In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Wynyard Golden Bears clocked the 16th-seeded Meath Park Mustangs 84-11. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Canora Cougars clipped the 8th-seeded Rocanville Rara Avis 50-36 as Elley Tomcala scored 16. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes crushed the 13th-seeded Foam Lake Panthers 63-31. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars edged the 12th-seeded Waldheim Raiders 43-40. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Wilkie McLurg Broncs dusted the 15th-seeded Asquith Athletics 83-48. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Hepburn Hawks thrashed the 10th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders 58-39. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Moose Jaw Cornerstone Falcons dispatched the 14th-seeded Eatonia Spartans 54-45. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Davidson Raiders defeated the 11th-seeded Macklin Sabres 57-45. The Sabres included Mishaela Stang, Nomi Kratchmer, Addison McCurry.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Wynyard Golden Bears torched the 9th-seeded Canora Cougars 64-37 as Morgan Otsig scored 25. Cougars coach Steve Merriam told the Canora Courier that “our game plan was to keep up defensive intensity and key on Otsig to force the ball out of her hands to create turnovers. The girls kept to the game plan and played hard right to the end, but the Bears proved to be too strong.” Bella Mykytyshyn paced the Cougars with 9. Zoe Thomas added 8 and Lexie Biletski 8. The Cougars (coach Steve Merriam, coach Olivia Gordon, manager and teacher sponsor Kimberley Merriam) also included Meadow Ostafie, Elley Tomcala, Breanne Woloshyn, Robin Skurat and Shayna Leson; and Jordan Harper, Methyl Trask, Kailey Sleeva and Callie Sznerch.
The 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes mauled the 5th-seeded Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars (Royals?) 75-18. The Cougars (coach Rebecca Lubkow) included Jannae Wegner, Kiana Ens
The 2nd-seeded Wilkie McLurg Broncs clipped the 7th-seeded Hepburn Hawks 73-57.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Moose Jaw Cornerstone Falcons nipped the 6th-seeded Davidson Raiders 63-61.
In the provincial semis, held in Wynyard, the top-seeded Wynyard Golden Bears clubbed the 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes 75-42 as Morgan Otsig scored 31, Emma Gudmundson 15, Blaire Otsig 10, Addyson Boylak 6, Olivia Gillespie 6, Hannah Ukrainetz 4 and Laina Salter 3, while Olivia Finnson, Samantha Boylak, Taylor Chepil and Hayley Bodnar were scoreless. Alexa Olson paced the Nikes with 12. Kortney Wasylniuk 9, Taylor Rubletz 9, Lilly Kabatoff 4, Danika Soltys 2, Trina Corroes 2, Alexis Vidomski 2 and Meah Anderson 2, while Talia Littlewolfe, Haylie Desjarlais, Ashlyn Olson, Jordyn Blanchard, Jaylie Kabotoff and Kayla Desjarlais were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Wilkie McLurg Broncs edged the 3rd-seeded Moose Jaw Cornerstone Falcons 63-60 as Jaymie Myszczyszyn scored 15, Brooke Bannerman 12, Emma Kowalchuk 9, Ava Sittler 8, Emmie Suchan 6, Cheyanne Cey 5, Amy Gruber 4, Emily Hango 2 and Sarah Karstens 2, while Danna Santi, Kiri Myszczyszyn, Samantha MacKenzie, Jayna Bottorff, Tyra Myszczyszyn, Hailey Hyland-Peever and Reece Fenrich were scoreless. Kenzie Behrns paced the Falcons with 21. Erica Kaminski added 17, Ashley Breitkreuz 10, Kiara Smith 6, Jorja Seida-Ruthven 2, Kiana Hrechka 2 and Annika Wonnick 2, while Madison Smith, Anna Thorn, Hannah Hwang, Jenna Bennalick and Brooklyn Smith were scoreless. Cornerstone led 20-1, 34-30 and 52-49 at the quarters. Broncs coach Mark Myszczyzyn told the Unity-Wilkie Press Herals that it was “closer than I would have liked but it was clear that their players were gassed at the end and struggled to keep up the pace. Our large bench this year allowed us to win several games in the last quarter because of our ability to sub in fresh players more often than others.”
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Moose Jaw Cornerstone Falcons defeated the 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes 45-41 as Kiara Smith scored 13, Kenzie Behrns 11, Jenna Bennalick 9, Jorja Seida-Ruthven 6 and Erica Kaminski 6, while Madison Smith, Ashley Breitkreuz, Anna Thorn, Hannah Hwang, Brooklyn Smith, Kiana Hrechka and Annika Wonnick were scoreless. Kortny Wasylyniuk paced the Nikes with 10. Taylor Rubletz added 7, Talia Littlewolfe 6, Alexa Olson 6, Danika Soltys 6, Lilly Kabatoff 5 and Trina Corroes 1, while Haylie Desjarlais, Ashlyn Olson, Jordyn Blanchard, Kayla Desjarlais, Alexis Vidomski, Haylie Kabotoff and Meah Anderson were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Wynyard Golden Bears mauled the 2nd-seeded Wilkie McLurg Broncs 81-43 as Morgan Otsig scored 28, Emma Gudmundson 18, Blaire Otsig 9, Laina Salter 6, Olivia Finnson 5, Olivia Gillespie 4, Hayley Bodnar 4, Addyson Boylak 3, Taylor Chepil 2 and Hannah Ukrainetz 2, while Samantha Boylak was scoreless. Amy Gruber led the Broncs with 12. Jaymie Myszczyszyn added 9, Brooke Bannerman 8, Emmie Suchan 4, Emma Kowalchuk 3, Cheyanne Cey 3, Emily Hango 2, Ava Sittler 1 and Reece Fenrich 1, while Danna Santi, Kiri Myszczyszyn, Samantha MacKenzie, Sarah Karstens, Jayna Bottorff, Tara Myszczyszyn and Hailey Hyland-Peever were scoreless. Broncs coach Mark Myszczyszyn told the Unity-Wilkie Press Herald that “in the last two minutes our Grade 12s battled hard and did not give up any more points in the game … I’m very proud of how hard our girls can battle. We didn’t have close competition many times this season so it can be hard to know how they will react when we do face adversity. I am very proud of how they competed and you have to give credit to a team like Wynyard.”
The bronze medalist Moose Jaw Cornerstone Falcons: Kiara Smith; Kenzie Behrns; Jenna Bennalick; Jorja Seida-Ruthven; Erica Kaminski; Madison Smith; Ashley Breitkreuz; Anna Thorn; Hannah Hwang; Brooklyn Smith; Kiana Hrechka; Annika Wonnick;
The silver medalist Wilkie McLurg Broncs: Amy Gruber; Jaymie Myszczyszyn; Brooke Bannerman; Emmie Suchan; Emma Kowalchuk; Cheyanne Cey; Emily Hango; Ava Sittler; Reece Fenrich; Danna Santi; Kiri Myszczyszyn; Samantha MacKenzie; Sarah Karstens; Jayna Bottorff; Tara Myszczyszyn; Hailey Hyland-Peever; Emmie Suchan; coach Mark Myszczyszyn; assistant Darrell Gruber
The gold medalist Wynyard Golden Bears: Morgan Otsig; Emma Gudmundson; Blaire Otsig; Laina Salter; Olivia Finnson; Olivia Gillespie; Hayley Bodnar; Addyson Boylak; Taylor Chepil; Hannah Ukrainetz; Samantha Boylak;