The Halifax Hornets needed a win Sunday. They got it, thanks in large part to a balanced offence, but that outburst was dictated in many ways by point guard Toni Bianchini. For her work sparking the Hornets’ offence in a key win, Bianchini is the Player of the Week Presented by Royale in the Maritime...Read More
Chances are pretty good if your initials are K.K., you’re in the middle of a heated scoring battle in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. With four weeks in the books and one week of regular season play remaining, there is a tight race for individual accolades. Regular season scoring averages are down across the board...Read More
Well, there’s a few things clear in the Maritime Women’s Basketball League after a wildly successful weekend tournament session in Halifax. Outside of the continuing dominance of the Halifax Thunder, the rest of the story is clear. Clear as mud. Muddled standings, a huge game set for Thursday in New Brunswick, some spark showed by...Read More
Yes, they had their hands full early. But the Halifax Thunder turned aside the first quarter Moncton challenge and went on to down the Mystics, 96-64 to cap opening day play Saturday at the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s tournament session in Halifax. Thunder moved to 8-0 on the season. Moncton fell to 2-5. Karissa Kajorinne...Read More
The Fredericton Freeze saw everyone in its lineup score and used some long distance shooting early to subdue the Windsor Edge, 86-57 in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play Saturday in Halifax. Windsor pushed the Freeze early, but Fredericton heated up beyond the arc, using 22 points from Allie McCarthy to lead the way offensively. Fredericton...Read More
Talk about a tale of two teams. Hot start, hot comeback, solid finish. That was the script in the opening game of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s tournament session Saturday in Halifax at Saint Mary’s University. The Port City Fog of Saint John dashed to a 20-8 lead through a quarter, only to watch the...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is taking a major step to showcase its championship weekend. To the arena it goes. The MWBA will play its Final 6 championship at Saint John’s TD Station, the multi-purpose facility that is home to the New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Final 12 championship at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey...Read More
The Port City Fog hadn’t played in almost two weeks. It certainly didn’t show early. Or late. Port City hammered home 24 first quarter points and carried that momentum to an eventual 74-66 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association win over the visiting Moncton Mystics on Thursday. The game was played at the University of New Brunswick...Read More
There is a Maritime Women’s Basketball Association outing tonight in Saint John with major implications in the standings. It’s such a big game, that the MWBA selected the outing as its Medavie Game of the Week. And there’s more. A major announcement regarding the MWBA will be made at the contest between host Port City...Read More
Halifax Thunder hit lucky number seven Wednesday night. The Thunder stormed to a 74-67 win over city rival Halifax Hornets in a mid-week tilt at Mount St. Vincent University. The visitors improved to 7-0 and sit comfortably atop the standings, looking to solidify the number one Nova Scotia seed and the first-round playoff bye that...Read More
