Chinook Post Season Basketball Tournament results

The 2013 Chinook Post Season Basketball Tournament was held at St. Michael's and Matthew Halton schools last weekend, March 1 and 2.  FInishing in place for the Senior Girls were the St. Michael's Dragons.  First place for the Senior Boys went to the Coalhurst Trojans.

2012/13 Coalhurst Trojans: Chinook Champs
C. Davis photos and video

2012/13 Sr. Girls Dragons - Chinook Champs

Girls, game 1: Halton Hawks vs Crowsnest Pandas

The Sr. Hawks Girls narrowly defeated the Crowsnest Pandas 52-48 in the first game of the tournament. The Hawks had a particularly strong half, with the Pandas catching up in the third and final quarters. Alyssa Barbero was top scorer for the Hawks with 16 points, followed by Dakota Van Loon with 14 points. Raegan Jackson was the top scorer for the Hawks with 14 points, followed by Allison Farfus with 12 points.

Girls, game 2: Livingstone Sabres vs Noble Central Blades

Livingstone 72 - Nobleford 37.  Rebecca Lowry of the Sabres had a great game, scoring a total of 19 points.  Other top scorers for the Sabres were Gabi Feller with 14 points, and Reagan Bousquet and Sheanna Schamber with 12 points each.  Top scorers for the Blades were Taylor Holtorf and Kaven Many Shots with 10 points each.

Boys, game 3: Livingstone Sabres vs Piikani

A decisive 90-53 victory for the Sabres in this game.  Sabres' Aaron Brown scored 37 points, and Cord Delinte and Chad Cadonic scored 16 points each.  Top scorer for Piikani was Josh Cross Child with 24 points.

Girls, game 4: Coalhurst vs JT Foster

49-36 Coalhurst.  Karen Waldner was the top scorer for Coalhurst with 10 points.  Miriam Entz and RHonda Waldner scored 9 points each for Coalhurst.  Larah Smith was top scorer for JT Foster with 11 points.

Boys, game 5: St. Michael's Dragons vs Vulcan County Central Hawks

St. Michael's Dragons vs Vulcan Hawks

The St. Michael's Dragons won this one handily, 85-31.  With the team pretty much at full strength, the Dragons put on a good display.

The Dragons won every quarter by a significant margin.  However, this game was very costly for the Dragons after Kory Geddes and Gabe Rainford collided, knocking Rainford out for the rst of the game and occasioning 4 stitches in his forehead.  It was worse news for Kory Geddes, who suffered a significant concussion,  ending his season.

Top scorer for the Dragons was Nathan Bruder with 27 points, followed by Gabe Rainford with 24 points and Kory Geddes with 17 points.  K. Coleman was the top scorer for Vulcan with 18 points


Girls, game 6: St. Michael's Dragons vs Vulcan County Central Hawks

A big win for the Dragons, 66-24.   Top scorers for the Dragons were Carlee Fitzpatrick with 22 points and Kelli Potts with 16 points.  The Dragons dominated all but the final quarter, which was actually quite close.

Boys, game 7: Noble Blades vs Halton Hawks

The Nobleford Bloades rolled over the Halton Hawks in the first half.  Despite a very strong showing from the Hawks in the second half, including winning the final quarter, the Hawks couldn't make up the huge lead the Blades established on the way to their 85-47 victory.  That final quarter was some of the best basketball we've seen the Hawks play this season.

Top scorers for the Hawks were Graham Milligan with 19 points and Austin Sinclair with 10 points.   Top scorers for the Blades were Tyson Pariseau with 13 poitns, Jakey Siemens with 12 points, and Brayden De Boer with 10 points.

Girls Semi-Finals, game 8:  St. Michael's Dragons vs Halton Hawks

Ah, the hometown barnburner.  First quarter ends with the Dragons ahead by 1 point, 16-15.  The Hawks fall apart in the second quarter, and the Dragons gather steam.  22 points for the Dragons, 7 for the Hawks, and it's 38 - 22 at the half.  The Dragons almost double-up on the Hawks in the third quarter, with 19 points to 10.  The Hawks ahve a very good final quarter, outscoring the Dragons 16-10, not enough to win it.

Final score: Dragons 67, Hawks 48.

