York Victoria Park Panthers 74-30. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Sherwood Saints clipped the Scarborough L’Amoreaux Collegiate Saints 47-36. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury North Stars smacked the Kingston Regiopolis-Notre Dame Redskins 45-22. The Panthers (coached by Sean Murphy and Rob Besselink) included Joanie Besselink, Andrea Splinter, Mary Jane Besselink, Fragoso, McMenamin, O’Neill, McKenna, Walsh, McCue, Ferry, Heron, Gencarelli and Kurman. …………………………………………………… The Toronto St. Basil’s Barons dumped the Burlington Lester B. Pearson Bengals 49-34 as Martina Stupe scored 16. The Barons opened with a 9-0 run and were never threatened. Linda Haff led the Patriots with 12. Jodi Thompson added 10. Haff told the Hamilton Spectator that “we went through a tough game the night before. I didn’t get much sleep worrying about today’s game.” The Patriots also included Karen Haff, Julie Stirton. …………………………………………………… The St. Catharines CI Saints stomped the Oshawa Central Chiefs 56-31 as Nora Scheffe scored 14 and Joy Cushing 9. …………………………………………………… The Barrie Innisdale Invaders dispatched the North Toronto Norsewomen 46-28. The Norsewomen included Kathleen McKinney, Elaine LeClerc and Shelly Whelpton.
In the quarterfinals, the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish stomped the Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles 71-26 (also reported as 70-26). The Green Eagles (coached by Dina Dalia) included Aliza Bol, Andrea Noonan, Jenny Forbes, Lesley Stewart, Joanne Esbaugh, Maria Fernandez.
The St. Catharines CI Saints dispatched the Sudbury Secondary North Stars 39-33 as Tammy Naughton scored 15.
The Etobicoke Mimico Marauders whipped the Hamilton Sherwood Saints 52-20. The Saints included Kathy Harrison, Chris Davis, Tara Murray, Tina Murray, Janie Gaunt, Rochelle Yule, Kerry McDonald, Mary Jane McDonald.
In the last quarterfinal, the Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the Toronto St. Basil’s Barons 45-31.
In the semis, the Etobicoke Mimico Marauders edged the Barrie Innisdale Invaders 35-32.
In the other semi, the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dusted the St. Catharines CI Saints 55-40.
In the bronze medal match, the Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the St. Catharines CI Saints 39-36. The Saints led 21-6 at the half. The Saints (coach Walt Szpilewski) included Joy Cushing, Nora Sheffe, Tammy Naughton, Georgie Grant, Judy Passley, Audrey Winter.
In the final, the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the Etobicoke Mimico Marauders 59-39 as Lynda Spero scored 20, Vicki Harrison 14 and Colleen Ryan 10. Carol Turcotte led the Marauders with 18. Cindy Tobin added 18 and Stephanie Smith 16. Fighting Irish coach Bob Delaney told the Toronto Star that “it was just an outstanding game for us and the culmination of a great year. Our team depth was solid and the girls were able to outshoot them, control the boards and the defence just shut them down.” Smith said “we knew the shots had to go in if were to have any chance of winning but the team just couldn’t connect. … It just wasn’t our game.
The bronze medalist Barrie Innisdale Invaders: coach Brigg Harvey
The silver medalist Etobicoke Mimico Marauders: Stephanie Smith; Angelica Ferias; Carole Turcotte; Cindy Tobin; coach Jim Henderson
The gold medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Lynda Spero; Vicki Harrison; Colleen Ryan; coach Bob Delaney