In the Saskatoon semis and Northern semis: …………………………………………………… The Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders edged the Saskatoon Nutana Collegiate Blues 32-30 as Dolores Karolat scored 11 and Laurie Taylor 8. The Marauders led 18-15 at the half. Lynn Skolrood paced the Blues with 14. Brenda Brown added 7. The Blues also included Patty Pinder, Yvonne Lukien, Laurie Mazurik. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen clipped the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 43-33 as Ross-Ann Arndt scored 17 and Val Simonson 12. Laurie Sandstrom led the Souls with 13. Donna Redl added 7. The Souls also included Sandy Kunlop, Lou-Anne Hopper, Meredith MacPherson, Barb Estey. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen defeated the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 49-30 as Val Simonson scored 17, Kim Knutson 11 and Ross-Ann Arndt 9. Jackie Klotz paced the Marauders with 11. Dolores Karolat added 7. The Marauders also included Donna Ritch, Laurie Taylor, Sue Hodgson, Karen Smith, Kathy Davies.
In the South Saskatchewan playoffs and Regina quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Regina city champion Thom Trojans stomped the Martin Monarchs 56-23 as Donna Graham scored 14 and Myra Kellendonk 10. The Trojans led 26-11 at the half. Diane Holtzman led the Monarchs with 7. …………………………………………………… The Central Gophers whipped the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 58-31 as Debbie Smith scored 20. The Gophers led 32-17 at the half. The Spartans included Donna Preston, Sherri Wolbaum, Lora Lee Park. …………………………………………………… The Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans clipped the Campbell Tartans 38-26 as Tara Dubow scored 22. Melissa McGillivray led the Tartans with 8. The Tartans led 18-16 at the half. The Tartans also included Joan Darke, Sharon McKellar, Holly Palynchuk. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Marian Saints dispatched the Miller Marauders 35-27. The Marauders included Diana Stober, Donna Lloyd. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Thom Trojans dispatched the Marian Saints 31-24. The Saints included Bernie Riffel, Glennie McLaughlin, Lori Kozicki, Cindy Young. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans clipped the Central Gophers 37-29. The Gophers included Debbie Smith, Troy Beck, Gerry Pearpoint. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Thom Trojans pounded the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 56-23 as Myra Kellendonk scored 14 and Kathie Clark 13. The Trojans led 30-12 at the half. Kelly McCormick led the Titans with 6. Darlene Sollie added 6. The Titans (coached by Mike O’Donnell) also included Tara Dubow, Sandy Ackerman.
In the provincial final, the Regina Thom Trojans defeated the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen 39-15 as Donna Graham scored 13, Myra Kellendonk 9 and Kathie Clarke 7. Thom opened with a 6-0 run on the shooting of Graham and the slashing layups of guard Tracy Hennier, quickly moved ahead 23-9 and ran way. Val Simonson led Bedford Road with 9 points. Bedford Road shot 1-22 from the line. Trojans coach Zoya Shmyr told the Regina Leader-Post that “the first half was some of the most exciting basketball we’ve played all year, but the second half wasn’t nearly as exciting as we sort of coasted to the end. We rebounded them throughout the entire game, despite their noticeable size advantage. We played well and had a much better shooting percentage than did Bedford. I think this, in itself, had to be the biggest disappointment of the game. Had they been able to shot with greater accuracy, we would have seen a much better and closer contest.”
The silver medalist Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen: Val Simonson; Ross-Ann Arndt; Sherry Wright; Kim Knutson; coach Barb Van Meenan
The gold medalist Regina Thom Trojans: Donna Graham; Myra Kellendonk; Kathie Clarke; Debbie Stadnyk; Tracy Hennie; Kim Schaffer; JoAnn Kaminski; Caroline Thue; Andrea Legault; Doreen La Fountain; Kay Szleina; coach Zoya Shmyr