Top scorers for the Dragons were Tamara Parkin with 16 points, Kelli Potts with 13 points, and Elise Wocknitz with 12 points.  Top scorers for the Hawks were Laressa McGlynn with 14 points and Dakota Van Loon with 11 points.

Boys Semi-Finals, game 9: Coalhurst Trojans vs Livingstone Sabres

A tough loss for Lundbreck's Sabres, detested 93-53 by Coalhurst.  Coalhurst established a lead early and just kept building on it throughout the game.   Top scorers for the Sabres were Aaron Brown and Cord Delinte with 14 points each, followed by Chad Cadonic with 11 points and Morgan Cook with 10 points.  Top scorers for Coalhurst were Mackie Weiss Higbee with 28 points, Luc Adam with 16 points, and Stefan Hughes and Lee Firth with 12 points each.

Girls Semi-Finals, game 10: Livingstone Sabres vs Coalhurst

The Livingstone Sabres squeaked past Coalhurst to win this one 53-45.  They were ties 13-13 at the end of the first quarter.  The Sabres dominated the second quarter, and both teams were kind of flat in the third quarter.  Coalhurst had the high score in the final quarter, 23-19, but couldn't whittle down the Sabres' lead enough to change the final result.

Top scorers for the Sabres were Rebecca Lowry with 8 points and Raelyn Rutledge with 11 points.  Top scorer for Coalhurst was Rhonda Waldner with 13 points.

Boys Semi-Finals, game 11:  St. Michael's Dragons vs Noble Central Blades

The Dragons won this one 83-62.  An evenly matched first quarter was followed by two very strong quarters by the Dragons, with the Blades rebooting in the final quarter, actually winning that one by a small margin, but not by enough to change the end result.

Top scorers for the Dragons were Gabe Rainford (back from the injured list) with 22 points, Jared Pittman with 20 points, and Nathan Bruder with 18 points.  Top scorer for the Blades was Logan Schlamp with 12 points.

Girls Third Place Game:  Halton Hawks vs Coalhurst

Coalhurst won this one by two points, 45-43, to take third place in the tournament.  A tough loss for the Hawks after being ahead by 3 points at the half after a particularly strong first quarter.

Top scorers for the Hawks was Alyssa Barbero with 19 points.  Top scorers for Coalhurst was Karen Waldner with 12 points.

Boys Third Place Game: Livingstone Sabres vs Noble Blades

The Livingstone Sabres took third place with this 90-64 win, the result of a strong first half for the Sabres.  Tio scorer for Coalhurst was Tyson Pariseau with 13 points.  Top scorers for the Sabres was Cord Dleinte with 44 points.  12 points for Aaron Brown and 11 for Morgan Cook of the Sabres.

Girls First Place Game: Livingstone Sabres vs St. Michael's Dragons

St. Michael's Girls Dragons took first place after a 53-39 win over the very competitive Sabres team.  Both teams proved they deserved to be in the final game, and the Sabres had a very strong first quarter.  The Dragons kept picking up speed as the game wore on, leading to their ultimate victory.

Top scorers for the Sabres was Raelyn Rutledge.  Top scorers for the Dragons were Kelli Potts with 18 points, Elise Wocknitz with 15 points, and Carlee Fitzpatrick with 12 points.

Dragons Captains Kelli Potts, Elise Wocknitz and Catherine DeCock
with happy Coaches Sally Woodard and Lynne Wocknitz in the background.

A humdinger of a game with some nice three pointers from Wocknitz, Catherine DeCock, and Kelli Potts.



Boys First Place Game:  Senior Dragons vs Coalhurst Trojans

Coalhurst won this one by 5 points, 76-71.  Gabe Rainford put on a clinic with dunks an d several three pointers.  He kept piling on the three pointers at the end of the game, and it almost changed the final result, but Coalhurst hung on to their lead and built on it a little in the remaining minutes and seconds at the end of the game.

First place for Coalhurst.

Top scorer for the Dragons was Gabe Rainford with 57 points.  That's 57 points.  He's leaving High School Basketball behind in style.

Top scorers for the Trojans were Luc Adam with 20 points, Mackie Weiss Higbee with 12 points, and Brandon Dupuis with 11 points.