In 2006, the 6A division was created to accommodate an eight-team draw which was exclusive to the top-four teams from Saskatoon and Regina.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | FINAL | RUNNER-UP |
| 05-06 | Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus | Jim Gallagher | 69-59 | Regina Winston Knoll |
In the regional qualifiers and Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… The Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clubbed the Balfour Redmen 91-52 as Julia Schmidt scored 15 and Danielle Schmidt 15. Aimee Zver led the Redmen with 14. The Redmen also included Chelsea Kwasnitza, Brittany Read, Shannon McAllister. …………………………………………………… The Winston Knoll Wolverines dispatched the Thom Trojans 79-68 as Gabby Gheyssen scored 19. Renee Clemens led the Trojans with 22. The Trojans also included Landace McClughan, Chelsea Goertzen, Ashley Goertzen. …………………………………………………… The Sheldon-Williams Spartans nipped the O’Neill Titans 56-54 as Jane Jacoby scored 19. Kari Panno led the Titans with 15. The Titans also included Shyla Travis, Krysten Boogaard. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Campbell Tartans clocked the Michael A. Riffel Royals 91-68 as Brittany Scobie scored 17. Ashley Walchuk led the Royals with 21. The Royals also included Tegan Sisco, Amanda Foraie. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Winston Knoll Wolverines whipped the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 80-50 as Gabby Gheyssen scored 18. Mary Hipperson led the Spartans with 19. Jane Jacoby added 8. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns nipped the Campbell Tartans 47-46 as Kim Tulloch scored 16. Brittany Scobie led the Tartans with 12. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Winston Knoll Wolverines dispatched the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 83-73 as Gabby Gheyssen scored 23, Ashley Wishara 17, Marla Fair 10 and Michelle Berger 8. Kim Tulloch led the Golden Suns with 21. Erin Hubenig added 17.
In the regional qualifiers and Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Evan Hardy Souls spanked the 5th-seeded E.D. Feehan Trojans 70-48 as Julie Otto scored 23 and Heawan Woldemichael 20. Ashley Melnyk led the Trojans with 14. Lauren Frischolz added 10. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Aden Bowman Bears whipped the 8th-seeded Bedford Road Redmen 69-28 as Krista Phillips scored 13 and Jill Humbert 12. Carmen Wiebe led the Redmen with 12. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders whipped the Mount Royal Mustangs 65-39 as Meagan Kroll scored 11. Kayla Mack led the Mustangs with 17. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded St. Joseph Guardians torched the 6th-seeded Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 80-29 as Morgan Wingate scored 21 and Amanda Fortin 14. Heather Williamson led the Saints with 9. Tara Collins added 6. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Holy Cross Crauders thrashed the St. Joseph Guardians 78-59 as Rachel Trumpy scored 14 and Diti Antonopoulos 13. Amanda Fortin added 13. The Guardians led 35-28 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Aden Bowman Bears blasted the Evan Hardy Souls 101-47 as Krista Phillips scored 36. Heawan Woldemichael led the Souls with 16. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Evan Hardy Souls nipped the St. Joseph Guardians 64-63 in overtime as Heawan Woldemichael scored 27. Morgan Wingate led the Guardians with 20. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Aden Bowman Bears dispatched the Holy Cross Crusaders 72-57 as Krista Phillips scored 21 and Jill Humbert 14.
In the provincial quarterfinals, the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears clubbed the Regina Campbell Tartans 70-43 as Jill Humbert scored 21 and Krista Phillips 12. Brittany Scobie paced Campbell with 14. Becky Newhouse added 9. Bowman led virtually from start to finish. Hot shooting by Stacey Boldt and Jill Humbert staked the Bears to a 21-11 lead and the margin stayed in double-digits the rest of the way. “We played unselfish, like a team,” Humbert told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. The Tartans also included Solveig Nilson, Sydney Laughlin, Stacy Kaczmer, Sarah Hudson.
