In the Saskatoon city and North semis: …………………………………………………… The Saskatoon City Park Cowboys clubbed the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen 54-29 after leading 30-16 at the half. Dan Paulsen led the Cowboys with 19. Brian Gambourg added 14. Tom Dyck led the Redmen with 10. Ron Morgan (Morris?) added 7. The Redmen (coached by Merv Houghton) also included Scott Baillie, Hans Dekok, Axel Fischer, Ron Wall. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders stomped the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 63-42 after leading 31-14 at the half. Bob Labuik led the Crusaders with 18. Rae Parro added 14, Stan Beatty 12 and Marv Mitzel 11. Al Compain paced the Marauders with 15. Bruce Berg added 13. The Marauders (coached by Barry Mooney) also included Ron Campain, Kevin Peters, Gord Lackie, Lorne Brown, Bob Burnyeat. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Saskatoon City Park Cowboys defeated the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 61-44; 51-43 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Cowboys dusted Holy Cross 61-44 as Brian Gambourg scored 17 and Dan Paulsen 16. Bob Labuik led the Crusaders with 14. Crusader post Al Korol dominated early as Holy Cross built a 12-4 lead. The Cowboys rallied within 14-10 after one quarter and led 29-26 at the half and 47-34 after three quarters. Cowboys coach Ian Mirtle told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “I could see that we were flat before the game. The Crusaders were excited and talking it up but our guys just seemed to be treating as just another game.” Mirtle said Darryl Start’s boardwork off the bench was critical. Crusader coach Dave Hardy said “this is the second time in a row that we’ve collapsed after the first half. We only shot 7 for 40 in the second half.” …………………………………………………… In game two, the Cowboys completed the sweep with a 51-43 win as Brian Gambourg scored 18 and Dan Paulsen 13. Bob Labuik led the Crusaders with 10. The Crusaders (coached by Dave Hardy) also included Rick Bourassa, Marv Mitzel, Al Korol, Rae Parro, Stan Beatty, Rod (Ron?) Gilimicz.
In the South Saskatchewan playoffs (and Regina quarterfinals): …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Sheldon-Williams Spartans pounded the 8th-seeded Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 61-21 as Peter Broderick scored 14 and Kurt Pelzer 12. The Spartans led 16-8, 32-8 and 48-15 at the quarters. Jim Ackerman led the Titans with 4. Terry Schutiak added 4. The Titans also included Glen Kozay, Jack Ferwerda, Ray Loire. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Campbell Tartans clipped the 7th-seeded Central Gophers 70-55 as Brian Church scored 12 and Mike Lamborn 12. The Tartans led 16-12, 32-24 and 52-37 at the quarters. Ron Strilaeff led the Gophers with 19. Luc ‘Bud’ Samuelson added 14. The Gophers also included Tom Parker, Dave Szabo, Jim Booth, Dale Van Hagen. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Miller Marauders nipped the 3rd-seeded Thom Trojans 38-36 as Glen Novak scored 18 and Rod Schmidt 8. The Marauders led 20-19 at the half. Skip Campbell led the Trojans with 15. Rodger Creamar added 13. The Trojans also included Richard Nesbitt, Ron Kelly, Stu Nicholson. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Balfour Redmen stuffed the 4th-seeded Luther Lions 47-38 as Bill Glofu scored 11 and Maurice Butler 10. The Redmen led 13-10, 30-17 and 40-31 at the quarters. Rod Hilderman led the Lions with 18. Ralph Summerfeld added 12. The Lions (coached by Gerry Korven) also included Karl Tiefenbach, Gord Atchison, Dennis Powers. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Campbell Tartans dusted the Miller Marauders 69-38. The Marauders included Greg Taylor, Glen Novak, Rod Schmidt, Terry Tuharsky, John Salopek. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans dispatched the Balfour Redmen 33-22. The Redmen included Bill Giofu, Maurice Butler, Jerry Seglie, Terry Evans, Vic Dormuth, Rod Simaluk, Kelvin Derkson, Don Gray. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans nipped the Campbell Tartans 41-39 as Peter Broderick with 12, Kurt Pelzer 9 and Merv Phillips 9. The Spartans led 11-10 after one quarter and 25-20 at the half. The score was knotted at 32 after three quarters. Kim Renwick led the Tartans with 18. Craig Douglas added 8. The Tartans (coached by Wilf Foss and Fred Caswell) also included Brian Church, Mike Lamborn, Dave Werry.
In the provincial final, the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans rode their superior perimeter shooting to a 75-50 pounding of the Saskatoon City Park Cowboys. Sheldon-Williams led 39-27 at the half. City Park shot .190 from the floor in the first half. Peter Broderick paced the Spartans with 20. Kurt Pelzer added 19, Paul Broderick 16 and Ray Jacobs 8. Dan Paulsen paced the Cowboys with 15. Brian Gambourg added 12. City Park coach Ian Mirtle told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “their shooting sure killed us, especially that Broderick.” The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter. The Spartans led 39-27 at the half and 53-36 after three quarters. The Spartans finished (30-4) on the season. Coach Lorne Aston told the Regina Leader-Post that it was “great to be number one again. We’ve worked a long time for this and these kids deserve to win. They’ve gotten along better than any team I’ve coached. They got along just great and displayed a real team effort, both on and off the court, and this team has put it all together tonight and we have the provincial championship to prove it. … I wasn’t surprised at City Park. I expected them to play us man-to-man but they played zone, so we re-organized ourselves and came through without much difficulty. I feel that we undoubtedly had the better team out there and this probably due to the unfortunate fact that there just isn’t any kind of competition in Saskatoon.”
The silver medalist Saskatoon City Park Cowboys: Dan Paulsen; Brian Gambourg; Harold Nasserden; Les Nasserden; Daryl Start; Ted Rovatt; coach Ian Mirtle; assistant Kelly Bowers
The gold medalist Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans: Dave Traynor; Garth Mallow; Lyle Ragne; Paul Ferguson; Lyle Howlett; Doug Armstrong; Ken Schick; Ray Jacoby; Kurt Pelzer; Peter Broderick; Paul Broderick; Rosen; Elphick; Merv Phillips; coach Lorne Aston