The Wayne 7th and 8th grade girls WBDA basketball teams played together as a combined group in the top division of the Midwest Invitational Tournament in Lincoln on March 11th and 12th. Wayne competed in a four-team round-robin bracket against the Lincoln Shockerz, Southern and the Mambas out of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Wayne opened play on Saturday with a 24-21 win over the St. Joseph Mambas and followed that up with a tough 42-31 loss to the Lincoln Shockerz. On Sunday, Wayne played Southern, falling in a defensive battle 25-18.
This concludes the season for the junior high girls teams and is an end to the WBDA careers of five 8th grade girls. Congratulations on your accomplishments and good luck with your basketball futures 8th graders!