The Regina city champion Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns dumped the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 84-40 as Taryn Wichochowski scored 18 and Danielle Schmidt 12. Normally Hardy wins games with quickness and aggressive defence, but LeBoldus Golden Suns had the Souls topped. Throw in a case of nerves — this was the first provincial appearance for each of the Souls — and the Golden Suns romped. “We just struggled to match what they had,” Hardy coach Lauren Evans told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “It’s disappointing because we didn’t play the way we normally play.” Heawan Woldemicheal led Evan Hardy with 13. Julie Otto added 11. The Souls (coached by Evans, assisted by Nicole Poier) also included Vallyn Sielski, Crombie Maltman, Hailey Totland, Jelisa Mayes, Jalynn Middleton, Adrienne Haye, Cheryl Burnyeat, Melissa Van Rees, Mikhaila Bird, Rachel Van Rees, Tessa Weeksuk..
The Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders nipped the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans 66-65 as Brittany Bodnar hit a trey at the buzzer. Michelle Keene led Holy Cross with 20. Meagan Koroll added 15 and Brittany Bodnar 12. Lindsay Ledingham paced Sheldon Williams with 22. Jane Jacoby added 13 and Sarah Pidskalny 11. With five seconds remaining on the clock, Sheldon-Williams leading 65-63 and inbounding the ball under its own basket, Bodnar made a perfect read and stole the pass. With three seconds remaining she shook off Spartan Jane Jacoby and fired. It bounced in and out and then in. “This is the best memory of my life,” Bodnar told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “My head is just a blur right now.” The Crusaders trailed by eight with 4:07 remaining but tied the game 59-59. After Sheldon responded to go ahead by four, Cross guard Michelle Keene, who finished with 20 points, scored a lay-up with eight seconds left to bring her team within 65-63. Cross nearly got a steal on Sheldon’s first inbounds pass before Bodnar pulled out the game moments later. Said Bodnar: “I still can’t believe it.” The Spartans (coached by Ron Jacoby, who replaced Dayna Graf when she became ill in December, assisted by Dave Taylor) also included Mary Hipperson.
In the last quarterfinal, the Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines whipped the Saskatoon St. Joseph Guardians 74-36 as Ashley Wishira and Alyssa Dunn each scored 12. Knoll led 39-15 at the half. The Guardians were overmatched in the second half. “It’s easy to see why they’re No. 1 (in Regina),” Guardians coach Keely Vickaryous told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “Hopefully this will be a good learning experience for us.” Amanda Fortin and Morgan Wingate each notched 8 to pace St. Joseph. The Guardians (coached by Keely Vickaryous, assisted by Ken Nordick and Janelle Rode) also included Jill Anderosn, Carley Doyle, Kaylee Michnik, Chloe Deutscher, Christie Nairn, Lindsay Bernisky, Kira Lefebvre, Emily Bekkering, Rachelle Matisz, Jantina Kowbel.
In the semis, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns dumped the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears 73-62 as Danielle Schmidt scored 21 and Kim Tulloch 17. Krista Phillips led Bowman with 26. Jill Humbert added 13. Bowman led 42-31 at the half. The loss was the Bears first in a league or playoff game since 2003. Aden Bowman had been gunning for its third consecutive provincial title. “We’ve had an amazing run,” Humbert told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “One loss in three years? I’ll take it.” Golden Sun guard Kim Tulloch was elated. “It feels so good. All the little things went right. We totally believed we could do this.” LeBoldus Golden Suns dominated the first half, running the Bears out of the gym and leading by nine after the first quarter and 11 at the half. Bowman stormed back in the third quarter to cut the deficit to four and kept it coming in the fourth. With a little over four minutes left, the Bears went ahead 60-58. The momentum was theirs. The Golden Suns stuck to the plan. LeBoldus Golden Suns outscored the Bears 15-2 in the stretch, beating Bowman’s pressure and ultimately sealing the game at the free-throw line. Said Bowman coach Jodi Bevan: “Simply put, they just played a better game than us. We got ourselves in a hole and couldn’t dig ourselves out.”
