In the provincial small school regionals: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds and the 2nd-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders received byes. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Swift Current Ardens edged the 5th-seeded Estevan Elecs 46-41. “It was just really heartbreaking because we had lost by two to (Swift Current) at our home tournament,” Elecs coach Jessie Smoliak told the Estevan Mercury. “We just switched up a couple defensive strategies to try to win the game, but obviously it wasn’t in our cards.” Smoliak added that Morgan Fichter and Sammy Wade stepped in for injured starters and “made a few mental errors, but for them being Grade 10s this year and coming out to play the way that they did, they played really well.” The Elecs also included Tessa Lindquist, Jada Kot, Kourtney Kovitz, Tatian Dutka, Teanna Michel and Avery Dunbar. …………………………………………………… In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Prince Albert St. Mary’s Marauders clipped the 6th-seeded Yorkton Regional Raiders 48-37. Olivia Tomcala led the Raiders with 10 points and 10 boards. “You wouldn’t even have known that she had an ankle injury two weeks ago,” Raiders coach Jessica Kyle told Yorkton This Week. “She came out and that wasn’t even on her mind. She knew that this was possibly her last weekend of games and she played like it and she had an awesome weekend. … We lost, but it’s not because we played badly. In fact, we played one of our better games of the year. We did turn over the ball a few times, seven of them were on travelling calls, and we gave them a few hoops that way, but the girls played really well, very well, and I couldn’t be happier with their effort. They played smart, which was something that we were really focusing on, and never gave up.” The Raiders (coached by Jessica Kyle, assisted by Tony Hayden and Alan Kyle) also included Abbey Hollinger, Breanna Mak, Kaitlin Mak, Leah Fleger, Hunter Frankfurt, Jessica Lutz, Tess Berezowski, McKenzie Stachura, Alex Flamen, Amber Tilcox, Grey Leask, Deanna Kitzel and Marley Potzus. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the top-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds dumped the 4th-seeded Swift Current Ardens 62-51. The Ardens (coached by Andrew Herrick) included Jade Addai, Haley Bissonnette, Danika Messer, Kennedy Choo-Foo, Larissa Markewich, Kyla Bolton and Ali Vance. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders nipped the 3rd-seeded Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 45-44. The Marauders included Lauren Gaudet. …………………………………………………… In the final, the top-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds edged the 2nd-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 54-50.
In the Saskatoon city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Joseph Guardians crushed the 8th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears 82-41. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders whipped the 7th-seeded Bethlehem Stars 71-33. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Walter Murray Marauders dispatched the 6th-seeded Centennial Chargers 58-40. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Tommy Douglas Tigers nipped the 5th-seeded Evan Hardy Souls 69-66. The Souls included Lauren Earl. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the top-seeded St. Joseph Guardians clocked the 4th-seeded Tommy Douglas Tigers 67-45. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders mauled the 3rd-seeded Walter Murray Marauders 73-30. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Walter Murray Marauders dispatched the 4th-seeded Tommy Douglas Tigers 50-44. …………………………………………………… In the final, the 2nd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders crushed the top-seeded St. Joseph Guardians 64-39. “Every year is different, obviously,” Crusaders coach Scott Hundseth told the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. “This one felt pretty good because everyone said, Oh Cross, they’re not very good, they have three losses. Never in our camp are we going, yah, we’re in trouble here. We just keep going to tournaments, keep playing games, getting better.” Crusader Katriana Philipenko scored the game’s first 11 points. The Guardians didn’t hit their first field goal until they were trailing 32-5 with 2:37 left in the second quarter. The lead was 35-13 at half. “It seemed like there was a trash can on top of that rim in the first half,” Guardian head coach Tyler Sharp said. “We just couldn’t get anything to fall. Sometimes you’ve just got to tip your cap to them and say, wow, they did a really good job.”
