In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Wishart Marauders defeated the 16th-seeded Lashburn Lobos 81-56 as Lorri Keyowski scored 29. Jolene Forbes led the Lobos with 20. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Birch Hills Marauders dispatched the 14th-seeded Loreburn Aztecs 49-44. …………………………………………………… The Preeceville Panthers edged the Onion Lake Eagleview Eagles 54-49 in overtime. …………………………………………………… The Eatonia Spartans dusted the Carrot River Wildcats 92-61 as Jadene Klarenbach scored 21. Kelsey Newman paced the Wildcats with 26. …………………………………………………… The Hepburn Hawks crushed the Frontier Raiders 72-35. …………………………………………………… The Kenaston Kodiaks dispatched the Coronach Colts 60-53 in overtime. …………………………………………………… The Fillmore Falcons defeated either the Wolseley Warriors or the Raymore Rebels. …………………………………………………… The Norquay Nikes dispatched either the Wolseley Warriors or the Raymore Rebels.
In the quarterfinals (and regional finals), the top-seeded Wishart Marauders defeated the 8th-seeded Eatonia Spartans 87-72 as Lorri Keyowski scored 29. Jadene Klarenbech paced the Spartans with 26.
The Hepburn Hawks edged the Kenaston Kodiaks 62-60.
The Birch Hills Marauders spanked the Preeceville Panthers 68-51.
In the last quarterfinal, the Fillmore Falcons dusted the Norquay Nikes 78-35.
In the semis, the top-seeded Wishart Marauders defeated the 4th-seeded Hepburn Hawks 72-64. “Last year, gold was in our grasp, but we were happy with silver,” said Wishart coach Greg Prisciak. “This year, we’re just proud to be here and I don’t think the gold is out of reach.” Tracey Kachur and Lorri Keyowski each scored 23 points to pace the Marauders. Tasha Tkachuk led the Hawks with 30.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Birch Hills Marauders defeated the 2nd-seeded Fillmore Falcons 59-50 as Stefanie Nelson scored 16. Lisa Greig led the Falcons with 15.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Fillmore Falcons defeated the 4th-seeded Hepburn Hawks x-x. The Hawks were coached by Lori Jeschke.
In the final, the top-seeded Wishart Marauders prevailed over the 3rd-seeded Birch Hills Marauders 66-55.
The bronze medalist Fillmore Falcons: Kalida Kennedy; Lisa Greig; coach Greg Lendvay
The silver medalist Birch Hills Marauders: Stefanie Nelson; coach Ken Morrison
The gold medalist Wishart Marauders: Tracey Kachur; Lorri Keyowski; coach Greg Prisciak