In the regional qualifiers and Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns stomped the Michael A. Riffel Royals 81-49 as Margot Jestadt scored 20 and Jessica Kaczowka 20. Nikki Weisgarber led the Royals with 13. The Royals also included Jana McKechnie, Cobbledick, Mandi Elles, Tracy Buljaczek. …………………………………………………… The Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans spanked the Balfour Redmen 81-67 as Andrea Dubord scored 22. Leona Brickwell led the Redmen with 19. The Redmen also included Tenille Kirkland, Mirand Santbergen. …………………………………………………… The Thom Trojans dusted the Campbell Tartans 70-51 as Debbie Lozinski scored 25. Darcie Spearing led the Tartans with 11. The Tartans also included Nicole Lydiard, Alyssa Allan, Hilary Clark, Megan Smith, Morgan Hewitt, Carrie Kreutzer. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans edged the Miller Marauders 66-65 as Many Poley scored 16. Hanna Ly led the Marauders with 21. The Marauders also included Tom O’Donnell, Adriana Niemczyk, Phoebe Di Ciman. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns defeated the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 63-56 as Jessica Kaczowka scored 25. Andrea Dubord led the Titans with 27. The Titans also included Heather Munro, Karolyn Mus, Natasha Brotzel. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Thom Trojans clocked the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 92-56 as Bree Burgess scored 29. Kim Langston led the Spartans with 21. The Spartans also included Many Poley, Alison Sneath, Krissy Fiddler. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns nipped the Thom Trojans 74-73 as Deanna Tessier scored 21 and Jessica Kaczowka 15. Bree Burgess led the Trojans with 26. Debbie Lozinski added 21.
In the regional qualifiers and Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Aden Bowman Bears defeated the Mount Royal Mustangs 64-57 as Andrea Schick scored 18 and Leanne Hesje 16. Jennifer Grant led the Mustangs with 24. Jodi Bevan added 16. …………………………………………………… The Bishop J. Mahoney Saints torched the Bedford Road Redmen 80-41 as Pam Seipp scored 26. Angie Farber led the Redmen with 10. …………………………………………………… The Evan Hardy Souls annihilated the Marion Graham Falcons 92-37 as Nicole Poier scored 27. Randi Elphick led the Falcons with 8. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Holy Cross Crusaders nipped the E.D. Feehan Trojans 70-66 in overtime as Heather Couzens scored 22. Chantel Deptuch led the Trojans with 21. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Evan Hardy Souls clipped the Aden Bowman Bears 54-43 as Jane Rowland scored 18 and Nicole Poier 14. The Souls led 28-18 at the half. Kristine Kleppe led the Bears with 23. Shelagh Hayes added 8. The Bears (coached by Jill Ford) also included Andrea Schick, Leanne Hesje. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints clocked the Holy Cross Crusaders 83-49 as Mackenzie Grant scored 18, Chelsea Grimson 18 and Candice Bihari 16. Heather Couzens led the Crusaders with 17. Lindsay McGarvey added 16. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints edged the Evan Hardy Souls 57-55 as Chelsea Grimson scored 20 and Candice Bihari 17. Nicole Poier led the Souls with 17. Lauren Evans added 15.
In the small cities playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Swift Current Ardens clipped the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 71-59. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Weyburn Eagles dispatched the North Battleford Comprehensive Vikings 66-61. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Weyburn Eagles defeated the Swift Current Ardens 60-48. Both finalists advanced to provincials.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls defeated the 5th-seeded Weyburn Eagles 65-49. The Souls had difficulty early guarding 6-1 Eagles post Emily Mitchell, as she scored eight quick points. But pressure by guards Lauren Evans and Jane Rowland helped Hardy build a 14-8 lead six minutes in. The lead continued to grow as Hardy’s press kept yielding dividends. Evans continued her scoring, and the Souls had a comfortable 29-9 lead with 6:31 left in the half. Then the wheels started to wobble. Weyburn found an answer for Hardy’s pressure and led by Mitchell and Jennifer Beach, reduced the lead to 29-22. A jumper by Rowland with 22 seconds left was Hardy’s only points in the last 6.5 minutes. The Souls led 31-22 at the break. Hardy’s press again became effective in the second half. The Souls were also more aggressive on the offensive glass, led by Danielle White. She converted numerous rebounds and finished with 12 points in the half. Hardy built on that momentum and the lead jumped to 18 points with eight minutes to go. The Souls were never threatened. “We lost focus when they went on that run,” said White, who scored 17. “We just came out in the second half, wanted to play hard, and show that we are better than the four seed that we got.” Nicole Poier added 16 points the Souls, Lauren Evans 12, Jane Rowland 12 and Sarah Dewarle 8. Jennifer Beach and Emily Mitchell each scored 16 to pace the Eagles. Amanda Steer added 6, Jessi Wilson 5, Shay Obst 4 and Jennifer Bresciani 2.
