An absolute barnburner to kick off Season III of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Back-and-forth and late drama, but when all was said and done the visiting Halifax Thunder pulled out a dramatic 72-70 win over the Lake City 56ers in the lid-lifter of the seven-team league. The game attracted a full house at Cole...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has added to its family of partners. Atlantic Lottery’s PRO•LINE has joined the seven-team MWBA which is preparing to open its third season of elite competition with a full slate of games across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Medavie and Royale Tissue are continuing their founding partnerships with the MWBA,...Read More
Ah, the start of something new. New team. New playoff championship structure. New players, new faces across the board. New season. Here we go. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association kicks off its third season of highly-competitive action this weekend with five games on tap across two provinces. ‘All the planning and preparation for 2024 truly...Read More
Since the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association launched in 2022, all of its games have been livestreamed. That’s from pre-season to Legacy Cup championship weekend. The tradition will continue in 2024 when the MWBA kicks off its third season of action with five games this weekend. The majority of games in New Brunswick are produced by...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to make strides in its development. Preparing to enter its third season of operation, the MWBA will begin its new seven-team look with a major step forward when it comes to statistics. The MWBA will partner with Hoopsalytics for 2024, featuring comprehensive statistical data and video. ‘We have had...Read More
The Moncton Mystics came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. The Mystics built a commanding first quarter lead, bent a bit late, but ended up motoring to an eventual 75-67 victory over Fredericton Freeze to win the inaugural McDonald’s Battle at the Border in St. Stephen, NB, on Sunday. Moncton won the World’s...Read More
Port City Fog of Saint John left St. Stephen with a win under its belt Sunday, downing Miramichi Her-icanes in the consolation game of the McDonald’s Battle at the Border. The Fog withstood an early Miramichi outburst to come back and win, 80-65. The Her-icanes had a 27-20 lead after 10 minutes before Port City...Read More
Fredericton Freeze as advanced to the Battle at the Border final. The Freeze knocked back the Miramichi Her-icanes, 71-56 Saturday night to advance to the final for the World’s Oldest Basketball Court Cup in St. Stephen. Fredericton will face Moncton Mystics in the final Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Miramichi will face Saint John’s Port City...Read More
The Moncton Mystics and Port City Fog of Saint John made sure the scoreclock at St. Stephen High School was working. It sure was. The Mystics outlasted Port City, 85-80 in the opening game of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Battle at the Border – presented by McDonald’s. Moncton advances to Sunday’s final at 1:30...Read More
The third season of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will open its doors Saturday, May 4, on three fronts. It begins that afternoon in Cole Harbour when the reigning Legacy Cup champion Halifax Thunder cross the bridge to play Lake City 56ers. Game time is 2 p.m. at Cole Harbour High School. Four hours later,...Read More
