Sophia Widmeyer made her Maritime Women’s Basketball Association debut this week, a member of the Halifax Hornets. Widmeyer has played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level with Providence College Friars in Rhode Island and University of New Hampshire Wildcats. She returned home to Canada and Nova Scotia last season, suiting with with...Read More
There is an enduring image of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association captured by Moncton-based photographer Tanya Everett. It shows Kelly Vass of the Moncton Mystics anxiously anticipating an embrace from her daughter, Leah Austin, following an MWBA game last season. The photo spoke more than 1,000 words. It spoke volumes about what the MWBA has...Read More
Two teams sharing a city met for local bragging rights as the opening week of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continued Tuesday night. The all-Halifax battle between the host Thunder and visiting Hornets unfolded at Saint Mary’s University in front of a sizable crowd. It was the season opener for the Thunder which didn’t disappoint,...Read More
The Halifax Hornets hit the road Sunday in defence of their Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s Legacy Cup championship. Halifax looked solid, pulling into a 52-35 halftime lead and buzzing its way to a 92-69 win over host Windsor Edge to start the season on the right foot. The game, played at Avon View High School,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is back. In a big way. What a way to start the MWBA’s second season Saturday night as the hometown Port City Fog of Saint John stormed back from a first half deficit to shock the Fredericton Freeze, 73-68, in front of 448 fans at the University of New Brunswick...Read More
Did someone say pre-season? It seemed anything but on Saturday afternoon in Moncton as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association finished its pre-season in impressive style. A back-and-forth physical encounter saw the visiting Fredericton use strong first and fourth quarters to turn back host Moncton Mystics in front of 340 fans at Harrison Trimble High School....Read More
The reigning Maritime Women’s Basketball Association champion Halifax Hornets are buzzing already. The Hornets are the first team to announce its roster for 2023, the second season for the six-team MWBA. And although Halifax has a number of changes to its personnel, that doesn’t mean the roster has been weakened, paced by a number of...Read More
The pre-season continues Saturday, April 29, in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Hometown Moncton Mystics will welcome Fredericton Freeze to town in a matinee outing. Game time is 1 p.m. at Harrison Trimble High School, Last year, the Mystics hosted Fredericton in the league’s first-ever pre-season game and it produced a sellout, setting the stage...Read More
The offence sputtered early for both teams, but came alive in the second half as the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its second season with an exhibition game in Miramichi on Sunday. When the dust settled, it was the Fredericton Freeze downing Port City Fog of Saint John, 76-59, following a strong fourth quarter....Read More
MWBA Commissioner Tasia McKenna The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to build its architectural framework. As the MWBA prepares for its second season in May, Crystal Watson of Halifax has joined the organization as its first-ever executive director. Watson’s role will be varied, but she will be a key contact as a liaison with the...Read More
