In the regional qualifiers and Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns stomped the Michael A. Riffel Royals 106-81 as Taryn Wicijowski scored 43. Shelby Brown led the Royals with 24. The Royals also included Chelsea Jakubowski, Rachel Froh, Ali Mario. …………………………………………………… The Winston Knoll Wolverines blasted the Balfour Redmen 71-47 as Haley Williams scored 16, Rhea White 16 and Kailee Eger 16. Sihen Berhe led the Redmen with 17. The Redmen also included Kabree Howard, Erin Trowell. …………………………………………………… The Campbell Tartans crushed the Miller Marauders 83-47 as Stephanie Kaczmer scored 14. Alicia Eger led the Marauders with 16. The Marauders also included Amara Weber, Rachelle Jessome, Blaire Stevenson, Kelsey Kydd. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans dusted the Thom Trojans 82-38 as Lindsay Ledingham scored 29. Cassandra Hubrich led the Trojans with 13. The Trojans also included Ashley Zwaal, Dragana Dzelajlija. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans dispatched the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 80-64 as Geneva Murphy scored 19 and Desiree Ates 19. Taryn Wicijowski led the Golden Suns with 19. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Campbell Tartans defeated the Winston Knoll Wolverines 75-66 as Sarah Hudson scored 20. Kailee Eger led the Wolverines with 24. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Campbell Tartans dumped the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 67-54 as Steph Kaczmer scored 19, Kelsey Lothian 17, Ali Hendren 10 and Megan Chamberlin 9. Lindsay Ledingham led the Spartans with 19. Julia Hart added 10.
In the regional qualifiers and Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Evan Hardy Souls nipped the E.D. Feehan Trojans 53-52 on a driving layup by Andrea Smith in the final seconds. Jamie Neufeld led the Souls with 17. Valerie Robinson added 14 and Andrea Smith 9. Cameo McKerlie led the Trojans with 26. Sarah Gryba added 9 and Kristi Bachiu 9. The Trojans also included Alex Swidzinski. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders clipped the 8th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears 76-62 as Brittany Bodnar scored 22 and Jennifer Knibbs 18. Riley Humbert paced the Bears with 21. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Walter Murray Marauders crushed the 7th-seeded Marion Graham Falcons 73-31. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Bishop J. Mahoney Saints dispatched the 6th-seeded St. Joseph Guardians. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Evan Hardy Souls 57-49 as Marissa Lindquist scored 16, Jennifer Knibbs 14, Brittany Bodnar 14 and Natalie Jarrett 12. The Crusaders led 37-25 at the half. Jamie Neufeld led the Souls with 16, while nabbing 10 boards. Val Robinson added 16 and Andrea Smith 10. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Marion Graham Falcons torched the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 69-45 as Taylor Wilson scored 17, Olja Vanovic 14 and Tracy Holloway 13. Chantal Hanson led the Saints with 17. Robyn Knight added 7. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints dispatched the Evan Hardy Souls 41-32 as Chantal Hanson scored 20. Jamie Neufeld led the Souls with 16. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Marion Graham Falcons nipped the Holy Cross Crusaders 63-61 as Morgan Sawatsky scored 18, Jean Holloway 17, Taylor Wilson 11 and Tracy Holloway 9. Brittany Bodnar paced the Crusaders with 29. Marissa Lindquist added 15.
In the provincial quarterfinals, the Regina city champion Campbell Tartans whipped the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 80-38 as for the second consecutive year, Regina schools swept their Saskatoon counterparts in the quarterfinals. Kelsey Lothian paced the Tartans with 18. Valerie Robinson led Hardy with 8. Regina Campbell led 45-25 at the half. The Souls (coached by Robyn Howey) also included Jamie Neufeld, Andrea Smith, Kendra Cooper, Megan East, Amanda Federink, Kelsey Hale, Jasmine Jay, Stephanie Kepler, Lisa Moulding, Devynne Sielski, Sabrina Wasyluck.
The Regina LeBoldus Golden Suns crushed the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 88-63 as Christina Wiegers scored 24 and Taryn Wicijowski 22. Marissa Lindquist led the Crusaders with 16. Brittany Bodnar added 14. The Crusaders (coached by Rebecca Epple, assisted by Shaina Charlton) also included Jennifer Knibbs, Natalie Jarrett, Marie Barker, Kendra Bast, Dayna Berry, Courtney Bloski, Katie Hillis, Julie Krieger, Lauren Lichtenwald, Siobhan Nicholl, Mallory Shalovelo.
The Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines dumped the Saskatoon Marion Graham Falcons 60-52 as Rhea White scored 18 and Nicole McKinnon 14. Tracy Holloway led Graham with 19. Taylor Wilson added 16. The Falcons (coached by Stacy Hanson, assisted by Dan Dewar) also included Olja Vanovic, Morgan Sawatzky, Jean Holloway, Kelsey Bates, Marilyn McNally, Angela Magill, Jenelle Zwarich, Kieren Britton, Jamie Harms, Miranda Ollenberg.
