| RD 1: Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 47 St. Lambert Community Sports Association 31 Vancouver Hoopsters 54 Windsor N&D Yorktowns 36 RD 2: Hamilton Durham Furniture Kittens 63 Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 31 RD 3: Vancouver Hoopsters 55 Hamilton Kittens 41 Windsor N&D 60 St. Lambert CSA 53 (eliminated) RD 4: Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 64 Windsor N&D 34 (eliminated) RD 5: Hamilton Kittens 55 Winnipeg Grads 29 (eliminated) FINAL: Vancouver Hoopsters 41 Hamilton Durham Furniture Kittens 36 |
In the Ontario finals, the Hamilton Tigerettes defeated the Windsor N&D Yorktowns 54-54; 61-26 (Total: 115-80). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Tigerettes and Yorktowns played to a 54-54 draw. Margaret Mamuzza led Hamilton with 21. Wigston added 10, McDonald 10, Sharon Kerr 6, Estey 6, O’Brien 4 and Kingswood 1. Bev Clenighan led Windsor with 25. Cherrie Martin added 16, Pat McDonald 10, Pat Harrison 6, Pam Morrison 2, Kelly 2, Bruce 2 and Mason 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton stomped Windsor 61-26 as Pat McDonald scored 11 and Margaret Mamuzza 10. Bev Clenighan led the Yorktowns with 7. Pat Harrison added 7 and Cherrie Martin 2. …………………………………………………… Both teams advanced to the nationals in Hamilton.
In the Alberta finals, the Lethbridge Chinooks v the defending champ Edmonton Jasperettes in a best-of-three series. The Chinooks (coached by Harry Blacker) included Mint Molnar, Carol Colwill, Georgina Hrabowy, Myrna Molten, Eva Derringer, Mabel Pickering, Betty Kendall, Tina Manning, Carol Burr, Marion Patterson, Betty Sherman and Barb Davis.
In the Manitoba finals, the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads defeated the Winnipeg Flames x-x; 60-46 (2g-0).
In the British Columbia finals, the Vancouver Mols defeated the Mount Pleasant Legionettes x-x; 61-41 (2g-0?). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Mols torched the Legionettes 61-41 as Mary McDonald scored 23. Diane Doyle led Mount Pleasant with 14.
The national tourney was a double-knockout draw held in Hamilton.
In the opening round, Vancouver defeated Windsor 54-36 after taking a 29-16 lead at the half and 43-23 lead into the final frame. Vancouver’s press was extremely effective. Darlene Currie led scoring with 17, Pauline Gensick 11, Mary McDonald 10 and Barb Robertson 5. Windsor was paced by Cherie Martin 12 and Bev Clenighan 10. Windsor coach Bill Thomas noted that Vancouver “were too big for us.”
The Winnipeg St. Vital Grads defeated St. Lambert 47-31 as Joanne Schultz scored 22.
In the second round, the Hamilton Durham Furniture Kittens defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 63-31.
The Vancouver Hoopsters raced past Hamilton 55-41 by grabbing a 21-9 lead after one quarter, 35-18 half-time lead and using a 3-2 zone to shut down the Kittens. Pauline Gensick led the Hoopsters with 18 points. Point guard Darlene Currie added 9. Hamilton was paced by Marg Mamuza 14 and Pat Mcdonald 12. Mamuza injured her ankle in the third quarter and was forced to the bench. Vale Kingswood added 7.
Windsor N&D eliminated St. Lambert CSA with a 60-53 win, despite training 44-35 at the three-quarter mark. Windsor tied the game at 51 with 90 seconds to go and rattled off a 9-2 run in the final minute. Cherie Martin led Windsor with 36. Bev Clenighan added 12, Mason 6, Harrison 4 and Kircos 2. St. Lambert was paced by Sue Villeneuve 34. Betty Grant added 11, Belzic 5, Perley 2 and Larson 1.
In the fourth round, the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads eliminated Windsor N&D 64-36 after taking a 37-13 lead over an obviously tired Windsor squad, who played the game with guard Cathy Kelly on the sidelines with an ankle injury. St. Vital was paced by Carol Ruff 22. Joanne Schultz added 18, Eleanor Ward 9, Jean Wood 8, Doreen Lusk 6 and Laurie Leveille 1. Cherrie Martin paced Windsor with 12. Pat Harrison added 9, Bev Clenighan 7, Bruce 4 and Kircos 2, while Mason was scoreless and Cathy Kelly did not play because of an ankle injury.
In the fifth round, Hamilton staved off elimination by defeating the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 55-29 by using a 15-0 run when the game was tied at 13 to take control of the contest. Hamilton was led by Vale Kingswood’s 10 points and Ann Lang’s 9.
In the final, the Vancouver Hoopsters defeated the Hamilton Durham Furniture Kittens 41-36. Hamilton used a tight man-to-man defence to take a 14-13 lead at the quarter but could never penetrate the Vancouver zone to move ahead. The game was tied at 25 at the half but the Hoopsters went on an 8-0 run early in the second half to pull away for the victory. Hamilton rallied to within three but the Hoopster zone held and Vancouver nabbed its third straight national title. Darlene Currie finished with 18 points. Vale Kingwood scored 12 and Pat MacDonald 8 for the Kittens. Hamilton coach Gary Deas later noted “I thought we had them in the first quarter. The girls were extremely tired but still came up with a fine display. The Vancouver cult is just too strong.” Vancouver coach Herb Olafssen noted that the first half was close because “we tried something different. …We put Darlene at the baseline to get points inside. But it didn’t work and we had to pull her out.” The victory further demonstrated Western dominance of the senior A women’s game. But at least a small measure of that dominance was a function of the fact that Ontario public schools and universities continued to play what were once euphemistically known as “women’s rules” in which there were six players to a side on the court at one time, three forwards and three guards, with the guards allowed to run only for three-quarters of the court and prohibited from shooting the ball. Critics opposed men’s rules, which were used for women’s games out west, as being too hard on the girls. It was also alleged that the girls didn’t have the stamina to play men’s rules.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Sue Villeneuve (St. Lambert CSA); Darlene Currie (Vancouver Hoopsters); Nora McDermott (Vancouver Hoopsters); Pat MacDonald (Hamilton Kittens); Carol Ruff (Winnipeg Grads); and Bev Clenighan (Windsor N&D)
The bronze medalist Winnipeg St. Vital Grads: Carol Ruff; Joanne Schultz; Maureen Orchard; Doreen Glenn; Ila Anderson; Bev Kerr; Laurie Leveille; Carol Rogers; Jean Wood; Doreen Lusk; Eleanor Ward; Marilyn Johnston; coach Al Crockett; manager Len Harvey; club president Fred Steeves
The runner-up Hamilton Kittens: Pat MacDonald; Marg Mamuza; Vale Kingswood; Ann Lang; coach Gary Deas
The champion Vancouver Hoopsters: Darlene Currie; Mary McDonald; Pat Dairon; Linda Kaser; Pauline Gensick; Barbara Robertson; Beverley Latrace; Campbell; Mary Coutts; Barb Whidden; coach Herb Olaffson