Halifax Thunder bent, but didn’t break. Experience in droves and a balanced offensive attack allowed Halifax to finish with an 83-74 Maritime Women’s Basketball Association triumph over Miramichi Her-Icanes on Sunday at Saint Mary’s University in the Nova Scotia capital. Thunder improved to 3-0 on the regular season and has sole possession of first place,...Read More
The Moncton Mystics launched their Maritime Women’s Basketball Association home opener Saturday night. Consider it a success. The Mystics trailed 35-33 at halftime, but came out in the second half and earned their way to an entertaining 75-70 victory over the Halifax Hornets in the first-ever MWBA game at Crandall University. Moncton is now 1-1....Read More
Two teams with identical 1-1 records entering Saturday clashed in Cole Harbour, meaning something had to give. When the final horn sounded, it was Lake City 56ers moving to 2-1 with an 81-52 win over visiting Miramichi Her-Icanes in matinee Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play at Cole Harbour High School. Reigning Performer of the Week...Read More
The streak is intact. Halifax Thunder won its 22nd consecutive regular season win over two plus years, the latest a 95-64 triumph over city rival Halifax Hornets on Friday night. The game was played at Saint Mary’s University. Thunder is now 2-0 on the young season while the Hornets slipped to 0-2. Sydney Guker-Wickie powered...Read More
Fredericton Freeze improved to 2-1 on Friday with a 77-59 victory over visiting Port City Fog of Saint John in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. The game attracted 403 fans to the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium, many of them in a celebratory weekend mood. Port City fell to 1-1 and went behind the eight ball quickly,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s schedule maker must have a sense for theatre. What a weekend of matchups in the MWBA, following on the heels of a dynamic opening weekend as the circuit gears up for Week II with much anticipation. There are two big-time rivalry matchups unfolding Friday in the capital cities of Nova...Read More
It’s a provincial rivalry arguably unmatched in New Brunswick. Fredericton. Saint John. Was it the fact Saint John was indeed the Capital of New Brunswick for a brief period in the late 1700s? White collar versus blue collar? Our teams are better than yours? Doesn’t matter the sport, the rivalry is alive and well and...Read More
Elizabeth Iseyemi was the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s first Player of the Week, presented by Royale. With good reason. The forward with Lake City 56ers is the league scoring leader entering Week II action that kicks off with two games Friday. Iseyemi is averaging 20.5 points per game and leads the league in scoring in...Read More
It was certainly an exciting kick off for Season III of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Close games, big crowds, new faces and exciting plays all made for dramatic action during the five opening weekend games. Here’s some News ‘Notes from the MWBA after week one and preparation for our second week of action. Miramichi...Read More
The Lake City 56ers made their Maritime Women’s Basketball Association debut over the weekend and came away with a split in two hotly-contested games. A big part of those hard-earned two points in the standings came compliments of Elizabeth Iseyemi. For her efforts, Iseyemi has been named the MWBA’s first in the first Player of...Read More
