It’s as big a rivalry as there is in Canadian sports. And two members of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Fredericton Freeze are going to be in the thick of things. Both Allie McCarthy and Bailey Russell will be with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees as they play in the Capital Hoops Classic on...Read More
For the second consecutive winter, the Fredericton Freeze is reaching out to its community of supporters for…support. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association launched its $50 From 100 campaign, designed to raise operating funds for the 2025 season. Freeze is hoping 100 community businesses or individuals can donate $50 to the fundraising initiative. Each donation includes...Read More
From Canada Basketball Tyler Slipp has never known a world without basketball. The former Executive Director of Basketball New Brunswick, recently transitioned to his new role as Director of Sport Participation and Development with Sport New Brunswick. Slipp was also instrumental in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association during its infancy, playing a key role in...Read More
If you’re looking for a run and a workout, the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has three open gyms scheduled for February. The first session is Sunday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Richard J. Currie Center Rec Gym 1 on the campus of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. The...Read More
Basketball Nova Scotia is seeking a manager for Membership & Events, with a deadline set for Friday, Jan. 17. The role is primarily responsible for the organization’s club membership oversight as well as the planning and execution of key BNS events and competitions. The position supports BNS member clubs via seasonal registration processes and is...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is working toward its fourth season, set to begin play the first weekend of May across several locations. The MWBA thanks all of its partners across the league and to those involved with teams in their own area. We look forward to working toward Season IV. Here are some news...Read More
The second half of the Germany-2.Bundsliga is ready to begin this weekend. Elizabeth Iseyemi is also ready for the stretch drive. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association stalwart from the Dartmouth/Cole Harbour Lake City 56ers is back in Germany following the holiday break to prepare for action Jan. 12 with her BasCats USC Heidleberg squad. Heidleberg...Read More
We have profiled a number of Maritime Women’s Basketball Association players who are playing in at the Atlantic University Sport and Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association levels. Now that are fully engaged in preparing for the 2024-25 stretch run, there are a number of players from the MWBA who are playing in different conferences in Canada...Read More
One of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s best players is leaving the league. But only leaving as a player. Karla Yepez will hang up her playing sneakers for coaching shoes when the MWBA opens its fourth season in early May. Yepez will guide the Halifax Hornets after spending two seasons in the league as an...Read More