Kings Minor Basketball: About KMBA

Our Mission

KMBA's goal is to give the oppertunity to children from the communities in the service area of Coldbrook< Cambridge, Sommerset, Berwick and all points in between to Participate in the dynamic sport of Basketball. With over 130 participants at four levels, the association is a very cost effective sporting activity operating from October to May.

Age Group Participating in KMBA are -

KMBA's home games and practices are located at two sites -

1. Coldbrook District School and

2. Berwick District School

Teams play in the Kings Hants Basketball League and Mini levels and up are eligible for Provincial Competition.

The association was founded about 20/21 years ago by Richard Foote, the physical education teacher at Coldbrook and  and Kevin Vienot the Basketball coach at Central Kings(Year to be confirmed).

YEAR 1

• The association was a COED association that only played games within the association. No league No officiated/structured games.
• Mr Foote and Vienot ran the Organization for that first year only then it transitioned to a group of parents
• The association had a Home Base at CK and Coldbrook 

STARTING YEAR 2 till the Mid 90s:

• The league was managed by the Carter Creaser, The Pool Familiy and Other (Find Details)
• The programs were offered to 5 year old up to Bantam. 
  • The association continued to have a Home Base at CK and Coldbrook
• Problems with gym time at CK resulted in the program expanding to Berwick around 1995.  It continued in the same structure of internal COED play and non-league play against other groups (a bit how it exists on the south shore or Yarmouth)·        
• Around 1997/1998, KMBA started entering provincial competitions
  • KMBA Mini  Girls won a D3 Championship in 2004 or 2005 (verification needed)
  • KMBA Bantam Boys won a D4 or D5 Championship around the same time 2005/2006?.  (verification needed) 
  • KMBA team got progressively better and had to compete in the City for a few years. (Need more detail)
  • They had a Midget boy program at one time but have been unable to sustain it because of school team conflicts.
• The Kings Hants League started around 2001/2002 with KMBA as a founding member.        
• Kirk Longmire and Cameron Hamilton were in charge of the Associationfrom 2004 to 2008
• David and Janet have shared the presendency since 2008
• In 2010, KMBA participated in their First D1 tournament Mini Girls Hachey·        
• In 2011 Mini Boys win Gold at the Division 2 Level

Division: 2

Tournament Location:  Canada Games Center - Halifax

Dates: April 1rd to April 3rd

Tournament Results: 4th place

Preliminary: Defated SLAM, Community YMCA Panthers, Loss to Sackville Storm 

Semi Final: Lost to Kentville Wilcats

Bronze Medal: Loss to Sackville Storm 

Mini Girls - Cameron

Division: 5

Tournament Location:   Kennetcook

Dates: April 1rd to April 3rd

Tournament Results: Finsihed 6th

Finishes 0-2-1 in the premilinary round, did not make the medal round

Bantam Boys - Archibald

Division: 5

Tournament Location:   

Dates: April 1st to April 3rd

Tournament Results:  Silver Medal

Preliminary:

Medal round:

Bantam Girls Bundy

Division: 2

Tournament Location:    Bedford

Dates: April 1st to April 3rd

Tournament Results:  6th place

Preliminary: Loss to Sydney Withney Pier, Loss to Bedford 

Consolation round: Loss to Shooting Star 52-49

Mini Girls - Hachey

Division: 1

Tournament Location:  Central Kings High School - KMBA Hosted

Dates: April 9th to April 11th

Tournament Results: Bronze Medal

Preliminary: Defated Bedford Eagles, Lost to Community YMCA Panthers

Semi Final: Lost to Halifax Osprey

Bronze Medal: Defeated East Preston Pacers

Mini Girls - Mutch

Division: 7

Tournament Location:   Wolfville

Dates: April 9th to April 11th

Tournament Results:

Preliminary:Defeated Sackville, Antigonish and New Minas

Semi Final: Defeated Acadia Minor in overtime

Final Lost to Sydney

Mini Boys - Jordan

Division: 4

Tournament Location:   Ecole Rockingham, halifax

Dates: March 26th to 28th

Tournament Results:3rd

Preliminary Defeated: Community Y (prelim and 3rd place game), Halifax Osprey,

Semi Final: lost to Hants West

Bronze Medal: Defeated Community Y by 1 point.

Bantam Boys - Milne

Division: 6

Tournament Location:   Canning

Dates: April 9th to April 11th

Tournament Results: 

Preliminary:

