All divisions of provincial play, and particularly the final four, were disrupted by an ongoing contract dispute between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF). Extracurricular activities were pulled from schools across the province during the week before HOOPLA, the championships that had been scheduled to be conducted in Moose Jaw. HOOPLA “will be cancelled due to the lack of teacher involvement [whether as coaches, officials or organizers] in the events and the constraints for schools and host sites in planning and preparing for the events,” the STF announced. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association subsequently announced that teams which had qualified for HOOPLA were “invited to participate” in a one-day provincial championship, with their opponent based on their seeding.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders mauled the 16th-seeded Loon Lake Makwa Sahgaiehcan Falcons 67-11. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Lashburn Lobos dispatched the 8th-seeded Davidson Raiders 37-25. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons crushed the 13th-seeded Birch Hills Marauders 80-30. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Southey Screaming Eagles clocked the 12th-seeded Rostern Junior College Longhorns 72-35. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Preeceville Panthers defeated the 15th-seeded Cumberland House Nisto Awasisak Memorial 2-0 (default). …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Radville Rebels crushed the 10th-seeded Macklin Sabres 69-22. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Norquay Nikes blasted the 14th-seeded Eatonia Spartans 80-22. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Langham Walter W. Brown Vikings clocked the 11th-seeded Hudson Bay Riders 64-22.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders spanked the 9th-seeded Lashburn Lobos 68-22.
The 4th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons clipped the 4th-seeded Southey Screaming Eagles 59-48.
The 2nd-seeded Preeceville Panthers crushed the 7th-seeded Radville Rebels 74-35.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Norquay Nikes edged the 6th-seeded Langham Walter W. Brown Vikings 61-57.
No HOOPLA semi-finals were held.
In the invitational bronze match, the Norquay Nikes stomped the 4th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons 77-44 after leading 26-12, 39-24 and 63-32 at the quarters. Kayla Desjarlais paced the Nikes with 26. Summer Johnson added 20, Haylie Kabatoff 10, Jailin Soltys 8, Jordyn Rakochy 7, Lexi Lindgren 4 and Presley Vogel 2. Olivia Heffner scored 33 to lead the Bisons (coach Samantha Ridgewell, assistant Kira Berggren, assistant Todd Johnson, manager Jennifer Ridgewell, trainer Leah Rusk). Jane Wilson added 5, Olivia Thompson 2, Sophia Haugen 2 and Camryn Nelson 2, while Ayva Bidochka, Hallie Sincennes, Kaitlin Wright, Kate Wilson, Morgan Chabot, Rachel Brand, Cassidy Ireland, Angel Sodhi and Summer Scott were scoreless.
In the invitational final, the 2nd-seeded Preeceville Panthers dusted the top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders 64-45. The Crusaders led 18-14 after one quarter. The Panthers led 34-22 at the half and 48-33 after three quarters. Kacey Heskin paced the Panthers with 16. Tess Covlin added 13, Sarah Masko 12, Maggie Bartel 10, Lexi Prouse 6, Amber Spray 3, Gabby Murray 2 and Cassidy Paterson 2. Riona Dar paced the Crusaders with 16. Morgan Stevens added 11, Love Mariano 6, Shakira King 4, Neiah Bombita 2, Kathlene Poneles 2 and Rhian Subijano 2.
The bronze medalist Norquay Nikes: Sarah Lukey; Savannah Olson; Summer Johnson; Haylie Kabatoff; Ashlyn Olson; Kayla Desjarlais; Jailin Soltys; Lexi Lindgren; Jordyn Rakochy; Presley Vogel; Charlie Griffith; coach Jennifer Lindgren; assistant Stacy Rubletz
The silver medalist St. Brieux Crusaders: Jastine Llorca; Riona Dar; Love Mariano; Neiah Bombita; Morgan Stevens; Kathlene Poneles; Kristen Bautista; Rhian Subijano; Jessa Kovacs; Lea Ferre; Shakira King; Amy Kovacs; coach Mike Warnecke; assistant Laurin Riley; assistant Jeremy Rolheiser
The champion Preeceville Panthers: Kacey Heskin; Maggie Bartel; Gabby Murray; Alexis Firman; Addison Danielson; Lexi Prouse; Tess Covlin; Amber Spray; Sarah Masko; Cassidy Paterson; coach Cliff Prestie; assistant Arlene Prestie