The Halifax Hornets were in a funk. Dropping three games in a row late in the season, Halifax faced a must-win situation Saturday if it was to secure second place in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Nova Scotia Division for next weekend’s playoff. The Hornets found their way in time. A 47-44 halftime lead turned...Read More
Fredericton Freeze needed a win Thursday night. It got what it wanted. Fredericton had six players reach double figures in offence and pulled away early, eclipsing the century mark for the first time in team history with a 105-78 win over visiting Moncton Mystics in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. The Freeze sits 4-4 with...Read More
The Battle of Halifax went Wednesday night. Advantage, Thunder. Down 30-28 at halftime, Halifax Thunder went on a roll in the second half, particularly the fourth quarter, outscoring the Halifax Hornets 42-27 in the final 20 minutes for an eventual, 72-55 triumph. Thunder moved to 8-0 on the season after entering the fourth quarter with...Read More
Literally, hundreds of women have played at least one game in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Since day one, back in 2022 when the MWBA opened its doors, many players from across Atlantic Canada, Canada, Sweden and the United States have suited up. But there’s only four players from that total that were the floor...Read More
She was the second leading scorer in the nation last season at the USPORTS level. She is on her way to some major personal Maritime Women’s Basketball Association milestones. She is also the Wonder Auto&Tire Player of the Week in the MWBA following a remarkable and productive weekend on the floor with the Fredericton Freeze....Read More
Late Sunday night an email came into the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. It said the league standings ‘are a mess.’ And it was meant in a good way. Indeed, the MWBA standings are an ever-changing battle between the second and sixth seeds to this point, meaning the last week of the regular season is shaping...Read More
A busy Sunday saw the Halifax Thunder remain perfect, Lake City 56ers earn a heart-stopping victory, Saint John’s Port City Fog with a big effort at home and Moncton Mystics earning a triumph over a pesky crew clad in orange. All on a busy Sunday in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association as Week V came...Read More
One team bend, but didn’t break. Another team found some offensive range on the road. A tale of two games in two cities as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association kicked off Week V on Saturday. The hometown Fredericton Freeze came flying out of the gate, gave up the lead, but found life and posted a...Read More
Bags packed, road trip state of mind engaged. Two Nova Scotia Division teams hope this is the first – but not their last trip – to New Brunswick on Saturday as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association opens Week V of a competitive season Saturday. The PROLINE Legacy Cup Final Four championship is set for Fredericton’s...Read More
Courtney Donaldson has enjoyed plenty of success in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Her scoring prowess certainly proves that. Donaldson continues to lead the league’s all-time scoring derby, every point she garners this year with Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Preston’s Lake City 56ers puts her further in front of offensive-minded players. Allan April of Halifax chronicles the MWBA...Read More
