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Basketball is a small world. One minute you’re thinking one thing, next minute a contact from the past can help change your mind. Exactly what happened to Courtney Cain-Nordin this past season. Cain-Nordin was fully preparing to play her third season in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. She had chosen to remain in the Halifax...Read More

When the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association launched in 2022, a number of professional players who had continued their careers in Europe, found their way into the then fledgling league. Names such as former MWBA MVP Kaylee Kilpatrick, Ali Berry, Hannah Brown, Vanessa Pickard, Haley McDonald and more appeared amongst the names of those who had...Read More

Domino’s Canada joined the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association as a community partner with one team. The Fredericton Freeze and Dominos have been partners since the MWBA launched in 2022. Now, Domino’s is taking it a step further. The franchise is joining the MWBA as a partner to become the league’s official choice of pizza. ‘Domino’s...Read More

Pretty darned cool. A regular recent University of New Brunswick Reds’ pre-season practice turned into a whole lot of energy for a key player, part of last year’s remarkable Atlantic University Sport championship team and national silver medalist run. The Reds had a special guest via video on the big screen at UNB’s Richard J....Read More

The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will host its annual general meeting in late October. To prepare for that session, the league met Sept. 22 to ensure all was in order moving forward when it comes to the MWBA’s sixth season of operation in the spring of 2027. All eight teams are returning to the fold....Read More

Hey, we know how to have some fun. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association enjoys showcasing its numerous personalities – and there are plenty! – and that doesn’t always include the players. We are opening a new segment during this busy off-season called 11 Odd Questions With… Our first MWBA personality is Anna Lee LeBlanc, the...Read More

Two homegrown success stories are creating a partnership. Preparing to enter its sixth season of competition next spring, the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is pleased to announce its latest partnership, joining forces with Halifax-based Good Robot Brewing Co., for the 2027 season. ‘It’s an amazing feeling to have such a rapidly growing and community-minded business...Read More

The basketball world lost an absolute gem this past week Fred Horgan, who held a plethora of basketball titles and was a respected force when it came to international officiating rules and much, much more, died at 84. A remarkably popular teacher at Saint John’s St. Malachy’s Memorial High School for 30 years, a member...Read More

It’s a tight-knit family. And when the Daley clan gets together, basketball is always going to be served on the conversation table. Why not? But just who gets bragging rights when the sisters all get together? Tough call. Let’s explore a remarkable family from Fredericton that has left its mark on the game in the...Read More