The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association does not have a crystal ball in the basement of its head office. Which means no one can predict the MWBA’s playoff future. That means – much to the delight of players and fans alike – it’s going to have be sorted out on the floor. Just like the schedule-maker...Read More
It took a lot longer than the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association thought it would, but the Halifax Hornets are off the schnide. Halifax, entering Sunday’s game at 0-8, took matters into their own hands and found resolve, posting a 78-72 win over Miramichi Her-Icanes, wiping out a small halftime deficit in the process. Hometown Miramichi...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze is not built to score big numbers. Halifax Thunder is. Although the Freeze held a 52-49 halftime lead following a wildly exciting and offensive-minded first 20 minutes, the Thunder would find its groove and move to 8-0 on the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season, winning an 88-79 decision over hometown Fredericton. Freeze...Read More
Unbelievable. Do you have a better word? Hometown Miramichi Her-icanes held an eight-point halftime lead at home, but couldn’t hold it, losing a dramatic 61-60 decision to Halifax Thunder in front of a wildly entertaining crowd at Miramichi Valley High School on Saturday night. The game capped an amazing day of MWBA action that saw...Read More
Courtney Thompson is having a memorable Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season. She continued her solid campaign Saturday afternoon with a game high 21 points and hometown Port City Fog made things very interesting in the MWBA with a 66-56 win over Halifax Hornets. Port City improved to 4-4 and climbed into a two-way third place...Read More
A rollercoaster of emotions. Certainly a rollercoaster of lead changes. In the end, when it mattered the most, visiting Moncton Mystics won a heart-stopping 82-80 overtime Maritime Women’s Basketball Association outing over Lake City 56ers in Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. Moncton forced overtime with eight seconds left when Lindsay Black scored on a layup following...Read More
The Moncton Mystics needed a Maritime Women’s Basketball Association win on Thursday. They got it. Moncton pulled out a big 82-72 victory over visiting Port City Fog of Saint John in the lone MWBA game. This one was played at Harrison Trimble High School. The Mystics moved to 2-5 on the season and creep a...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is getting down to crunch time. The Pro*Line Stadium Series Legacy Cup championship is set for Dalhousie University in Halifax from June 22 to 23 with the Final Quartet. It’s shaping up to be an amazing stretch run over the next two weeks, leading into the MWBA’s exciting new playoff...Read More
The moment was not too big for a Maritime Women’s Basketball Association rookie. Although her team had a 2-0 lead, they would not take the lead again until the fourth quarter, but it was a play by Bailey Russell that turned the tide in favour of the Fredericton Freeze. Russell took a pass at...Read More
The Lake City 56ers couldn’t miss early. Fredericton Freeze couldn’t hit early. It appeared to spell doom for the hometown Freeze on Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd at the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium. Cue the comeback. Fredericton roared back in an emotional and physical encounter to snap the 56ers’ six-game win streak with...Read More
