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
There are plenty of Maritime Women’s Basketball Association connections with Basketball New Brunswick’s coaching assignments for this summer’s Canada Basketball competition and other travelling programs. This year is a Canada Summer Games designation as the country’s top young under-17 players converge upon St. John’s, NL, for the national showcase. A familiar MWBA face who patrolled...Read More
Seven teams are in the hunt for an Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association championship. And considering the 2024-25 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association final is being held in Fredericton next March, two ACAA teams will qualify for nationals, hosted by St. Thomas University Tommies. With that in mind, there are plenty of ACAA players who played in...Read More
A number of players from the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association are playing university basketball across the country and into the United States. As the holiday season kicks into gear, we’ll profile our MWBAers playing for school colours in 2024-25. We will start close to home with the Atlantic University Sport conference where a number of...Read More
While strides continue to be made in advancing girls’ participation in sports, a new report from Canadian Women & Sport reveals that over one million Canadian girls are still missing out on the benefits of sport, with participation levels continuing to trail behind those of boys. Rally Report: A Call to Reimagine Sport So All...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has three full seasons in the books. As the MWBA prepares for Season IV in the spring of 2025, it’s interesting to note there have been 30 regular season games all-time for six of the seven franchises excluding last year’s expansion Miramichi Hericanes. However, no player has played in all...Read More
