The Lake City 56ers are ready to roll. Lake City, which will operate out of the Dartmouth region and is the former Windsor Edge, has announced its head coach for the 2024 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season. The 56ers have tabbed Patrick Havard to lead the club into the MWBA’s third season. Lake City played...Read More
There has been plenty of team and personal success in Atlantic University Sport this season, setting up what is sure to be an exciting stretch drive. And a number of players in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association have reached and surpassed personal milestones along the way with their AUS clubs. Reese Baxendale of the University...Read More
The third season of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is not far away. It all begins the first week of May when the regular season gets under way in earnest, with all roads leading to the Legacy Cup. In fact, the road to the championship will go through Nova Scotia once again as the league...Read More
Big news. Big news, indeed. After two years of Original Six teams – with apologies to the National Hockey League – the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is expanding. The MWBA will boast seven teams for 2024 when the expansion Miramichi Her-icanes enter the fray in May. ‘We are absolutely ecstatic to see expansion in our...Read More
The excitement of the women on ice was remarkable as the Professional Women’s Hockey League opened its doors amid much fanfare and hoopla. And why not? Sold out buildings, evolution of the women’s game, solid marketing, a television contract and much, much more. But if you watched any of the games, particularly the opener from...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is preparing for its third season. A tentative schedule has been distributed to all league teams and organizations will sign off early in the new year, pending venue availability. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements early in the new year.Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is proud of numerous accomplishments, numerous accolades and the competition and administration of the league that opened in 2022. It is incredibly proud of the league’s ability to intertwine present day players with players who have competed at various levels across the world from university to professional and have found...Read More
The Canadian Armed Forces Regions (CAFR) are working diligently to promote athletics, morale and fitness amongst the troops. Athletes from Atlantic Canada had a taste of that in New Brunswick recently and the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association was well represented. A number of female athletes visited CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick to take part in...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to evolve. And part of that evolution is continuing to push for more females to be part of the MWBA’s coaching fraternity. Only Madeline Belding of Saint John’s Port City Fog and Jillian Smith of the Moncton Mystics are female head coaches in the six-team MWBA, but the future...Read More
Lori Wall has switched gears. But she’s still in fifth gear when it comes to basketball. After a lengthy and impressive career as a teacher and principal in the Saint John region, Wall retired, capping an eventful and rewarding career at Saint John High School. She has some extra time and is putting it to...Read More
