The Lake City 56ers made a bit of franchise history Sunday. The 56ers won their first game as the newly-christened Maritime Women’s Basketball Association team after beginning its origins in Windsor for the circuit’s first two seasons. Lake City downed hometown Halifax Hornets, 67-62 at Mount St. Vincent University. The 56ers evened their record to...Read More
The Miramichi Her-Icanes proved home court advantage is indeed an advantage. Bouyed by a huge crowd of 568 at Miramichi Valley High School, the Her-Icanes made their home debut Sunday, roaring out of the gates with a 25-10 first quarter edge over visiting Fredericton Freeze. And although Fredericton would recover and briefly take a third...Read More
The Port City Fog returned to the scene where it dropped a Legacy Cup final last June. This time, the Fog left the TD Station floor in Saint John victorius, opening the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season with a 76-59 victory over visiting Miramichi Heri-Icanes Saturday night. It was the first-ever regular season game for...Read More
It was a record attendance for the Fredericton Freeze. And the Freeze sent the 524 spectators at the Richard J. Currie Center home happy Saturday, an 82-61 win over the Moncton Mystics in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. It was the season opener for both teams and a memorable one for Fredericton. Katie Daley sparked...Read More
An absolute barnburner to kick off Season III of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Back-and-forth and late drama, but when all was said and done the visiting Halifax Thunder pulled out a dramatic 72-70 win over the Lake City 56ers in the lid-lifter of the seven-team league. The game attracted a full house at Cole...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has added to its family of partners. Atlantic Lottery’s PRO•LINE has joined the seven-team MWBA which is preparing to open its third season of elite competition with a full slate of games across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Medavie and Royale Tissue are continuing their founding partnerships with the MWBA,...Read More
Ah, the start of something new. New team. New playoff championship structure. New players, new faces across the board. New season. Here we go. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association kicks off its third season of highly-competitive action this weekend with five games on tap across two provinces. ‘All the planning and preparation for 2024 truly...Read More
Since the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association launched in 2022, all of its games have been livestreamed. That’s from pre-season to Legacy Cup championship weekend. The tradition will continue in 2024 when the MWBA kicks off its third season of action with five games this weekend. The majority of games in New Brunswick are produced by...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association continues to make strides in its development. Preparing to enter its third season of operation, the MWBA will begin its new seven-team look with a major step forward when it comes to statistics. The MWBA will partner with Hoopsalytics for 2024, featuring comprehensive statistical data and video. ‘We have had...Read More
The Moncton Mystics came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. The Mystics built a commanding first quarter lead, bent a bit late, but ended up motoring to an eventual 75-67 victory over Fredericton Freeze to win the inaugural McDonald’s Battle at the Border in St. Stephen, NB, on Sunday. Moncton won the World’s...Read More
