| W. RD 1 (Alta): Calgary Maxwells d’d Edmonton Trute Fur Tartans 46-40; 44-45; 53-42 (2g-1) W. RD 2 (Alta): Calgary Maxwells d’d Lethbridge Chieftains x-x; 48-41 (2g-0) W. RD 1 (BC): U.B.C. d’d Hastings Community Centre 73-69; 49-42 (2g-0) W. RD 2 (BC): Richmond Merchants d’d U.B.C. Thunderettes 41-37; 48-29; 68-36 (3g-0) W. QF (Alta/BC): Richmond Merchants d’d Calgary Maxwells 68-65; 58-45 (T: 126-110) W QF (Sask): Saskatoon Adilman Aces d’d Moose Jaw Devcos 65-45; 66-33 (T: 131-78) E. SEMI (Ont): Hamilton Quigley’s d’d Kitchener Waterloo Elliotts 47-31; 72-33 (Total: 119-64) W. SEMI (BC/Sask): Richmond Merchants d’d Saskatoon Adilman Aces 45-27; 47-36 (2g-0) W. FINAL (BC/Man): Richmond Merchants d’d Winnipeg RCAF 68-39; 55-29 (2g-0) E. FINAL: Hamilton Quigley’s Tigerettes d’d Toronto Varsity Grads 67-38; 70-36 (Total: 137-74) CANADIAN TITLE: Richmond Merchants d’d Hamilton Quigley’s Tigerettes 45-48; 48-38; 45-43; 54-30 (3g-1) |
In the Ontario and Eastern semis, the Hamilton Quigley’s Tigerettes defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts 47-31; 72-33 (Total: 119-64). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton prevailed 47-3`as Marg Deas scored 18, Lorna Mesecar 8 and Boots Spurr 8. Dot Ostrander led the Elliotts with 9. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton blasted the Elliotts 72-33 as Boots Spurr scored 20, Sheila Collins 8, Nellie Martyn 8, Lorna Messecar 7, Helen Ostrosina 6, Marion Hawley 5, Marg Deas 10, Doreen Park 3, Dolores Hall 3 and Helen Toth 3. Evelyn Hamel led Kitchener-Waterloo with 13.
In the Ontario and Eastern semis, the Toronto Varsity Grads defeated the Hamilton Mascos 52-46; 43-37 (Total: 95-83. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Varsity Grads prevailed 43-37 as Jean Wills scored 12 and Fran Wigston 9. Donna McDermott notched 16 to lead the Mascos (coach Paul Traynor).
In the Ontario and Eastern final, the Hamilton Quigley Tigerettes swept the Toronto Varsity Grads 67-38; 70-36 (Total: 137-74). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton dumped Toronto 67-38 as Boots Spurr scored 25, Lorna Messecar 14, Sheila Collins 10, Marg Deas 8, Delores Hall 8 and Hawley 2. Tigerettes coach Larry Kalman told the Hamilton Spectator that “our girls just ran them til they were ready to drop.” Mary McDonald led the Varsity Grads with 13. Willis added 9, Bray 7, Wigston 5, G Barrett 2 and White 2, while M Barrett, Hansford and Foster were scoreless. The Tigerettes led 28-13 at the half. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton led 25-9 at the half and coasted to a 70-36 win. Deas paced the Tigerettes with 24. Spurr added 17, Hawley 9, Messecar 4 and Toth 2. McDonald led Toronto with 12. Wigston added 9, Willis 8, Barrett 3, White 2 and Bray 2, while Hansford, Foster and Emerson were scoreless.
In the Alberta semis, the Calgary Maxwells defeated the Edmonton Tartans 46-40; 44-45; 53-42 (2g-1) …………………………………………………… In game one, the Maxwells clipped the Tartans 46-40 after leading 8-7, 21-18 and 32-27 at the quarters. Darlene Currie paced Calgary with 23. Joan Richardson added 11, Pat Gillespie 7, Grierson 2, Connors 2 and Christie 1, while Thompson, Goos and Cload were scoreless. Ilene Mousseau paced Edmonton with 12. Eleanor Demchuk added 10, Fedechko 6, Cole 4, Donald 4 and Menage 4, while Colpitts, Williams and Richards were scoreless.
…………………………………………………… In game two, Edmonton edged Calgary 45-44 but lost the total-point series by five. The Maxwells led 14-11 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 26 at the half. The Tartans led 34-33 after three quarters. Eleanor Demchuk paced the Tartans with 19. Ileane Mousseau added 11. Claudette Menage 9, Cole 4 and Fedechko 2, while Colpitts, Williams, Richards and Donald were scoreless. Darlene Currie led the Maxwells with 20. Joan Richardson added 8, Gillespie 7, Christie 4, Goos 2, Cload 1, Thomson 1 and Connors 1, while Grierson was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the decisive third game, Calgary prevailed 53-42 as Darlene Currie scored 25, Carol Christie 7 and Pat Gillespie 7. The Maxwells led 26-20 at the half and 40-27 after three quarters. Betty Cole and Ileane Mousseau each scored 11 to pace the Tartans. Eleanor Demchuk added 7. The Tartans (coached by Mort Wynne, assistant Martin Battle) also included Claudette Menage, Valerie Williams, Marlene Richards, Marge Fedechko, Shirley Donald and Pearl Colpetts.
