In the Regina city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns whipped the Balfour Redmen 66-43 as Daphne Deward scored 12 and Dawn Holzer 11. The Golden Suns led 33-24 at the half. Golden Suns coach Darlene Schmidt told the Regina Leader-Post that “it was simple to see our strong point was (Dawn) Holzer. Her play has improved tremendously and she’s doing things out there on the court I’ve never seen her do before. I think it has a lot to do with playoffs. She must like the pressure.” Redmen coach Wendy Bileski said “LeBoldus has a well-balanced attack. We found ourselves turning over the ball on a lot of occasions by forcing the bad pass and just not concentrating. I think we shot well but we couldn’t hit the mark. We didn’t quit playing, though, that’s important to our club. We battled to the end.” Balfour briefly trimmed the lead to 54-39 but Holzer and Donna Mazniak but five consecutive buckets to ice it. Holzer said “they were getting tough both defensively and offensively, so we got our fastbreak going out of our end and managed to get a few points to get our lead back.” The Redmen (coached by Wendy Bileski) included Jill Moroz, Deanna Powell, Bonnie Mearns, Donna Wood. …………………………………………………… The Archibishop M.C. O’Neill Titans dusted the Campbell Tartans 52-31 as Shelley Herback scored 10 and Karen Beitel 10. The Titans led 20-17 at the half. Denise Sparks led the Tartans with 10. The Tartans also included Shannon Cave. …………………………………………………… The Regina Marian (formerly Sacred Heart) Saints clubbed the Miller Marauders 78-53 as Traceen Srochenski scored 26, Corrie Stepan 22 and Shawna La Rocque 20. Lisa Thomson led the Marauders with 17. Liza Dobrowolski added 11. The Marauders also included Carey Izsak, Sherry Stoppler. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Thom Trojans blasted the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 74-55 as Jackie Moore scored 30 and Bonnie Will 10. Lori Wahl led the Spartans with 20. Kelly Borger added 13. The Spartans (coached by Wilma Dowling) also include Glenda Hunter. The score was knotted at 30 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the LeBoldus Golden Suns dispatched the Thom Trojans 61-49 as Raquel Tchorzewski scored 16, Dawn Holzer 16, Susie Rizak 11, Donna Mackniak 8 and Daphne Dewald 8. Thom led 10-0 after three minutes. LeBoldus coach Darlene Schmidt told the Regina Leader-Post that “we knew at that point, we had to take control of the game and play the basketball that put us at 13-0 (in regular season play). Actually, that deficit was the best thing that happened to us out there. It made us work, gave us the incentive.” Schmidt assigned Dawn Holzer and Daphne Dewald to shut down Thom’s Jackie Moore but she kept scoring so the Golden Suns went to a zone. Raquel Torchzewski said “we had to play calmly with a relaxed but quick offence and defence. We knew she (Moore) would be hot. To win, we had to keep an eye on her at all times.” Moore, who was sidelines six weeks during the regular by an ankle injury, said “getting rebounds is my main job out there but they made it hard for me to get inside. Our game is played from the outside but LeBoldus knew that.” Thom coach Rita Nay lamented mental errors and turnovers. “We didn’t play persistently and I think we may have relied too heavily on Jackie. LeBoldus stuck to defence and waited for us to make mistakes. Being nervous for this game, we made a lot.” Jackie Moore scored 28 to lead the Trojans (coached by Rita Nay). Kelly Craig added 4, Judy Sapnuk 4, Sherry Lorenz 4, Kim Braun 2 and Bonnie Will 2. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Marian Saints edged the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 62-58 as Traceen Srochenski scored 22, Corrie Stepan 18, Leslie Angielski 9, Shawna La Rocque 5, before injuring her back in the second half, Laurie Evancio 2 and Tanya Armstrong 2. Marian coach John MacDonald told the Regina Leader-Post that “O’Neill’s fouls help us a lot. When that bonus light went on in the second half, we took every opportunity to build our lead.” Titans coach Jim Gallagher said “we dug ourselves into a 20point difference early and came back to make it close. I’ve got to give the team a lot of credit for that.” Karen Beitel scored 7 to lead the Titans (coached by Jim Gallagher). Leanne Labbie added 12, Juanita Lovering 9, Shelly Herback 6, Sharon Brodner 6, Barb Barnes 4 and Tammy Grissler 2. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Leboldus Golden Suns defeated the Marian Saints 72-31 as Raquel Tchorzewski scored 24, Susie Rizak 14, Dawn Holzer 12 and Daphne Dewald 10. Corrie Stepan led the Saints with 15 and Tania Boso 8.
