In the opening round, held in Etobicoke: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons dumped the Mississauga St. Martin’s Mustangs 57-33. The Falcons led 31-11 at the half. “We outscored them 20-2 in the second quarter and that put an end to it,” Falcons coach Tim McCue told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “At the start I think it was a case of nerves. We started fine and we got the first eight points but then we got stuck there.” Dayna Perry and Tanya McIntyre each scored 19 to lead Frontenac. Nana Robinson and Jody Pattendon each added 10. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Scarborough Albert Campbell Celtics defeated the Oshawa Paul Dwyer Saints 40-25. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto St. Basil’s Barons dumped the Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 51-42. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Hamilton Sherwood Saints dumped the Toronto Weston CI Ironmaidens 61-42 as Tara Murray scored 12 and Tina Murray 10. The Saints led 27-24 at the half and hit 18-27 from the line. Saint Christine Davis told the Hamilton Spectator that “we should have been ranked a lot high than 7th for this tournament and we are angry. … We’re small and have to use a fastbreak and that was our plan right from the start.” Saints coach Lynn Jamieson said “we are so used to playing taller teams that it didn’t really bother us.” …………………………………………………… The Chatham John McGregor Panthers whipped the West Toronto Warriors 73-34 after leading 32-14 at the half. Carrie Dillon paced the Panthers with 22. Kelli Norris added 11, Margaret Piggott 8, Stephanie Myers 8 and Renee Ladouceur 8. Susan Davidson led the Warriors with 14. …………………………………………………… The Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 61-49 as Patty Johnson scored 26 and Cindy Leitch 22. Leah Anne Erickson paced the Eagles with 22. Jackie Smolas added 14 and Trish Kliest 8. The Invaders led 16-8 after one quarter and 34-19 at the half. Saints coach Pat Binnersley told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we were worried about all the hype before the tournament but I don’t think the girls were intimidated. We were within four baskets of tying the game at one stage in the last quarter but we just couldn’t get that spurt we needed.” …………………………………………………… The London Lucas Vikings clipped the Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins 57-31. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Collegiate Saints dumped the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals 57-33 as Tammy Naughton scored 26, Jay Cushing 7, Paul Herridge 7, Georgie Groat 6, Susan Brown 4, Kari Elmes 4, Audrey Winter 2, Karen Bush 2 and Tracy Skov 2. The Saints led 31-10 at the half. Linda Cuda led the Bengals with 9.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Kingston Frontenac Falcons defeated the West Toronto Warriors 60-36 as Tanya McIntyre scored 16, Dayna Perry 10 and Jody Pattenden 10. The Warriors included Susan Davidson. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Scarborough Albert Campbell Celtics dumped the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals 61-37. The Bengals included Linda Cuda. …………………………………………………… The Toronto St. Basil’s Barons defeated Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 68-50 as Martina Stirpe scored 16, Sonia Quatrrochiochi 16 and Maryanne Torchie 12. St. Basil’s opened the match with a 24-3 run. Leah Anne Erickson led the Saints with 15. Trish Kliest added 15, Jackie Smola 7, Angela O’Reilly 6, Terry Truscello 5 and Susie Walsh 3. The Saints (coach Pat Binnersley) also included Susan Irwin. Binnersley told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we certainly had trouble because of our inability to get started as strong offensively as our two opponents did.” …………………………………………………… The Chatham John McGregor Panthers dispatched the Mississauga St. Martin’s Mustangs 66-37. The Mustangs led 28-27 at the half but the Panthers responded with a 23-1 run to take command. Panthers coach Bud Day told the Windsor Star that “our full-court press was the deciding factor in this game.” Carrie Dillon led Panthers with 18. Marg Piggott added 15. Sue Riel led the Mustangs with 14. Rita DeLuca added 12. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Barrie Innisdale Invaders clipped the Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 33-23 as Patti Johnston scored 13. Betsy Wilgas led the Lancers with 7. The London Lucas Vikings crushed the Toronto Weston Ironmaidens 66-45. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Sherwood Saints clocked the Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins 58-24 as Rochelle Yule scored 23. …………………………………………………… The Chatham John McGregor Panthers whipped the Mississauga St. Martin’s Mustangs 66-37. …………………………………………………… The St. Catharines Collegiate Saints dumped the Oshawa Paul Dwyer Saints 57-41 as Tammy Naughton scored 22, Jay Cushing 13, Georgie Groat 8, Susan Brown 4, Paula Herridge 4, Sophia Bell 2, Kari Elmes 2 and Audrey Winter 2. The Saints led 34-18 at the half. Susi Brown led Dwyer with 16. Rosa Baccallieri added 12.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Collegiate Saints defeated the 7th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 39-27 as Georgie Groat and Tammy Naughton each scored 11. Susan Brown added 10 and Jay Cushing 5. Nana Robinson led the Falcons with 10. Tanya McIntyre added 7 and Dayna Perry 7 (also reported as 8). The Falcons (coached by Tim McCue) also included Sue Gowdy, Jody Pattenden, Kristin Smith, Sue Gowdy, Shelly Gow, Daphne Amara.
