There was something magical about the spring and summer of 2026. What started as an experiment with one team last year, exploded into a full-blown four team league as the Fredericton Junior Freeze program found its footing, finding an impressive place to play for young women looking to extend their basketball seasons. The league was...Read More
Both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick officials will be well represented at next week’s Canada Basketball age-class national championships. The under-15 and under-17 girls’ championships will be held at Bishop’s University Sport Centre in Quebec. The boys battle for medals at the University of Regina. Both events run Aug. 2 to 8. Officials from both...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is in the midst of a busy off-season. Just over a month following the completion of its fifth anniversary campaign, the league has met as a group and through individual team sessions with an eye on 2027. Through all the teams, players, coaches, officials and dynamic MWBA partners, there is...Read More
Ann Bastien is one of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s most explosive talents. And you won’t hear her barking at officials, either. Mainly because Bastien is certainly an up-and-coming official to go along with her high-energy style on the MWBA court with the Fredericton Freeze and with the Atlantic University Sport’s reigning champion University of...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has always been about the game and giving back. Since launch in 2022, the MWBA has watched over 225 players play the game and many have turned to coaching as well. Which is why the MWBA salutes many present and past players preparing for Canada Basketball age-class championships Aug. 2...Read More
The following is from Canada Basketball with files from the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. New Brunswick and the Maritimes will celebrate national basketball icons next month. It’s Canada Basketball’s Hall of Fame celebrations for 2026 next month. And it’s coming to the Maritimes. Pardon? Yes, the national association will welcome its newest class – and...Read More
Mark Forward has been an instrumental component of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association since it opened its doors in 2002. With that in mind, Forward announced his departure from the league and the Halifax Hornets’ organization. This was not an easy decision for Forward, who is also one of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s leader...Read More
Jasmine Parent is one of the faces of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. The veteran member of the Halifax Hornets embodies the MWBA. Former university player. Community-minded. Professional career outside the game. Mom. And much more. Parent just finished her fifth MWBA campaign with the Halifax entrant and continues to be the league’s all-time games...Read More
One of the most dominant USPORTS players the past three seasons and a player who has had a brilliant Maritime Women’s Basketball Association career has made it official. She is turning professional. Allie McCarthy of the MWBA’s Fredericton Freeze has signed a deal that will see her play for Portugal’s Academica de Coimbra for the...Read More
Two players who had dominating Maritime Women’s Basketball Association seasons celebrated together a world away. Both Abby Miller and Karissa Kajorinne experienced MWBA success, both of them winning a PROLINE Legacy Cup championship with Miramichi HerIcanes and Halifax Thunder, respectively, but won a professional title in Portugal. Playing with Academica de Coimbra, Miller and Kajorinne...Read More
