The pre-season continues Saturday, April 29, in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Hometown Moncton Mystics will welcome Fredericton Freeze to town in a matinee outing. Game time is 1 p.m. at Harrison Trimble High School, Last year, the Mystics hosted Fredericton in the league’s first-ever pre-season game and it produced a sellout, setting the stage...Read More
The offence sputtered early for both teams, but came alive in the second half as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its second season with an exhibition game in Miramichi on Sunday. When the dust settled, it was the Fredericton Freeze downing Port City Fog of Saint John, 76-59, following a strong fourth quarter....Read More
MWBA Commissioner Tasia McKenna The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to build its architectural framework. As the MWBA prepares for its second season in May, Crystal Watson of Halifax has joined the organization as its first-ever executive director. Watson’s role will be varied, but she will be a key contact as a liaison with the...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is set to roll. In fact, it will be the May 6 and 7 weekend the MWBA kicks off its second season of action on the heels of last year’s remarkable success story. The six-team league hopes to follow suit in 2023 with the release of its 10-game regular season...Read More
It was May of 2022 when the Moncton Mystics hosted the first-ever Maritime Women’s Basketball Association game, a pre-season meeting with the Fredericton Freeze. Fans turned out in droves, filling Harrison Trimble High School for the exhibition outing and igniting a string of successes the MWBA celebrated in its inaugural season. Moncton is going to...Read More
One of the Maritimes’ most successful women’s coaches is joining the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Kevin Daley has been named head coach of the MWBA’s Fredericton Freeze as the league prepares to enter its second season this spring. He is the long-time head coach of the New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Fredericton High Black Kats...Read More
The Moncton Mystics have a new head coach. Jillian Smith will take over coaching duties of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association, replacing Greg Gould, who guided the club in their first season. Gould has joined the fledgling East Coast Basketball League franchise in Moncton as an assistant coach. Smith is well-known in the Moncton area...Read More
Want to look sharp and wear the bright, bold colours of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. MWBA gear in different styles and sizes is now available on line and can be shipped directly to your home. The MWBA entered into a partnership with High Powered Customs Apparel out of Dartmouth, NS, to make it easier...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is seeking a part-time, contractual position for the role of executive director. The position would be for the 2023 MWBA season. Closing date for applications is Friday, Feb. 24. The MWBA is a not-for-profit organization governing a competitive amateur women’s basketball league comprised of franchises from New Brunswick and Nova...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association fully expects to have a team playing out of Prince Edward Island in 2024. Although the MWBA and its six-founding organizations studied the possibility of adding a PEI team for 2023, the logistical changes and financial impact was not one the league could absorb after its inaugural season. The MWBA...Read More
