The 7th grade boys WBDA basketball team kicked off their junior high season with a second-place finish at the Pierce Youth Boys Basketball Tournament in Pierce on Sunday, December 7th.   The opening game saw Wayne fall in a competitive contest with Cedar Catholic that got away late, 40-26.  Wayne would rebound and win their next two games in the four-team round-robin tournament, defeating Pierce 40-15 and taking down Columbus Lakeview 40-25 in the final.  Congrats on a great start to your season 7th graders!

The 6th grade boys WBDA basketball team kicked off their season with a runner-up finish at the Pierce Boys Youth Tournament in Pierce, NE.  Competing in a four-team round-robin tournament, Wayne picked up wins over Pierce Blue and Pierce White before falling to Cedar Catholic in the championship contest.  Congrats on a great start to your season 6th grade boys!

Player registrations for the 2025-2026 WBDA basketball season will be Wednesday, October 8th, Thursday, October 9th and Tuesday, October 14th 2025 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Community Activity Center.  Please visit the link below for more information and registration paperwork.

2025-2026 WBDA Player Registration

The Kyle Straight Memorial Basketball Award is presented to an 8th Grade Wayne Boys Basketball Player who best exemplifies the love of the game and the positive attitude that Kyle displayed.

This year the WBDA Board selected Jacob Francis and Mason Kramer as the 2025 co-recipients.

The plaque displaying past recipients is located at the Wayne Community Activity Center.

Congratulations Jacob and Mason!

PAST RECIPIENTS
2025 – Jacob Francis & Mason Kramer
2024 – Theo Claussen
2023 – Jaxson Kneifl
2022 – Jace Jorgensen
2021 – Colson Nelsen
2020 – Caiden Backer
2019 – Daniel Judd
2018 – Brandon Bartos
2017 – Kallan Herman
2016 – N/A
2015 – N/A
2014 – Brennan O’Reilly
2013 – Lucas Longe
2012 – Drew Davie & Colby Keiser
2011 – Jack Belt
2010 – Jalen Barry
2009 – Dan Melena
2008 – Tony Sinniger & Chris Rogers
2007 – Justin Anderson & Jacob Zeiss
2006 – Derek Poutre & Jordan Barry
2005 – Ryan Pieper
2004 – Taylor Racely

The 8th grade boys MIT basketball team wrapped up their WBDA careers at the MIT Tournament in Lincoln on March 15-16.  Wayne competed in a five-team bracket along with Falls City Sacred Heart, Gering, Lincoln Monarchs and the Lincoln Predators.

Wayne opened play on Saturday with a tough loss to Gering, but rebounded with a 47-43 win over the Lincoln Monarchs.

On Sunday, Wayne defeated the Lincoln Predators 54-50 and then went to close tournament play against Falls City Sacred Heart.  That game was an exciting back-and-forth contest that saw the Irish pull away with a 40-39 win in overtime.  Wayne finished 2-2 and after tie-breakers, took runner-up honors in a highly competitive and balanced division.

Congratulations on a great season and careers 8th grade boys!

The Wayne 7th Grade Boys basketball team competed in the MIT Tournament in Lincoln on March 15-16.  Wayne competed in a six-team bracket along with Auburn, Lincoln Legends, Lincoln Northwest, Sutton and Winnebago.

In pool play, Wayne started the day with a 47-39 win over the Lincoln Legends and followed that up with a 43-39 victory over Auburn to win their pool.  Wayne then met the winner of the second pool, Sutton, in the championship game.  In the final, Sutton was able to pull away in a very competitive contest with a 41-36 victory to give Wayne runner-up honors.

Congratulations on a great season 7th grade boys!

The WBDA 5th Grade Boys basketball team competed in the MIT Tournament in Lincoln on March 15-16.  Wayne competed in a four-team round-robin bracket and started the day with a 34-21 win over the Lincoln Knights and then defeated the Lincoln Monarchs 31-16.  In the championship game on Sunday, Wayne took on Norris Black and came away with a dominant 31-15 victory, going 3-0 on the day and claiming the championship of their division.

Congratulations on a fantastic end to your season fifth grade boys!

Some former WBDA basketball players got back into action, as the freshman and sophomore girls came together to play in the high school division of the MIT Tournament in Lincoln on Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16.

Wayne competed in a four-team, round-robin bracket.  On Saturday, Wayne started strong and picked up a 32-14 win over Walthill and a 27-20 win over Winnebago.

Sunday’s championship game saw Wayne matched up with Mount Ayr (Iowa).  The game was a highly competitive, back-and-forth contest that ultimately went into overtime where Mount Ayr would come away with a 37-35 victory.

Congratulations to the high school girls on a fantastic tournament.

The WBDA Junior High girls basketball team competed at the Midwest Invitational Tournament in Lincoln on March 15 and 16, competing in a six-team division along with Falls City Sacred Heart, Grand Island No Limit, Lincoln Cornhusker Shooting Stars, Palmyra and Winnebago.

In pool play, Wayne went 2-0 picking up a 32-21 win over the Cornhusker Shooting Stars and a 25-15 win over Palmyra.  Wayne would move into Sunday’s championship game to take on the winner of the opposite pool, Winnebago.  The championship game saw Winnebago start hot, but Wayne fought back to make it a tight contest in the end, with Winnebago taking the game 39-30 giving Wayne runner-up honors.  Congratulations on a great season to the junior high girls!