In the last quarterfinal, the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans clubbed Saskatoon Bishop James Mahoney Saints 71-37 as Sara Petrovitch scored 22 and Desiree Ates 12. Sheldon-Williams led 46-26 at the half. The Spartans ripped off a 19-0 run to take command. “You could tell that they wanted to win tonight,” Spartans co-coach Laura Hunko told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “They were diving on the floor for some loose balls, and they were finishing their shots.” Sarah Petrovitch said “We came out a bit sluggish, but as the game progressed our team came together. We started running our offence and playing great defence. That’s what pulled us ahead of the other team . . . Our team started to click, we began seeing the open man, avoiding turnovers, and playing smart.” The opening quarter had the two teams trading blows to mixed results. Robyn Knight of the Saints drained consecutive three-pointers to narrow a lopsided Spartan lead to one point. The Saints followed with a field goal, taking their only lead of the game 14-13. “We came out a bit sluggish, but as the game progressed our team came together,” said Spartans starter Sarah Petrovitch. “We started running our offence and playing great defence.” The Spartans chopped the Saints down with the power of a battle axe near the end of the first quarter, going on a 19-0 run. “Our team started to click,” said Petrovitch. “We began seeing the open man, producing turnovers and playing smart.” Petrovitch was big. The six-foot senior grabbed rebounds, blocked shots, made steals and nailed shots from long range. “She played very well,” said Spartans coach Laura Hunko, “She was even hitting some threes.” By halftime the Spartans were up 37-21. Sheldon-Williams’ aggressive full-court press and potent fast break continued to wreak havoc on the Saints in the second half. “You could tell that they wanted to win tonight,” said Hunko. “They were diving on the floor for some loose balls and they were finishing their shots.” “I think that we are going to come out stronger tomorrow, since we got this game out of our system,” said Petrovitch. “We will play our game the way that we’ve played all year.” Robyn Knight led Mahoney with 16. Chantal Hanson added 12. The Saints (coached by Dave Knight) also included Jordyn Clark, Kinesha Denny, Chrissy Frase, Chandree Gudmundson, Anna Kowaluk, Rebecca Loran, Jill Maier, Chandra Medel, Leanne Mylymok, Brittany Shockey, Leigh Thorinson.
In the semis, Regina LeBoldus defeated the Regina Campbell Tartans 80-71. LeBoldus led 42-33 at the half. “(The third-place finish at cities) took the pressure off us,” 6-foot-2 LeBoldus post Taryn Wicijowski told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix after pouring in 29 points against Regina’s city champions. “We knew nobody would really be expecting us to go to the final because there was already two teams ahead of us in our city. It made us more calm coming into these games.” Both teams were part of a massive Regina sweep this week — all four schools from that city dumped their Saskatoon counterparts during Thursday’s quarter-finals. The lopsided scores showcased a growing hoop divide between Saskatchewan’s biggest cities. Regina also swept Saskatoon last season. LeBoldus coach Jim Gallagher said there’s a few possible reasons for Regina’s dominance. He wonders if Aden Bowman’s impressive run through Saskatoon’s hoops scene over much of the previous decade led to a drop-off by the other teams in the city. “And,” he says, “we have a very strong base in Regina at the elementary level and in the community. There’s more of an emphasis in Regina on basketball, where in Saskatoon, you see more of an emphasis on things like track. There’s a balance of different sports. LeBoldus led 25-8 10 minutes into Friday’s game and 42-33 at halftime, but scrappy Campbell grabbed a 69-64 lead with just over five minutes to play. LeBoldus outscored them 15-2 down the stretch. Aimee Hoffmann and Christina Wiegers supplemented Wicijowski’s 29 points with 19 apiece. Ali Hendren scored 15 for Campbell.
In the other semi, the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans whipped the Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines 52-29 as Desiree Ates scored 10. Kristen Johnson led Knoll with 6. Sheldon-Williams led 22-15 at the half.
In the bronze medal match, the Regina Campbell Tartans stomped the Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines 87-39 as Stephanie Kaczmer scored 17. Rhea White led Knoll with 10. Campbell led 40-26 at the half. The Wolverines (coached by Leah Levy) also included Kailee Eger, Kyla Hosie, Kristen Johnson, Leah Klumpp, Darby Kuntz, Amy McFarlen, Nicole McKinnon, Jennifer Pearce, Becky Pettigrew, Megan Semeniuk, Sonja Soubolsky, Haley Williams.
In the final, the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans defeated the Regina LeBoldus Golden Suns 69-61. “It just feels amazing,” said Spartans guard Geneva Murphy, who scored 16 points for Sheldon. Rayna Belyk also had 16 points. “We’ve been working for this since Day 1, since Grade 9. We’ve always had a strong team. This year we just had to put all the pieces together and we did it.” The key? Containing LeBoldus star post player Taryn Wicijowski, who scored 18 points. “We knew that Taryn was going to be their go-to girl, so we had to shut her down and we did a pretty good job of that tonight,” said Murphy. Leah Matthewson chipped in with 14 for LeBoldus. “It’s pretty majestic, actually,” said Spartans coach Laura Hunko. “The girls had an outstanding game. They wanted it. They’ve wanted this all year. Getting the ball inside — we’re a lot bigger than them — and pushing the ball (up the court were key). They couldn’t run with us and that was a huge key to the game.”
The bronze medalist Regina Campbell Tartans: Kelsey Lothian; Alexandra Hendren; Stephanie Kaczmer; Megan Chamberlin; Sarah Hudson; Amanda Bailey; Katherine Benson; Sarah Crawford; Erin Cuddington; Christeen Jesse; Amy Nelson; Kristen O’Grady; coach Claire Dore
The silver medalist Regina LeBoldus Golden Suns: Christina Wiegers; Taryn Wicijowski; Leah Matthewson; Megan Schweiger; Amanda Thompson; Leah Terhorst; Shannon Harvey; Chelsea Constanza; Teal Trehas; Erin Stinnen; Aimee Hoffman; coach Jim Gallagher; assistant Rumalia Werapitiya; assistant Al Collins
The gold medalist Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans: Sarah Petrovitch; Desiree Ates; Geneva Murphy; Rayna Belyk; Lindsay Ledingham; Julia Hart; Kelsey Boyd; Hannah Crease-MacClean; Sarah Petrovitch; Jordyn Sandomirsky; Katie Campbell; Erin Smith; coach Lance Ford; coach Laura Hunko