In the other quarter-final, the 3rd-seeded Regina Thom Trojans dumped the 6th-seeded Swift Current Ardens 82-68 as Bree Burgess scored 34, Jennie Voakes 16, Debbie Lozinski 14, Michelle Evans 7, Natasha Fineli 6 and Tessa West 5. Trojans coach Diane Hilko told the Regina Leader-Post that “we just tried to do our jobs and tried to correct the mistakes we’d made during the season. I thought we did a good job of liming those mistakes.” Thom led 38-29 at te half. The Ardens rallied to within 43-37 but the Trojans exploded with a 17-1 run, including 10 from Burgess. Hilko said “we put her (Burgess) in a different position than she’s used to and she just got hot at the right time.” Amy Thomas led the Ardens with 25. Gina Sellinger added 23, Janet Stewardson 9, Celeste Dumonceaux 6, Kaela McKaig 3 and Alysa Treen-Regier 2, while Jen Fehr, Ashley Wagner and Robyn Spencer were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Regina city champion Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns defeated the 4th-seeded Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 63-43 as post Jessica Kaczowka dominated the paint. The Golden Suns led 30-28 at the half and the teams were close for most of the second half, with Kaczowka or Margot Jestadt scoring for the Suns, and Jane Rowland or Danielle White replying for the Souls. The turning point came with two minutes left. A long rebound off a missed Hardy three-pointer led to a three-point play for Regina, giving the Golden Suns a 59-52 lead. Kaczowka paced the Golden Suns with 20. Margot Jestadt added 12, Deanne Tressler 8, Rumali Werapitya 8, Kelsey Karst 7, Kim Crawford 4 and Nadia Luciuk 4. White led Hardy with 16. Rowland added 14, Nicole Poier 10, Lauren Evans 6, Rosalyn Howey 4, Sarah Dewarle 2 and Sara Ghiglione 2. “We tried a new defensive rotation to shut down Jessica and it didn’t quite work,” Souls coach Lloyd Howey told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “We doubled her, and other girls stepped up. Our team played hard, which is all we can ask.”
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Bishop James Mahoney Saints edged the 3rd-seeded Regina Thom Trojans 74-70. The teams traded the lead early. Although Chelsea Grimson picked her third foul with seven minutes remaining in the half, the Saints still led 42-38 at the break. The Trojans rallied to take a 59-52 lead in the second half on a Bree Burgess trey but the Saints started bombing away from the perimeter. Mackenzie Grant and Pam Seipp hit treys on back-to-back possessions to give the Saints a 70-67 lead with just over a minute left. They iced it at the line with free throws by Seipp, Julie Abernethy and Grimson. Mackenzie Grant paced the Saints with 20. Chelsea Grimson added 18, Pam Seipp 13, Candice Bihari 10, Meagan Atkinswon 4, Dionne Bihari 4 and Julie Abernethy 3. Debbie Lozinski paced Thom with 26. Bree Burgess added 24, Jackie Scarlett 6, Natasha Fineli 4, Tessa West 4, Michelle Evans 2 and Jennie Voakes 2`. “Those threes were so crucial,” Grimson told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “They picked us up when we were down. We stayed focused at the end, and we’ll have to do that again.”
In the bronze medal match, the Regina Thom Trojans clipped the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 71-62 as Bree Burgess scored 27, Tessa West 16, Debbie Lozinski 12, Jacqui Scarlett 6, Michelle Evans 6 and Natasha Fineli 4. Jane Rowland paced the Souls with 17. Danielle White added 15, Nicole Poier 14, Lauren Evans 6, Sarah Dewarle 6 and Rosalyn Howey 4. The Souls (coached by Lloyd Howey) also included Sara Ghiglione.
In the final, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns caps an undefeated 21-0 league schedule by defeating Saskatoon city champs Bishop James Mahoney Saints 79-56 in the final. Mahoney got into early foul trouble. The Saints kept it close for a while but ran out of gas when post Candice Bihari fouled out with 19 minutes to go. Rumali Werapitiya paced the Golden Suns with 25. Jessica Kaczowka added 21, Margot Jestadt 14, Kim Crawford 4, Deanna Tessier 4, Kelsey Karst 4, Carrie Zimmer 2, Nadia Luciuk 2 and Amie Loeden 1, while Marie Demay was scoreless. Jestadt told the Regina Leader-Post that “we’re a mature team and we’ve learned how to stay focused. Most of us have been playing together since elementary school. We knew we were going to be a good team but we didn’t realize we’d be this good until later in the year. We’re the only undefeated team in the city and being undefeated as our goal.” LeBoldu led 36-28 at the half as they rode the interior play of Kadzowka and the perimeter play of Werapitiya to the easy win. “Our team totally bonded,” Werapitiya said. Chelsea Grimson led Mahoney (coached by Lloyd Howey and Maureen Howey) with 14. Pam Seipp added 11, Julie Abernethy 8, Meagen Atkinson 8, Dionne Bihari 7, Mackenzie Grant 6 and Candice Bihari 2. Saints coach Sharon Klein said when post Candice Bihari fouled out early in the second half, the gig was up. “I thought we might still have a chance. We needed our best player, Chelsea Grimson, to have a good game but she had some trouble shooting in the first half. Our players were trying so hard. Losing wouldn’t be bad, but not even coming close is tough.”
The bronze medalist Regina Thom Trojans: Bree Burgess; Tessa West; Debbie Lozinski; Jacqui Scralett; Michelle Evans; Natasha Fineli; Jennie Voakes;
The silver medalist Saskatoon Bishop J. Mahoney Saints: Mackenzie Grant; Chelsea Grimson; Candice Bihari; Danielle White; Julie Abernethy; Lauren Evans; Pam Seipp; Meagen Atkinson; Dionne Bihari; Candice Bihari; coach Sharon Klein
The gold medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Jessica Kaczowka; Margot Jestadt; Rumali Werapitiya; Kim Crawford; Deanna Tessier; Kelsey Karst; Marie Demay; Carrie Zimmer; Nadia Luciuk; Amie Loeden; coach Jim Gallagher