In the Saskatoon city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Bedford Road Redmen dumped the 6th-seeded Evan Hardy Souls 68-61 as Lisa Hofer scored 17 and Linda Paulow 15. Susan Glen led the Souls with 16. Jodie Habicht added 14. The Souls also included Bev Pierce, Monique Knipper, Treslie Leikam. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears smacked the 5th-seeded Mount Royal Mustangs 65-41 as Debbie Davies scored 33 and Alayne Spafford 18. Deanna Bakker led the Mustangs with 10. Kim Klassen added 9. The Mustangs also included Kerry Patterson. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Aden Bowman Bears stunned the top-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders 53-51 as Debbie Davies scored 20, Alayne Spafford 12 and Crystal Torgunrud 12. Erica Pasmeny led the Crusaders with 21. Suzanne Classen added 8. The Crusaders also included Kim Smolinski, Sherri Theis, Rhonda Hagel, Jodi Flaman. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Walter Murray Marauders whipped the Balfour Road Redmen 61-43 as Carmell Garbe scored 8, Stacey Singler 8 and Chris Klassen 8. Shelley Thomas led the Redmen with 15. Shannon Callaghan added 10. The Redmen also included Linda Paulow, Lisa Hofer, Kris Ostafichuk. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Walter Murray Marauders clocked the Aden Bowman Bears 52-36 as Chris Klassen scored 13, Colleen Larson 12 and Jan Morris 11. Debbie Davies led the Bears with 16.
In the provincial semis, the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders clipped the Regina Marian Saints 60-48 as Chris Klassen scored 17, Stacey Singler 15 and Carmell Garbe 12. Corrie Stepan paced the Saints with 21. Leslie Angelski added 11 and Tracey Sorcheski 11. The Marauders broke it open with a 12-1 run midway through the second half ignited by a pair of Jacquie Dust field goals. During the run, Carmell Garbe twice pilfered the ball for runouts, while Chris Klassen hit a pair of turnaround jumpers. Marauders guard Jennifer Wonsiak told the Regina Leader-Post that “we had to really play a tough defence.” The Saints led 23-19 at the half but the Marauders scored six buckets over a one-minute period to take command. Saints coach John MacDonald said “we had big dreams as the underdogs … It’s a bittersweet end to a long season.”
In the other semi, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns bombed the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears 54-36 as Suzie Rizak scored 18, Raquel Tchorzewski 16 and Dawn Holzer 8. Debbie Davis led the Bears with 11. Janet Ostryznik added 10 and Alayne Spafford 10. Golden Suns coach Darlen Schmidt told the Regina Leader-post that “I’ve got 13 beautiful and gifted and talented players who’ve been waiting for this moment since October. … We seem to have everything down to an art.” LeBoldus guard Lisa Kartusch said “we played a fast offence that Saskatoon wasn’t ready for. I like to play a defensive game but it wasn’t a priority in this one. We had so many chances to use our fastbreak, to go on offence because Saskatoon was giving up the ball a lot.”
In the bronze medal match, the Regina Marian Saints dispatched the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears 50-45. The Bears included Debbie Davies, Janet Ostryznik, Alayne Spafford, Crystal Torgunrud.
In the final, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns defeated the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 58-48 as Susie Rizak scored 15, Raquel Tchorzewski 14, Dawn Holzer 11. Jacquie Dust led the Marauders with 10. Chris Klassen added 10 and Sandra Quinnen 8. Golden Suns coach Darlene Schmidt told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “I knew we should be here. Well, maybe not should. Could. We had the potential. (Donna Makniak) is probably one of the best passers around. People in the stands watch her and ooh and aah all the time. She played with (Raquel Tchorzewski) for four years. Get those two working together, it’s beautiful. … Our offence wasn’t anything spectacular (20-58 from the floor, 18-29 from the line), just a little bit of everything.” Schmidt told the Regina Leader-post that “we had the momentum of a successful (17-0) season – an undefeated year – going for us. And each player has a winning attitude because of it. It shows the girls that all their hard work, all the practices and the time spent in basketball this year has paid off.” Marauders coach Lorraine Wright said “we underestimated the strength of LeBoldus. They’ve got strength everywhere while we have been weak in some areas. And in a game where everything is on the line, you have to be complete. … At least we know that we lost to the best.”
The bronze medalist Regina Marian Saints: Corrie Stepan; Leslie Angelski; Tracey Sorchenski; Corrie Stepan; Tania Boso;
The silver medalist Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders: Carmell Garbe; Chris Klassen; Jan Morris; Stacey Singler; Jacquie Dust; Sandra Quinnen; Jennifer Wosniak; Colleen Larson; coach Lorraine Wright
The gold medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Dawn Holzer; Donna Mackniak; Daphne Dewald; Raquel Tchorzewski; Susie Rizak; Lisa Kartusch; coach Darlene Schmidt