Seven teams are in the hunt for an Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association championship. And considering the 2024-25 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association final is being held in Fredericton next March, two ACAA teams will qualify for nationals, hosted by St. Thomas University Tommies. With that in mind, there are plenty of ACAA players who played in...Read More
A number of players from the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association are playing university basketball across the country and into the United States. As the holiday season kicks into gear, we’ll profile our MWBAers playing for school colours in 2024-25. We will start close to home with the Atlantic University Sport conference where a number of...Read More
While strides continue to be made in advancing girls’ participation in sports, a new report from Canadian Women & Sport reveals that over one million Canadian girls are still missing out on the benefits of sport, with participation levels continuing to trail behind those of boys. Rally Report: A Call to Reimagine Sport So All...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has three full seasons in the books. As the MWBA prepares for Season IV in the spring of 2025, it’s interesting to note there have been 30 regular season games all-time for six of the seven franchises excluding last year’s expansion Miramichi Hericanes. However, no player has played in all...Read More
The off-season continues to churn for the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. League teams are anticipating a first look at the 2025 draft schedule that will begin Season IV in May. Numbers will change when next season is over, but we’re going to have a look at the all-team leading scorers for each MWBA team following...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball League’s Halifax Thunder is preparing for its fourth season next spring. The successful Halifax franchise, which is two-time reigning Pro*Line Stadium Series Legacy Cup champion, was built as an extension to a very popular girls’ youth program in the Nova Scotia capital that has been running for over two decades under...Read More
Abby Miller earned her degree, found full-time employment and was ready for the next chapter in her life. Thing is, something was missing. Basketball. A standout forward with Mount Allison University Mounties in Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association play, Miller graduated with her degree in sociology from the Sackville campus. She tried to put the game...Read More
A Maritime Women’s Basketball League player tasted victory this week. And not on the basketball court. Leah Martin of the MWBA’s Lake City 56ers was elected in Nova Scotia’s Cole Harbour riding. Running as a member of Premier Tim Houston’s government, Martin earned 1,933 votes in her riding. She defeated NDP candidate Alec Stratford (1,753),...Read More
By Canada Basketball: Canada Basketball and Denise Dignard, the general manager and executive vice-president with our nation’s Women’s High Performance, has retired, leaving behind 26 years as an executive with the organization. “Denise Dignard has been an integral member of the Canada Basketball team for more than a quarter century,” said Michael Bartlett, President &...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has a new vice commissioner. But she’s no stranger to the MWBA. Saint John’s Lori Wall joined the league last season as its secretary and has now moved into the vice commissioner role with commissioner Jen McKenzie of Dartmouth. Wall will replace outgoing vice commissioner, Anna Lee LeBlanc, who is...Read More
