It was a championship weekend for two Lethbridge School Division teams at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association Rugby 15 Provincial Championship in Lethbridge.
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute took gold in the 4A girls category, while Winston Churchill High School secured first place in 3A girls.
LCI was part of an eight-team field, as the southern Alberta zone champions kicked off the tournament with a dominating 54-7 victory over Notre Dame Red Deer.
LCI went on to defeat Strathcona in the semifinal before the team took home gold with a 17-12 win over Raymond.
The LCI roster for 2025 included Aanchal Tripathi, Dilyn Brown, Porter Pierson, Abiageal Hyland, Ella Dubber, Portia Olsen, Addy Selk, Esmae Ricard, Reese Jones, Addyson Waites, Grace Clawson, Rylan Masson, Alana Janse Van Rensburg, Kamille de Jong, Sadie Depew, Ashtyn Cordeiro, Katelyn Lowry, Sarah Broad, Audree Walburger, Kenji Bootsma, Sloane Hirsche, Aurora Morgan, Kuniko Nelson, Sydney Campbell, Ayva Smith, Laryn Hyggen, Sydney Shields, Brielle Steed,Liv Swift, Taya Skelton, Brinley Kutsch, Madison Kutsch, Taylin Loose, Brookelynn Jones, Micah Atwood, Tylee Walburger, Camryn Veurink, Myla Baker, Zoey Stephan, Charlee Tanner, Nevaeh Mangal, Dasha Tuckova and Peyton Hendrickson.
WCHS opened play Friday with a big 29-0 win over Strathmore. Churchill followed that up with a 53-0 victory over Matthew Halton.
In the gold-medal match, WCHS defeated W.R. Myers 38-5.
The roster included Addison Graham, Emery Bassendowski, Leandra Ricketts, Ally McDonald, Evie Miller, Payton Young, Atti Yanga, Faith Tokariuk, Ronni Arcand, Ava Fletcher, Gaby Gomez, Rowina Abera, Avery Wilson, Jayda Hosgood, Ruby Ramirez, Brooklyn Saunders, Jayda Lietz-Greenway, Sara Chali, Brynnley Kowal, Karlee Peterson, Shanelle Mann, Caprica Desrosiers, Kayla Schimanski, Zoe Forsyth, Cassie Trechka and Kylie Challenger.
The LCI boys fell 17-7 to Bowness in the team's first match on Friday I the 4A draw, and rebounded with a 31-20 win over Strathmore and a 17-0 win over McNally in the consolation final.
Churchill's boys also competed in 4A and defeated Strathmore in game one by a score of 25-2. WCHS then lost to Bowness 29-12 in the semifinal. The team then dropped the bronze-medal game by a score of 40-5 to Henry Wise Wood.
