This one was a dandy. Halifax Thunder and Port City Fog of Saint John duelled in an entertaining affair in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play Saturday in Fredericton. Thunder prevailed, 81-74, thanks in large part to a 30-point second quarter, the difference in this one between a pair of solid entrants. Halifax moved to 2-0...Read More
The Moncton Mystics wasted little time. Suring into an 11-2 early in the first quarter and fuelled by a trio of three-balls from point guard Leonie Elbert in the opening frame, the Mystics bolted past Windsor Edge of Nova Scotia, 96-56 in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play Saturday in Fredericton. It was the opening game...Read More
The first player of the week award in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association will be a focal point for defences this weekend when the league gathers in Fredericton for a six-game showcase. Kaylee Kilpatrick of Saint John’s Port City Fog is the first player of the week award winner. Deservedly so. The former standout with...Read More
Do you want to talk about a thriller? Well, let’s chat about what unfolded in Moncton on Thursday in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. Mercy. At the end of the night – in front of packed crowd at Harrison Trimble High School – the visiting Port City Fog survived a wild 98-95 overtime win over...Read More
Sophia Widmeyer made her Maritime Women’s Basketball Association debut this week, a member of the Halifax Hornets. Widmeyer has played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level with Providence College Friars in Rhode Island and University of New Hampshire Wildcats. She returned home to Canada and Nova Scotia last season, suiting with with...Read More
There is an enduring image of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association captured by Moncton-based photographer Tanya Everett. It shows Kelly Vass of the Moncton Mystics anxiously anticipating an embrace from her daughter, Leah Austin, following an MWBA game last season. The photo spoke more than 1,000 words. It spoke volumes about what the MWBA has...Read More
Two teams sharing a city met for local bragging rights as the opening week of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continued Tuesday night. The all-Halifax battle between the host Thunder and visiting Hornets unfolded at Saint Mary’s University in front of a sizable crowd. It was the season opener for the Thunder which didn’t disappoint,...Read More
The Halifax Hornets hit the road Sunday in defence of their Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Legacy Cup championship. Halifax looked solid, pulling into a 52-35 halftime lead and buzzing its way to a 92-69 win over host Windsor Edge to start the season on the right foot. The game, played at Avon View High School,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is back. In a big way. What a way to start the MWBA’s second season Saturday night as the hometown Port City Fog of Saint John stormed back from a first half deficit to shock the Fredericton Freeze, 73-68, in front of 448 fans at the University of New Brunswick...Read More
Did someone say pre-season? It seemed anything but on Saturday afternoon in Moncton as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association finished its pre-season in impressive style. A back-and-forth physical encounter saw the visiting Fredericton use strong first and fourth quarters to turn back host Moncton Mystics in front of 340 fans at Harrison Trimble High School....Read More
