It was a weekend long basketball bash in the border town.
The inaugural World’s Oldest Basketball Court Cup was held at St. Stephen High School this weekend, pitting the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s (MWBA) four New Brunswick based teams (Moncton Mystics, Miramichi Her-icanes, Fredericton Freeze, and Port City Fog) against one another ahead of their regular season.
“We love going to neutral site territory to showcase our product,” says MWBA founder Brad Janes, who is also the general manager of the Freeze. “It just seemed to be a natural welcome to St. Stephen, which is a hot bed of the game anyway, and then just tie everything in along with the world’s oldest basketball court and a celebration of women in sport.”
The Mystics ultimately took home the title by defeating the Freeze in the final game Sunday 75-67.
The event saw locals come out and fill the bleachers throughout the weekend, with attention …