The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has its schedule complete. It all begins May 14 and 15 weekend in Fredericton with all six teams in attendance under one roof. ‘We’re incredibly excited with the format that will bring all of our teams together for four weekends including our Final 6 championship in Halifax,’ said MWBA commissioner,...Read More
Veteran had coach Greg Gould has some familiar faces and new faces alike as the Moncton Mystics unveiled their first-ever Maritime Women’s Basketball Association entrant. The Mystics, who will play out Harrison Trimble High School, have a wealth of experience on the roster and certainly will put a scrappy team on the floor that doesn’t...Read More
The City of Saint John has always loved an entertaining night of fireworks. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Port City Fog intends to keep that tradition going. Port City’s roster is filled with offensive-minded players, who can play both ends of the court as the Fog prepares to make a name for itself in the...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze has plenty of former and present day USPORTS and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association players on its inaugural Maritime Women’s Basketball Association roster. Longtime shooting star Leah Bowers of the University of New Brunswick Reds is the Freeze’s head coach and will also play for her hometown squad. Bowers is joined on her...Read More
It’s getting close. Very close. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association, some 25 months in the making, is counting down the days to its opening games. ‘It’s remarkable to think of all the meetings, all the discussions and everything that has gone in to getting us to where we can almost hear the games starting,’ said...Read More
It is truly a remarkable taste of the Maritimes. Maritime basketball, meet Maritime beer. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association unveiled its founding sponsors and also celebrated International Women’s Day at Garrison Brewery in Halifax. Garrison brewed its own MWBA Courtside beer in celebration of the league and its commitment to women in sport in front...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has released its schedule for its inaugural 2022 season. The MWBA opens its season in April with a six-team league, three in New Brunswick and three in Nova Scotia. Teams will play a 12-game schedule with six home and six away games. Each provincial-based team will make one intra-provincial trip...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association hit paydirt when Jennifer Lloyd agreed to join the organization. Well recognized and well respected, Lloyd is the officials and minor officials coordinator for the six-team circuit that launches in April, 2022. When she was approached to be a part of the MWBA by vice commissioner Lezlie States of Halifax,...Read More
The list of players looking to join the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to grow. Based on the MWBA’s official player registration portal, there are 115 names on the list the six franchises can contact to see if they are interested in playing for either the Winsor Edge, Halifax Hornets, Halifax Thunder, Fredericton Freeze, Moncton...Read More
Picture the duck, floating calmly on the water, a picture of serenity in its natural habitat. Underneath the surface, though, there’s plenty of work being done to stay afloat. Welcome to the world of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association these days. The MWBA, which arrived with a major media splash last winter and is continuing...Read More