In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Prince Albert St. Mary’s Marauders defeated Balgonie Greenall Griffins 55-42 as Megon Marshall scored 12. Brittany Lane paced Balgonie with 15. St. Mary’s led 31-20 at the half. The Griffins also included Amanda Kessel, Krista Schwenke, Jenna Lucyk. …………………………………………………… In the regional semis, the Wilcox Athol Murray College Notre Dame Hounds clipped the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 65-26 as Marie-Line Petit scored 14. Elizabeth Hudon led St. Mary’s with 15. Notre Dame led 36-15 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers defeated the Estevan Elecs 71-57 as Averi Harrison scored 24. Lesleigh Stubel led Estevan with 30. Peacock led 36-25 at the half and maintained a double-digit lead to the final buzzer. …………………………………………………… In the regional final, the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds stomped the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 67-38 as Marie Line Petit scored 22. Averi Harrison led Peacock with 10. Notre Dame led 36-22 at the half and was never threatened. …………………………………………………… In the playoffs for the region’s other berth at provincials, the Estevan Elecs dumped the Balgonie Greenall Griffins 60-31 as Yakira Smeltzer scored 19. Amanda Kessel paced Balgonie with 8. Estevan led 35-22 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the second round, the Estevan Elecs defeated the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 56-42. St. Mary’s led 26-25 at the half but Estevan got sizzling hot in the second half and exploded to a 20-point lead and then romped. Lesleigh Stubel led Estevan with 30. Elizabeth Hudon paced St. Mary’s with 16. …………………………………………………… In regional A’s final playoff for the second berth, the Estevan Elecs defeated the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 71-56 as Jennifer Murray scored 25. Nicole Johnson led Peacock with 19. Estevan led 32-29 at the half.
In regional B play, the opening round saw the North Battleford Vikings whip the Yorkton Regional Raiders 57-32 as Jane Hawryliw scored 22 and Cassidy Hodgins 15. Taryn Romanowich led Yorkton with 15. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Delisle Rebels edged the Swift Current Ardens 51-47 as Danielle Lensen scored 16 and Sam Corey 10. Hailey McRae led Swift Current with 14. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders defeated the North Battleford Vikings 49-35 as Karen Glass scored 15. Rachel Machewka paced North Battleford with 13. Carlton led 25-17 at the half. In the regional final, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders dumped the Delisle Rebels 49-27 as Karen Glass scored 13 and Erica Gavel 12. Danielle Lensen paced Delisle with 9. Delisle led 17-16 at the half after holding Carlton to three free throws in the second quarter. But Carlton pulled away in the fourth frame with a 16-4 run. …………………………………………………… In the battle for the region’s second berth at provincials, the Swift Current Ardens defeated the Yorkton Regional Raiders 43-31 as Briana Wilms scored 14 and Hailey McRae 14. Jessica Dubnyk paced Yorkton with 10. Swift Current led 23-15 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the semi, the Swift Current Ardens dumped the North Battleford Vikings 66-59 as Kimbi Wiebe scored 22. Jane Hawryliw led North Battleford with 18. North Battleford led 30-29 at the half but Swift Current moved ahead 48-42 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… In the playoff for the second berth, the Delisle Rebels defeated the Swift Current Ardens 44-36. Swift Current broke to a 15-5 lead but Delisle rallied to an 18-16 lead at the half.
In the provincial semis, the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds stomped the Delisle Rebels 63-21 as Amie Leslie scored 18. Ryley Loeppky paced the Rebels with 8. Notre Dame built a 19-10 lead after one quarter and were never threatened, registering a 19-3 run in the second frame as they built a 38-13 lead at the half.
In the other semi, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders dumped the Estevan Elecs 45-31 as Karen Glass scored 12. Samara Bush paced Estevan with 9. Carlton built a 12-11 lead after one quarter and extended it to 20-17 at the half. With the Elecs having difficulty resolving the Crusaders zone, Carlton extended its lead to double digits and held on for the win.
In the bronze medal match, the Estevan Elecs defeated the Delisle Rebels 43-38 as Lesleigh Stubel scored 16 and Samara Bush 11. Danielle Lensen paced Delisle with 18.
In the final, the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds whipped the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 63-43 as Julie Johnson scored 19 and Aime Leslie 16. Stacey Laing led Carlton with 20. Karen Glass added 17. The Hounds had captured the 3A crown a year earlier and were stepping up to 5A play. “The girls stepped up to the challenge,” coach Wayne Morrison told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
The bronze medalist Estevan Elecs: Lesleigh Stubel; Yakira Smeltzer; Jennifer Murray; Samara Bush;
The silver medalist Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders: Karen Glass; Eric Gavel; Stacey Laing; Jackie Spark; Bree Ardell; Whitney Kutzan; Shari Dueck; Kelsey Gunderson; Ryanne Braaten; Ashley Kuzma; Jocelyn Laewetz; Julie Darchuk; Sarah Popil; coach Ken Morrison; assistant Jenn Ferguson
The gold medalist Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds: Marie-Line Petit; Amie Leslie; Julie Johnson; Rayme; Jessica Yu; Fallon Overt; Marcia Bogda; coach Wayne Morrison