The Miramichi Her-icanes are serving notice they are a force to be reckoned with. All teams who play the ‘Canes certainly know there is a backcourt star that is a force to be reckoned with. Lauren Rainford was named the MWBA’s Royale Player of the Week Award winner for her efforts last weekend, sparking Miramichi...Read More

The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association was built for numerous reasons. Competition, yes. Development, yes. But the MWBA also wanted to ensure it encompassed not only today’s players, but the women who seeded the path well before them. Which is why the MWBA is thrilled to announce Joyce Slipp will be the Honourary Commissioner for the...Read More

The streak sits at seven. After a season opening setback, the Miramichi Her-icanes are on fire, winners of seven straight Maritime Women’s Basketball Association outings. Miramichi’s latest win was a tidy 62-44 triumph at home, downing Halifax Hornets. The’ Canes are now 7-1, tied for top spot atop the standings with the idle Lake City...Read More

The Moncton Mystics left the basement. Moncton earned a 74-57 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association win over Saint John’s Port City on Sunday, bypassing the Fog after earning its second win of the season. Both wins have come at the expense of the injury-ravaged Fog at Crandall University. Rookie point guard Kate Filmore sparked Moncton’s offence...Read More

Halifax Thunder found itself down 10 points in the third quarter, facing a long road back against the hometown Fredericton Freeze. Cue the comeback. Thunder wiped out that 10-point deficit in a manner of minutes and although Fredericton would close to within one late in the fourth frame, Halifax found a way and pulled out...Read More

Three teams celebrated victory Saturday night in a busy Maritime Women’s Basketball Association day of action. Miramichi Her-icanes, Halifax Thunder and Halifax Hornets all emerged victorious on New Brunswick soil. The tightest game of the day was played in Fredericton with the Her-icanes pulling out a tough  76-74 victory over the hometown Freeze. Miramichi swept...Read More

It’s going to be a homecoming for a pair of Port City Fog players. In fact, the sisters will play on their old court as teammates for the first time in ages. That’s what’s in store for fans in Charlotte County as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association comes to St. George on Saturday night. The...Read More

Are we having fun yet? Yes, indeed. Through four weeks of Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play, every team in the seven-squad circuit has a win, it’s tight at the top and the scenes are going to be set for some dramatic post-season action as we move into June. Let’s take a spin around the MWBA,...Read More

Halifax Thunder used a 58-51 win over Halifax Hornets to move past the .500 mark as the stretch run looms for the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Thunder topped its Halifax rivals at Mount St. Vincent University on Wednesday night. The winners moved to 3-2 while the Hornets slipped to 2-5. Sophie Atkinson paced a well-balanced...Read More

Two teams came out firing on all offensive cylinders in the first half. But it was the second half that spelled the difference as defences locked down and late shots spelled the difference as the hometown Moncton Mystics cracked the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association win column Wednesday night, downing the Port City Fog of Saint...Read More