The Chatham John McGregor Panthers dumped the 5th-seeded Scarborough Albert Campbell Celtics 38-22. The Panthers effectively stalled the ball. “Chatham took the lead and they just slowed the game right down,” Celtics coach Brian Pardo told the Toronto Star. “It was really quite frustrating for a lot of our players and we never really got close to them.” Carrie Dillon paced McGregor with 24. Kelli Norris added 6. Elaine Blake led Campbell with 11. The Celtics also included Sharon Jones, Anne Murray. The Panthers lost starter Marg Piggott to a severe ankle injury for the remainder of the tournament.
The top-seeded Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the Hamilton Sherwood Saints 56-35 as Patti Johnston scored 18 (also reported as 20). The Invaders broke to a 22-8 lead and romped. Invaders coach Brigg Harvey told the Hamilton Spectator that “we were at our best in that first quarter and I thought we played tremendous defence after that, which is a tribute to (Saint Kathy) Harrison, who still scored well.” Kathy Harrison led Sherwood with 20. Christine Davis added 9. Harrison said “I don’t think we have ever seen a team shoot like that. And we just weren’t hitting.” The Saints (coach Lynne Jamieson) also included Tara Murray, Tina Murray, Rochelle Yule.
In the last quarterfinal, the London Lucas Vikings defeated the 6th-seeded Toronto St. Basil’s Barons 71-53 as Janice Field scored 24. The Vikings full-court pressure proved the difference. Martina Stirpe paced the Barons with 14. St. Basil’s led 29-28 at the half. The Barons (coach Tony Zumpano) also included Sonia Quattrochiochi, Maryanne Torchie.
In the semis, the Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the Chatham John McGregor Panthers 51-40 as Patti Johnston scored 21 and Karla Van Kessel 13. Carrie Dillon paced the Panthers with 33.
In the other semi, the St. Catharines Saints defeating the London Lucas Vikings 65-61 as Jay Cushing scored 24, Tammy Naughton 20, Georgie Groat 11 and Audrey Winter 9. Janice Field led the Vikings with 19.
In the bronze medal match, London Lucas Vikings defeated the Chatham John McGregor Panthers 54-48 as Janice Field scored 13 and Katie Bonthron 13. Carrie Dillon led the Panthers with 27. The Panthers (coached by Bud Day) also included Julie Elders, Jana Elders, Marg Piggott, Kelli Norris, Stephanie Myers, Renee Ladouceur.
In the final, the top-seeded Barrie Innisdale Invaders defeated the St. Catharines CI Saints 55-51 as Patti Johnston scored 18, grabbed 16 boards and controlled the tempo. She scored 11 points in the opening quarter, hauled down a dozen rebounds before the game was three minutes old and then started slowing the game to a crawl. “Settle down, take control of the play and keep the ball, something they (St. Catharines) need to win with,” she said the Toronto Star, admitting it led to double and triple coverage which allowed her teammates the freedom to add to the scoreboard. That’s exactly what happened for Pam Leitch, Sheila Manning and Erica Sibbutu, each of whom had a field day sinking shots from 20 feet out. “We had to try to control Johnston, but that outside and baseline shooting is what did us in. They shot the lights out,” said Saints coach Walt Szplewski, whose team lost to the same Innisdale squad by five points in last year’s provincial bronze medal game. Innisdale led 15-8, and 17-12 after the opening quarter but St. Catharines, with a strong scoring performance by Jay Cushing, rallied to within 27-23 (also reported as 27-24) at the half after going to a box-and-one to contain Johnson. But Innisdale regained a healthy 11-point margin (44-33) with eight minutes left to play. In the second half, Cushing again began attacking the penetration dribble as St. Catharines made another charge to draw within three with 20 seconds to play but their rally fell just short. Cushing led the Invaders with 24. Tammy Naughton added 13 and Audrey Winter 10. Pam Leitch added 14 for the Saints, while Sheila Manning scored 8 and Erica Sibbutu 8. Saints coach Walt Szipelewski told the St. Catharines Standard that “I think our girls were just outstanding. They had to really battle against London Lucas (in the semis) and then came back and played a very good team, going all out for 32 minutes. They never lost their composure. … Their outside shooting was phenomenal. We had to the better of the game in the first quarter and still ended down by five. I’ve never seen a team shoot that well for the duration of a game. We were prepared for the first three shooters but not for their fourth and fifth players. Everybody shot the lights out for them.”
The bronze medalist London Lucas Vikings: Martina Stirpe; Katie Bonthron; Janice Field;
The silver medalist St. Catharines CI Saints: Jay Cushing; Tammy Naughton; Audrey Winter; Georgie Groat; Susan Brown; Tracey Skov; Heather Wagner; Paul Herridge; Audrey Webb; Kari Elmes; Karen Bush; Sophia Bell; coach Walt Szplewski
The gold medalist Barrie Innisdale Invaders: Patti Johnston; Karla Van Kessel; Pam Leitch; Sheila Manning; Erica Sibbutu; Cindy Leitch; coach Brigg Harvey