In the other semi, the Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines defeated the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 82-68 as Lindsey Thompson scored 14, Ashley Wishara 14 and Gabby Gheyssen 12. Michelle Keene paced Holy Cross with 22. Joanne Jelinski added 18. Winston Knoll led 49-27 at the half. Trailing last year’s provincial runner-up Regina Winston Knoll by 22 points at half, it looked for a while that maybe, just maybe, the Crusaders would be the comeback kids again as they chopped Knoll’s lead down to three. But that was as close as Cross would get. Winston Knoll quickly pushed the advantage back near double-digits and romped. “It’s disappointing that we didn’t play the whole game the way we did in the third quarter,” Crusaders guard Michelle Keene told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears defeated the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 76-59 as Katie Butler scored 20 and Jill Humbert 19. Meagan Koroll paced Holy Cross with 13. Michelle Keene added 12. Aden Bowman led 40-37 at the half. “Ending with a win is great no matter what,” Katie Butler told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. The Crusaders (coached by Rebecca Carriere, assisted by Shaina Swidrovich and managed by Keisha Haines) also included Diti Antonopoulos, Joanne Jelinski, Leslie Ann Kroeker, Kelsey Hewitt, Amy Paiva, Kylie Boire, Brittany Bodnar, Rachel Trumpy, Lisa Koroll, Stacey Wist and Randi Charko.
In the final, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns stunned the Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines 69-59 as Kim Tulloch scored 18, Danielle Schmidt 17 and Kaitlyn Carter 11. Gabby Gheyssen paced Winston Knoll with 24. Michelle Berger added 16. LeBoldus Golden Suns led 35-34 at the half. The Wolverines had been unbeaten on the season and had defeated the Golden Suns 83-73 in overtime a week earlier in the Regina city finals. But Golden Sun guard Kim Tulloch told the Regina Leader-Post that was motivation to pull off an upset. “We knew we were coming in as underdogs. But we worked hard and stayed calm.” Golden Suns coach Jim Gallagher said “the girls dug down deep inside and found the character to do that. It’s almost a monumental task to beat one (Aden Bowman) and then the other (Winston Knoll) in succession. I don’t think too many people would have bet on it.” The only thing better than winning is winning when nobody thinks you’re supposed to. That just adds to the enjoyment of it.” Wolverines coach Leah Levy said her troops nearly completed a dream season. “We were 30-0 besides the final. That was a goal we set at the start of the year. For a team to set a goal of winning every tournament and league game and then achieve it is pretty amazing. It’s a strong, solid group of girls.” Kim Tulloch noted that “we worked so hard for this. It’s all worth it.” Levy told the Moose Jaw Times-Herald that “we were focusing on not letting them get lay-ups and try to get them shooting from the outside. That worked well for us in the first half, but it turned around – they were shooting well. It went from one extreme to another.” Tulloch said “I’m just over-joyed. We only had three returning veterans who were in Grade 12, but (the whole team has) been playing together for years in club ball and we’ve been working together for a long time.”
The bronze medalist Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears: Jill Humbert; Krista Phillips; Katie Butler; Stacey Boldt; Cara Roth; Alex Mitchell; Beth Thomson; Amy Lackie; Dionne Jones; Maggie Klassen; Sydney Byrns; Jamie Lammerding; coach Jodi Bevan; assistant Lisa Glemser; assistant Amanda Christensen
The silver medalist Regina Winston Knoll Wolverines: Ashley Wishira; Alyssa Dunn; Lindsey Thompson; Gabby Gheyssen; Michelle Berger; Marla Fair; Kailee Eger; coach Leah Levy
The gold medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Taryn Wichochowski; Danielle Schmidt; Kim Tulloch; Kaitlyn Carter; Julia Schmidt; Celeste Clarke; Erin Hubenig; Morgan Bolen; Stephanie Scott; Nicole Drayton; Porscha Fordham; Katrina Bissonnette; Daniel Claude; coach Jim Gallagher; assistant Debbie Ward; assistant Rumali Werapitiya