Marketing students eager for real world experience meet a fledgling sports league getting ready to launch its first season – it’s a slam dunk of a collaboration. A group of Business Administration: Marketing students at New Brunswick Community College Moncton Campus are creating a marketing plan for the newly-formed Maritime Women’s Basketball Association (MWBA). It’s...Read More
Tyler Slipp doesn’t think small scale. Uh-uh. Big scale or go home is the mantra. Slipp will bring that reputation with him as he joins the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association as the league coordinator. His duties are numerous, but in a nutshell, Slipp will be the eyes and ears for Commissioner Tasia McKenna, her executive...Read More
Commissioner Tasia McKenna has announced her team for the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. It is a stacked lineup. Most positions have been filled, with a few remaining spots to be secured. The MWBA is scheduled to open in the spring of 2022 with six teams. Draft scheduling would see a 12-game regular season followed by...Read More
Leah Bowers decided the time was right to get back into basketball. In fact, Bowers thought the time was so right, she’s getting back into the game in two different roles. Meet the new head coach of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Fredericton Freeze. And meet the first player with the franchise. Bowers, the former...Read More
Cindy Levesque is spinning plenty of plates these days. And more plates are waiting to jump into the fray. Her and her husband had their first child in April, she’s working as the Acting Manager of First Nations Relations and Organizational Development with the Government of New Brunswick, playing pick-up basketball and – oh yeah...Read More
Lezlie States of Halifax brings decades of basketball experience to post The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association keeps attracting top level commitments on its executive team. Halifax-based MWBA commissioner Tasia McKenna announced long-time Nova Scotia and volunteer Lezlie States has joined the league as its vice commissioner. ‘Lezlie was the first person I thought about when...Read More
So, you want a shot at playing in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association? That is great news to hear. The MWBA is an amateur league, designed to fill an off-season void and provide a place to play for those still involved with various programs and former players still in search of a competitive circuit. Players...Read More
The first Maritime Women’s Basketball Association get together – albeit virtually – was a smash hit for those involved. During a Zoom conference lead by MWBA commissioner Tasia McKenna of Halifax, there were six potential franchise owners on the call, discussing a wide variety of topics from budgets to roster construction. ‘It was a fantastic...Read More
Nova Scotia’s Tasia McKenna is the commissioner of the MWBA She’s a teammate, a selfless individual with vision and a remarkable zest for basketball and its nuances. Those are just a few characteristics when it comes to describing Nova Scotia’s Tasia McKenna. She will certainly bring a foundation of strength and leadership with a mission...Read More