In the Alberta finals, the Calgary Maxwells defeated the Lethbridge Chieftains 38-33; 48-41 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Maxwells prevailed 38-33 as Darlene Currie scored 18, Bev Coward 8, Gillespie 7 and Christie 5, while Richardson, Bernice Coward, Connor, Goos, Grierson and Cload were scoreless. Carole Ponech led the Chieftains with 8. Shirley Smith added 8, Terry 5, Ennis 4, Molenar 4, Kormos 3 and Beimler 1, while Vosburgh and Kolesar were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Maxwells prevailed 48-41 after leading 26-21 at the half. Darlene Currie led the Maxwells with 13. Coral Terry paced the Chieftains with 18. The Chieftains (coached by Rex Cahoon) also included Carole Ponech, Joan Ennis, Eva Kormos, Mint Molenaar.
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Saskatoon Adilman Aces defeated the Moose Jaw Deuces 65-45; 66-33 (Total: 131-98). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Adilman Aces dumped the Deuces 65-45 as Lee Fior scored 23, Myrna Levorson 18 and Carole Josephson 8. Shirley Avery led Moose Jaw with 13. Marilyn Robinson added 8. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Aces thrashed the Deuces 66-33 as Pat Lawson scored 16, Myrna Levorson 11, Lee Fior 11, Judy Jenkin 5, Diane Hanysh 5, Eleanor Edwards 4, Judy Holt 4, Hennetta Godlin 4, Carol Josephson 4 and Marlene Ackerman 2. Delores Dobni led Moose jaw with 13.
In the British Columbia semis, the U.B.C. Thunderettes defeated Hastings Community Centre 73-69; 49-42 (Total: 122-111). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. prevailed 73-69 in overtime as Diane Beach scored 22, Marilyn Patterson 12, Gail Leiber 11, Barbara Robertson 10, Barbara Whidden 6, Lorna Letkeman 4, Fern Walker and Anne Lindsay 4. Barbara Bengough paced Hastings with 23. Wilma Odermatt added 15, Audrey Deacon 11, Maureen Bailey 11, Paula van Hooydonk 4, Dawn Chalmers 3 and Dagmar Nissila 2, while Cathie Thomson and Joan Stead were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. completed the series sweep with a 49-42 win as Leitner scored 14, Peterson 9, Lindsay 8, Robertson 8, Beach 6, Walker 2 and Whidden 2, while Letkeman was scoreless. Bengough led Hastings with 17. Bailey added 14, Odermatt 8 and Deacon 3, while Chalmers, Nissila, Thomson, van Hooydonk and Evans were scoreless.
In the BC finals, the Richmond Merchants defeated the U.B.C. Thunderettes 41-37; 49-29; 68-36 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Richmond Merchants defeated the U.B.C. Thunderettes 41-37 after leading 18-14 at the half. Marge Whitehead led the Merchants with 10. Joan Lorenz added 8, Shirley Topley 7, Zoe Shepherd 7, McDermott 5, Farrell 2 and Gilmore 2, while McGovern and Whyte were scoreless. Diane Beach led the Thunderettes with 14. Peterson added 6, Robertson 5, Leitner 4, Whidden 3, Lindsay 2, Letkemann 2 and Walker 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Richmond clubbed U.B.C. 48-29 as Lennie McGiveron scored 11, Marg Whitehead 8, Nora McDermott 6, Zoe Shepherd 6, Shirley Topley 5, Joan Lorenz 5, Gerry Gilmore 4, Shelagh Farrell 2 and Eleanor Whyte 1. Diane Beach led the Thunderettes with 14. Leitner added 5, Walker 4, Lindsay 2, Paterson 2 and Robertson 2, while Whidden and Letkeman were scoreless.
…………………………………………………… In game three, Richmond defeated U.B.C. 68-36 as Shirley Topley scored 19, Zoe Shepherd 17, McDermott 10, McGiveron 10, Whitehead 6, Lorenz 5 and Farrell 1, while Gilmore and White were scoreless. Peterson led the Thunderettes with 13. Beach added 8, leitner 4, Walker 4, Whidden 3, Letkemann 3 and Aldoys 1, while Robertson and Lindsay were scoreless.