KMBA Defeats Martyrs

Lost to Fall River

Lost to Bedford Eagles

No Medal round

Mini Boys - Cameron

Did not participate

Bantam Boys - Archibald

Junior Mini Girl - Ross

Wins: 5

Losses: 6

League Position:6th

Junior Mini Girls - Robertson

Wins: 9

Losses: 3

League Position:2nd

Junior Mini Boys- Hayes

Wins: 9

Losses: 3

League Position:3rd

Junior Mini Boys - Charlton

Wins: 1

Losses: 7

League Position:10th

Mini Girls - Hachey

Wins: 11

Losses: 1

League Position:1st - Red Division

Playoff Result: Champions Red Division

Mini Girls - Mutch

Wins: 6

Losses: 5

League Position:2nd - Blue Division

Playoff Result: 3rd Blue Division

Mini Boys - Cameron

Wins: 0

Losses: 9

League Position:4th - Black Division

Playoff Result: 3rd Black Division

Mini Boys - Jordan

Wins: 5

Losses: 6

League Position:5th -Gold Division

Playoff Result: 3rd Gold Division

Bantam Boys - Milne

Wins: 2

Losses:7

League Position:6th

Playoff Result: 6th

Bantam Boys - Archibald

Wins: 1

Losses:6

League Position:7th

Playoff Result: 7th

KMBA MINI GIRLS HACHEY

GAME 1:        KMBA 32    @ SLAM - LUMSDEN D1  22

GAME 2:        KMBA 30    @ ANTIGONISH D1        28

GAME 2:        KMBA 36    @ ABA CELTIC D1           44

FINAL:          KMBA 30    @ ABA CELTIC D1           33

KMBA MINI GIRLS MUTCH

GAME 1:        KMBA   8  @ BEDFORD EAGLES D2     28

GAME 2:        KMBA 22  @ SLAM - FRASER D2        40

GAME 2:        KMBA 36  @ EASTERN PASSAGE D2   4

Two team represented KMBA at the provincial tournaments in 2008-2009

Results:

Mini Girls @ Division 5- KMBA Bronze

Mini Boys: Did not participate

Bantam Girls @ Division 6- KMBA Bronze

Bantam Boys: Did not participate

The Kings Minor Basketball Association was proud to host the Basketball Nova Scotia Division 1 Mini Girls Provincial Championship

April 9,10 and 11th

Central Kings Rural High School

Cambridge Nova Scotia

Preliminary Standings

Semi Final Round

Medal Round

GOLD: Community YMCA

SILVER: Halifax Osprey

BRONZE: Kings Minor Basketball Association

Please support our Association and Tournament sponsors

There are two teams at this level

Coaches: 

Ben Hachey:  679.0443 - bjhachey@eastlink.ca

Kevin Hayes: 678.6576 - kevinhayes@eastlink.ca

Becky Mutch: 698.2050 - beckymutch2005@hotmail.com

Regular Practice Times:

WEDNESDAYS: 7:45PM to 9:00PM

SUNDAYS: 1:00PM to 2:30PM

Open gym 2:30 - 5:00 pm Sundays....work on your skills!

Home Game Times:

Saturdays: 1:00PM to 3:00PM

Location:  Coldbrook School (Alternate Site: Berwick School)

Mini Girls Saturday, October 24, 2009 

Locations: Hantsport and Aylesford

K.M.B.A. over Kentville

K.M.B.A. over New Minas

Pre-season weekend,

The St. Margareth's Bay Slam were in town playing two exhibition games with the KMBA Mini Girls Gators.  The teams were evenly matched ending up with a win for each association.

 Thanks to everyone who helped out

Team Hachey made it over to Gaspereau for an away game against Acadia Minor. The game was never really in dought and KMBA came a way with a victory.

Team Mutch had one heck of a nail bitter winning in the last seconds and by 2 points over Greenwood Minor.

Great weekend girls!!!

Another weekend another great game from our girls.  The team played a strong game defeating Hansport on Saturday. 

 Both our teams are back in action next week,good to all!

KMBA girls remain undefeated in league play after winning last weekend. KMBA Mutch showed skill and enthusiasm in an evenly matched game against Port Williams, and KMBA Hachey took out the only other unbeaten team with a win over West Hants in Coldbrook.

 The teams play their final games before the break this weekend and will be playing in the SLAM Holiday Tournament the end of December.

 Even scoring and aggressive defending, great effort so far Gators!

Hachey

Overall Record: 16-4           League 9-0

Record:

New Minas: 1-0

Kentville (Nicholson): 4-0

SLAM D1 - Lumsden: 2-0

Acadia: 1-0

Hansport: 1-0

Community YMCA D1:  0-1

ABA Celtic D1: 0-2

ANtigonish Royals D1: 1-0

Hants West 1: 2-0

Hants West 2: 2-0

Sackville D2: 1-0

Port Williams: 1-0

Halifax Osprey D1: 0-1

MUTCH

Overall Record: 5-9           League 5-3

Record:

New Minas: 1-0

Kentville: 0-1

SLAM D2: 0-1

SLAM D5: 0-1

Acadia: 0-2

Bedford Eagles D2: 0-1

Eastern Passage D2: 0-1

Hants West 2: 0-1

Port Williams: 1-1

Greenwood (W): 2-0

Greenwood (R): 1-0

Both our team participated in the St. Margaret’s Bay SLAM Christmas Classic tournament over the Christmas break.  Team Mutch were in against stiff competition playing a roster of Halifax Division 2 teams.  Although they did not win, improvement was seen by all players throughout the tournament.  

Team Hachey played to a 2-1 round robin against Division 1 level teams, winning against SLAM and Antigonish before losing a close Game to the Atlantic Basketball Association (ABA) Celtics. 

In the final, a barn burner of a game!  The rematch with ABA Celtic with the result being a 33-30 win for the Dartmouth based team. Serena Dolan was named KMBA's Tournament MVP