Saturday, Feb. 11, the 5th Grade WBDA Boys competed in the NEN Norfolk YMCA Basketball Tournament. The Division II bracket consisted of Wayne, Norfolk Catholic, Elkhorn Valley and Twin River. The Wayne boys won 2 of their 3 games beating Elkhorn Valley and Twin River, but fell to Norfolk Catholic. The boys finished the day in 2nd place. Congratulations to the players and coaches! #wayneyouthbasketball
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 5th Grade WBDA Girls competed in the Norfolk YMCA NEN Youth Basketball Tournament. The Division II bracket consisted of Wayne, Columbus Lady Vikes, Columbus Rocks and the NCYAC (Bassett) region team. Wayne won its first two games by double-digits against the Columbus Lady Vikes and Columbus Rocks, before falling to NCYAC in what amounted to the championship game. The Wayne 5th grade girls went 2-1 and finished in second place. This was Wayne’s first tournament of the season. #wayneyouthbasketball
Friday, February 3rd, WBDA Night at Wayne State was exciting for all who attended. At time outs, half times, and breaks in play, many WBDA players competed in games and competitions on the court.
In the Women’s game, WSC gained a 26-9 lead after the first quarter, but Bemidji came back in the second quarter narrowing the lead to 35-33 at half time. In the third quarter, Wayne State went on a 12-2 run and held off Bemidji for the win, 70-65.
In the Men’s game, it was exciting until the final buzzer. The WSC men were leading at half-time 29-16 but Bemidji fought back into the game and with 5.2 seconds left, WSC was leading 76-75. Bemidji was able to get a 25′ shot off at the buzzer to beat Wayne State 78-76.
Thanks to Wayne State College for making this night memorable for the WBDA Players!
Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5, the 7th Grade WBDA Girls competed in the Seward Showcase along with 166 area teams. The 7th grade red division included two pools of teams. Pool A included Columbus Swish Maroon, ABA Blue, & Milford and Pool B included Wayne, York, & Columbus Swish White. In Pool A, Columbus Swish Maroon came out as the top seed beating Milford 32-8 and ABA Blue 39-12. In Pool B, Wayne finished Saturday as the top seed beating York 29-16 and Columbus Swish White 22-15. On Sunday, Wayne and Columbus Swish Maroon met in the Championship game. Throughout the game both teams went back-and-forth with neither willing to give an inch, but Wayne fell short taking 2nd place losing 23-22. Congratulations to the Players and Coaches on a Great Tournament! #wayneyouthbasketball