In the BC/Alberta playoffs, the Richmond Merchants defeated the Calgary Maxwells 68-65; 58-45 (Total: 126-110). …………………………………………………… In game one, Richmond rode a decisive 29-11 fourth quarter to a 68-65 win as Shirley Topley sored 28, Zoe Shepherd 25, Lorenz 6, Whitehead 4, McDermott 3 and McGiveron 2, while Malesh and Dolfo were scoreless. Darlene Currie led the Maxwells with 25. Nixon added 22, Bev Coward 8, Pat Gillespie 4, Bernice Coward 2, Coos 2 and Cload 2, while Richardson, Christie and Connors were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Merchants took the series with a 58-54 win. The Merchants led 17-11 after one quarter and 30-27 at the half. They ripped off an 18-5 run in the third quarter to take a 48-32 lead and then held on for the win. Shirley Topley led the Merchants with 23. Zoe Shepherd added 12, Marjorie Whitehead 8, Lennie McGivern 7, McDermott 5, Colfo 2 and Lorenz 1, while Melish was scoreless. Pat Gillespie scored 14 to pace the Maxwells. Darlene Currie added 10, Connie Nixon 10, Joan Richardson 7, Beverly Coward 2 and Flora Goos 2, while Bernice Coward, Joan Cload and Dorothy Grierson were scoreless. The Maxwells (coached by Ron Southern and managed by Mike Gillespie) also included Lorree Connors, Carol Christie and Eileen Turner.
In the West final, the Richmond Merchants defeated Winnipeg RCAF 68-39; 55-29 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Merchants prevailed 69-39 as Shirley Topley scored 27, Zoe Shepherd 15, Joan Lorenz 8, Nora McDermott 6, Laura Malesh 4, Lennie McGiveron 4, Norma Dolfo 2 and Marj Whitehead 2. Mary Magnusson led Winnipeg with 19. Vickery added 5, Malyk 4, Francis 4, Kardashinski 3, Williams 2 and Murphy 2, while Wahl, Dumka and Hoski were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Richmond thrashed RCAF 55-29 as Zoe Shepherd scored 22. Marg Magnuson led Winnipeg with 12.
In the Canadian championships, the Richmond Merchants defeated the host Hamilton Tigerettes 45-48; 48-38; 45-43; 54-30 (3g-1). The Merchants were essentially the Vancouver Eilers with a new sponsor. Shirley Topley and Zoe Shepherd had previously played on 6 title teams.
In game one, the Merchants suffered their first loss in 28 games as they fell 48-45. Richmond led 22-20 at the half but Quigley moved ahead 40-33 after three quarters. Buckets by Shirley Topley and Zoe Shepherd trimmed the margin to four and then Nora McDermott hit a free throw to give Vancouver a 45-44 lead. But Mary MacDonald, import guard from Toronto’s Varsity Grads, stole the ball and raced for a layup giving the Tigerettes a 46-45 lead. They iced it with two free throws. For Hamilton: Hall; Otrosina; Boots Spurr 15, Martyn 3, Park; Collins; Lorna Messecar 5; Hawley; Margy Deas 9, MacDonald 18. For Richmond: Shelagh Farrell; Joan Lorenz 5; Malesh; Dolfo; Lennie McGiveron; Zoe Shepherd 12; Marj Whitehead; Shirley Topley 14; and Nora McDermott 3.
In game two, Richmond outscored the Tigerettes 19-7 in the final 10 minutes to collect a 48-38 win. Nora McDermott led Richmond with 16. Joan Lorenz added 10, Zoe Shepherd 10, McGiveron 5, Farrell 4 and Topley 3, while Malesh, Balfor and Whitehead were scoreless. Boots Spurr and Lorna Messecar paced Hamilton with 9 each. Deas added 6, Hall 4, Hawley 4, Martyn 3 and McDonald 3, while Otrosina, Park, Collins and Toth were scoreless.
In game three, Richmond prevailed 45-43. Hamilton led 19-17 after one quarter and maintained their lead through to the final quarter. The Tigerettes were ahead 43-42 with four minutes to go and held off Richmond until the last minute when Zoe Shepherd nabbed a long pass and split the Hamilton defence to score a bucket that gave the Merchants the lead. Shepherd finished with 16 points while Joan Lorenz added 13, Shirley Topley 8, Marj Whitehead 5, Nora McDermott 5 and Lennie McGiveron 2, while Shelagh Farrell, Laura Malesh and Norma Dolfo were scoreless. Hamilton was paced by Lorna Messecar’s 17 and Margy Deas 10. Boots Spurr added 6, Hawley 5, MacDonald 5 and Hall 2, while Clark, Collins, Martyn and Otrosina were scoreless.
In game four, Topley led the Merchants to an easy 54-30 victory scoring 15, including 8 in the first half. Nora McDermott added 13 while Lennie McGiveron and Zoe Shepherd each scored 7, Whitehead 4, Farrell 2, Joan Lorenz 2 and Malesh 2, while Dolfo was scoreless. Mary McDonald paced Hamilton with 10. Marg Deas added 8, Lorna Messecar 6, Boots Spurr 3, Collins 2 and Hall 1, while Osirosina, Martyn, Park and Hawley were scoreless.
The runner-up Hamilton Quigley Tigerettes: Mary MacDonald; Delores Hall; Helen Otrosina; Boots Spurr; Nelli Martyn; Doreen Park; Sheila Collins; Lorna Messecar; Marion Hawley; Margaret Deas; Clark; Helen Toth; coach Larry Kalmin; manager Walter Ohirko
The champion Richmond Merchants: Joan Lorenz; Laura Malesh; Norma Dolfo; Lennie McGiveron; Zoe Shepherd; Marj Whitehead; Shirley Topley; Nora McDermott; Shelagh Farrell; Balfor; coach Gordon MacDonald