The Maritime Women’s Basketball League enjoys fan interaction and reaction to the product it puts on the floor. The MWBA, with seven teams finishing the league’s third season last summer, is always discussing innovative ideas to further enhance the game day and competitive spirit of women’s basketball. Former MWBA MVP Kaylee Kilpatrick, who starred for...Read More
Two players from Nova Scotia-based Maritime Women’s Basketball Association teams earned victories in Europe over the weekend. Elizabeth Iseyemi and her BAD Heidelberg team improved to 4-0 in the Germany-2.Bundsliga circuit, downing Rhein-Main, 82-46. Iseyemi, who was a first team MWBA all-star last season, played 18 minutes. She had eight points, five rebounds and two...Read More
Some seasons have started, some are ready to unfold this week. That means there’s plenty of players from last year’s Maritime Women’s Basketball Association rosters who are suiting up wearing their university colours for 2024-25. We’ll keep tabs on the many players who play post-secondary and played during the MWBA’s 2024 season. We’ll start at...Read More
Go ahead, ask Shelby MacIsaac what she does in her spare time. Well, she has to sleep, but that’s about the only thing interfering with a busy schedule Handling multiple projects is what drives MacIssac. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will find out just how talented and driven the Riverview, NB, native is. A fourth-year...Read More
The 2025 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is months away. That doesn’t mean the work toward Year IV is heading into winter hibernation. Far from it. The MWBA features seven teams including four in New Brunswick and three in Nova Scotia. A schedule with seven teams – based on last year following expansion with the Miramichi...Read More
The evolution of Emily Briggs has been a study in perseverance, dedication and commitment to the game of basketball. And, more importantly, the game of life. From a shy New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association star with Florenceville-Bristol’s Carleton North High Stars, Briggs has grown in leaps and bounds as she continues to make her mark...Read More
One of the faces of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will receive a major moment in the sun Saturday, Oct. 26. Unfortunately for Saint John’s Kaylee Kilpatrick, she’s a few time zones away. Kilpatrick, the star of the MWBA’s Port City Fog, is teaching in New Zealand and will be unable to attend her induction...Read More
Shannon Parlee doesn’t have much time to sit. Perhaps to watch her beloved Toronto Raptors or Boston Bruins play a game, but other than that, Parlee is on the move. The owner of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Moncton Mystics – and former player with Mount Allison University Mounties – Parlee is getting set for...Read More
Coaching is not something that comes naturally. It’s not for the faint of heart, it’s not for those who like to keep their feet up and only be engaged when the ball tips. Not even close. As basketball season inches ever so closer to games counting in the standings, it’s been fantastic to see many...Read More
