The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association was fully anticipating an eighth team for this past season. It went down to the wire before a potential suitor in Truro, NS, could not be finalized as the MWBA went with seven teams in 2025. ‘We were excited about the opportunity to move into Truro last season to give...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze is preparing to celebrate its fifth year anniversary next season. With the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association turning five-years-old in 2026, the Freeze has had a number of players go through its system since opening day back in the spring of 2022. What have the lineups looked like over the past four seasons?...Read More
The off-season is upon the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. At least when it comes to on court competition. The league is in the midst of preparation toward its fifth-year anniversary, unfolding in early May of 2026. ‘There’s plenty of work unfolding and whether teams are making announcements or the league is communicating, we’re always striving...Read More
Pure joy. That’s what Abby Miller experiences each and every time she laces up for competition. Thing is, Miller figured her playing career was going to end with a scrapbook full of memories and her eyes would turn to coaching the game she loves. Hang on a second. Miller is a case study of perseverance...Read More
Viewership is up. And with the Fredericton TRL Solutions Freeze celebrating its fifth anniversary along with the rest of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association in 2026, the organization is seeking a partner to host livestreaming home games for the Capital City squad. The MWBA PRO•LINE Legacy Cup championship weekend – hosted last June by the...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze – along with the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association – will celebrate five-year anniversaries next spring. Amazing, really. From six teams kicking off the inaugural season in 2022, to expansion and four years of exciting basketball on and off the court, the MWBA is preparing for another season in 2026. For the Freeze,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s reigning MVP has certainly had a summer to remember. Mackenzie Smith of Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Preston’s Lake City 56ers helped her Canada Basketball teammates mine gold at the Junior Pan Am Games 3X3 championship. Canada defeated Mexico, 18-13, to secure gold. As if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, the Nova Scotia product...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association congratulates Basketball Nova Scotia and its under-17 girls’ team for a memorable Canada Summer Games. With head coach and former MWBA standout Haley McDonald as head coach, the Bluenose Province earned a bronze medal on the weekend in St. John’s, NL. Nova Scotia defeated Basketball British Columbia, 74-45 to mine...Read More
It’s crunch time at the Canada Summer Games. Yes, it’s quarter-final Thursday as provinces start jockeying for position including three Maritime teams. Basketball Nova Scotia finished as the fifth seed and will face No. 4 Quebec for a path to the semifinals. Basketball New Brunswick finished eighth and draw upstart Basketball Alberta which finished ahead...Read More
