Pure joy. That’s what Abby Miller experiences each and every time she laces up for competition. Thing is, Miller figured her playing career was going to end with a scrapbook full of memories and her eyes would turn to coaching the game she loves. Hang on a second. Miller is a case study of perseverance...Read More
Viewership is up. And with the Fredericton TRL Solutions Freeze celebrating its fifth anniversary along with the rest of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association in 2026, the organization is seeking a partner to host livestreaming home games for the Capital City squad. The MWBA PRO•LINE Legacy Cup championship weekend – hosted last June by the...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze – along with the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association – will celebrate five-year anniversaries next spring. Amazing, really. From six teams kicking off the inaugural season in 2022, to expansion and four years of exciting basketball on and off the court, the MWBA is preparing for another season in 2026. For the Freeze,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s reigning MVP has certainly had a summer to remember. Mackenzie Smith of Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Preston’s Lake City 56ers helped her Canada Basketball teammates mine gold at the Junior Pan Am Games 3X3 championship. Canada defeated Mexico, 18-13, to secure gold. As if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, the Nova Scotia product...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association congratulates Basketball Nova Scotia and its under-17 girls’ team for a memorable Canada Summer Games. With head coach and former MWBA standout Haley McDonald as head coach, the Bluenose Province earned a bronze medal on the weekend in St. John’s, NL. Nova Scotia defeated Basketball British Columbia, 74-45 to mine...Read More
It’s crunch time at the Canada Summer Games. Yes, it’s quarter-final Thursday as provinces start jockeying for position including three Maritime teams. Basketball Nova Scotia finished as the fifth seed and will face No. 4 Quebec for a path to the semifinals. Basketball New Brunswick finished eighth and draw upstart Basketball Alberta which finished ahead...Read More
When the Canada Summer Games and Canada Basketball age class championships kick off this month, there will be a solid representation from the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association on the sidelines as coaches. The Canada Summer Games is slated for Aug. 8 to 25 in St. John’s, NL, for athletes 17 and under in basketball. The...Read More
A number of players with connections to the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association are preparing for an exciting opportunity this month. Canada Basketball’s premier under-23 3X3 will be held in downtown Toronto Aug. 9 to 10 and plenty of familiar faces will be in attendance representing New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the women’s division. Champions...Read More
By Canada Basketball Michelle Plouffe is retiring from international basketball. But she’s not going far. After more than a decade representing Canada across both 5-on-5 and 3×3, the three-time Olympian is stepping off the court and into a new role as 3×3 Performance Manager with Canada Basketball — the very program she helped build from...Read More
Amelia Mitchell watched a former teammate make the move with success. She’s hoping to follow suit. Mitchell, a staple with the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Port City Fog of Saint John, will jump to Atlantic University Sport level in 2025-26, lacing up with Newfoundland’s Memorial University Seahawks for head coach, Mark English. Mitchell capped her...Read More
