Neil Smith is never far from a basketball. Whether teaching, watching or coaching, Smith wants to be involved. Now that has retired from Basketball New Brunswick – Smith held the Technical Director position for years – he has some more time to give back to the game he loves. That’s exactly what the Miramichi Hericanes...Read More
It’s almost game time. Yes! The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association prepares for its fourth season of operation early next month with seven teams pursuing the PRO•LINE Legacy Cup championship. That championship, which will feature four teams, will be held at the sparkling Richard J. Currie Center on the campus of the University of New Brunswick...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will crown its champion in June. Celebrations will unfold in Fredericton, home of the Freeze. The Freeze will host the four-team PRO•LINE Legacy Cup June 21-22 at the sparkling Richard J. Currie Center on the campus of the University of New Brunswick. UNB is a platinum partner for the event...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze have had to change a game date during the 2025 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season. Originally scheduled to host the Moncton Mystics on Friday, June 6, the Freeze will now welcome its Highway 2 rivals on Wednesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. The game will be played at the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium,...Read More
Teams across the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s map have started with April open gyms leading into training camps. It all begins toward the regular season opener May 3-4 weekend. Fredericton Freeze has held two open gyms and hosts its tryout Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Connaught Street School. Other teams will be ramping...Read More
And now there are four. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association, preparing for its fourth season in May, is certainly spreading its wings to the grassroots levels in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Add the Miramichi Junior Her-icanes to the growing list. The under-16 Hericanes will make their debut at an invitational tournament March 29 to...Read More
A wish the Fredericton Freeze has been pining for has been granted. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Freeze will have a junior program running under its flagship name The Fredericton Junior Freeze will begin play this spring for girls entering Grade 9 through 11. ‘We’ve been looking to dig deeper into our community with youth...Read More
As the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association prepares for Season IV in May, we’re going to look back on a wildly successful and competitive season that was 2024. We’ll start with a recap of the Royale player of the week award winners from last season. Six players earned the weekly nod including Elizabeth Iseyemi of Dartmouth/Cole...Read More
It’s getting closer. Days are longer, snow is starting disappear and the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is ready to rumble for its fourth season of spring and early summer showdowns. The 2025 schedule has been released and opening weekend will feature all seven teams in action when the May 3 to 4 weekend arrives. ‘We...Read More