In the Regina city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Campbell Tartans whipped the Riffel Royals 67-46. …………………………………………………… The Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clipped the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 66-55. The Spartans (coached by Lance Ford and Dayna Graff, and managed by Ella Bray and Rosolyn Dagenia) included Sydney MacDonald, Drew Williams, Paeton Elberg, Erica Lee, Alyssa Star, Alexis Kolody, Nicole Stauber, McKenna Weir, Hailey Somers, Hannah McKenzie, Alex Morgan and Karly Flynn. …………………………………………………… The Miller Marauders dumped the Balfour Bears 64-52. The Bears (coached by Claire Dore, assisted by Cydney Beveridge and Cheryl Loeppky) included Paige Hamann, Kylie Frass, Joy-Lyn Reimer, Hunter Daunheimer, Samantha Brodner, Sarah Perchie, Olivia Hastings, Katherine Zimmer, Sarah Wilson, Kaitlyn Tonita and Corrine Goforth. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Luther Lions clocked the Winston Knoll Wolverines 67-48. The Wolverines (coached by Frankie GrayYears, assisted by Andrew Fabian) included Kristi Hayko, Ashanti Nkeyasen, Teagan Cuddington, Rae Smith, Tatum Shand, Kendall Johnson, Jaida Ynadon, Hallie Playtar and Emma Brezinski. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Campbell Tartans stomped the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 88-58. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Luther Lions dispatched the Miller Marauders 64-56. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Miller Marauders dusted the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 53-40. The Golden Suns (coached by Kyle Ottenbreit) included Erin Taylor, Kealey Korchinski, Jasmine Farthing and Micaela Haroldson. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Campbell Tartans nipped the Luther Lions 62-61 as Quinn Anderson drilled a trey with 35.6 seconds to play to snap a 59-59 tie. “Honestly, it’s a blur right now,” Anderson told the Regina Leader-Post. “It was a great team win. It was awesome.” Anderson hit four treys in the final quarter. “I’m usually three points … five points,” Anderson said. “I’ve never had that big of a game. I’m glad it was in the city final.” Anderson led Campbell with 21. Emily Dewey added 17 and Randi Debert 17. Angela Bongomin led the Lions with 27. Maddie Tell added 10.
In the provincial quarterfinals, the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds dumped the Regina Miller Marauders 73-59 after leading 32-29 at the half. Katie Bastedo paced the Hounds with 25. Mary Anglo and Kaylee Derenisky each scored 16 to pace the Marauders. The Marauders (coached by Kristen Johnson, assisted by Tanessa Boutin) also included Alex Schmidt, Yusria Angelo, Madison Reynolds, Mary Asfaw, Bryn Lyon, Brooklyn Reynolds, Izzy Odegard, Kasia Wicijowski, Katie Wood, Jocelyn Cramer and Echo Desjarlais.
The Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders edged the Regina Luther Lions 53-49 after leading 33-10 at the half. Kyla Shand led the Crusaders with 20. Maddie Tell led the Lions with 16. The Lions (coached by Janet Cook and Logan Harris) also included Angela Bongomin, Jaden Cook.
The Saskatoon St. Joseph Guardians dispatched the Regina Campbell Tartans 63-57. The Tartans led 31-25 at the half. Lauryn Prokop led the Guardians with 22. Emily Dewey led the Tartans with 23. The Tartans also included Paige Jeannot.
In the last quarterfinal, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders clipped the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 58-46. Shayna Ilinsky led the Crusaders with 13. Emma Engen paced the Marauders with 10. “Our girls played with great intensity and composure,” Crusaders coach Jennifer Ferguson told the Prince Albert Daily Herald. “We set the pace of the game and played as a team from start to finish. We set a goal to play for a medal and we met it.” The Marauders led 14-9 after one quarter. The Crusaders led 29-27 at the half. The Marauders also included Sarah Wright and Catherine Mireau.
In the semis, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders whacked the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds 68-51 after leading 37-18 at the half. Kyla Shand led the Crusaders with 19. Spencer Boldt led the Hounds with 21.
In the other semi, the Saskatoon St. Joseph Guardians spanked the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 67-52 after leading 29-23 at the half. Emma Johnson led the Guardians with 21. Aadyn Oleksyn led the Crusaders with 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders clipped the Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds 58-47. The Hounds (coached by Wayne Morrison, assisted by Jamie Boldt and Tracy Faith) included Spencer Boldt, Katie Bastedo, Breanna Aikens, Taylor Hannah and Paige Davies.
In the final, the Saskatoon St. Joseph Guardians dispatched the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 74-64 to capture the 21-year-old school’s first hoops title. The game was tied 40-40 before St. Joseph went on a 19-6 fourth-quarter run. Holy Cross appeared in its seventh consecutive 5A girls final. “It’s exciting for our school. It’s exciting for us,” Guardians forward Emma Johnson told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “Everyone has put in a lot of time and we’ve been close a lot of years. It was nice to come out and pull it together and finally make this thing a reality. … I am really excited. I think we knew after the city final that we had something to prove at this tournament. … We beat them twice in league play. We knew that as long as we came out with a great effort, we’d be able to do what we wanted to do. You’ve got to give it to Holy Cross. They played an unbelievable game and made it really tough for us.” The Crusaders overcame a double-digit deficit and tied the game at 40-40 early in the fourth quarter, but the Guardians responded with a 19-6 run. Lauryn Prokop led the Guardians with 18. Francis Ojukwu added 18. Kyla Shand led the Crusaders with 22.
The bronze medalist Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders: Shayna Ilinsky; Payton Izsak; Mackenzie Emmerson; Katrina Bear; Kalin Izsak; Emma Manson; Aadyn Oleksyn; coach Jennifer Ferguson
The silver medalist Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders: Kyla Shand; coach Scott Hundseth
The gold medalist Saskatoon St. Joseph Guardians: Lauryn Prokop; Emma Johnson; Francis Ojukwu; Ally Bristow; Kate Novecosky; coach Tyler Sharp