The 5th/6th Grade Girls WBDA basketball team competed in the Future Stars Hoops Classic in North Sioux City, South Dakota on Saturday, January 25th. Wayne played in a four-team round-robin bracket, going 3-0 on the day defeating Winnebago, Woodbury Central and Okoboji to win the tournament championship. Congratulations girls!
The 6th Grade Boys WBDA basketball team continued a successful season by winning the Crofton Tournament on Saturday, January 25. Wayne competed in a four-team round-robin bracket. In their first game, the Wayne boys defeated host Crofton 38-29 and followed that up with a 26-6 win over Boyd County. In the final game of the day, Wayne picked up a victory over a good Ponca team by the score of 39-27 to finish 3-0 on the day and as tournament champions. Congratulations 6th grade boys!
The 7th/8th Grade girls kicked off their WBDA season at the Crofton Tournament on Saturday, January 25th. Wayne competed in a six-team bracket along with Atkinson, Cedar Catholic, Crofton Plainview, and Summerland. Wayne kicked off the day with a tough 27-26 loss to Plainview, and followed that up with a 27-18 win over Atkinson and finally a 30-19 win over Summerland to earn a third place finish. Congrats on a great start to your season junior high girls!
The 6th grade boys WBDA basketball team took part in the Laurel Tournament on Saturday, January 11th and came home with their second tournament championship of the season.
Wayne opened tournament play with a 38-21 win over Ponca and followed that up with a 39-19 win over Summerland and a 41-22 win over Laurel to advance to the championship game. In the final, Wayne would face Laurel for a second time and came away with a 41-23 win to take home the tournament championship. Congratulations 6th grade boys.
The 5th/6th grade WBDA girls basketball team took part in the Laurel Basketball Tournament on Saturday, January 11th. Wayne competed in a five-team bracket along with Creighton, Laurel, Ponca, and Wisner.
Wayne picked up victories over Creighton, and Wisner before falling to Ponca in a closely-contested championship game to earn runner-up honors. Congratulations to the 5th and 6th grade girls!
The 4th grade girls WBDA basketball team made their debut at the Hartington-Newcastle Tournament on Saturday, January 12th. The 4th grade girls had an awesome tournament and came away with a runner-up finish in the first games of their career. Congratulations ladies!
The 6th grade boys WBDA basketball team kicked off their season on Sunday, January 5th at the North Bend Optimist Tournament in North Bend, Nebraska. Wayne competed in a six-team bracket along with GACC Blue, GACC White, Fremont, Columbus Scotus, and North Bend.
In pool play, Wayne opened the tournament with a 54-42 win over Guardian Angels Central Catholic Blue. The final pool play game saw Wayne defeat North Bend 37-27 to advance to the championship game.
In the final, Wayne recorded a thrilling last-second 44-42 win over Columbus Scotus to finish 3-0 on the day and pick up the tournament championship. Congratulations 6th graders!
The annual WBDA Clash of the Plains Tournament will be held on February 15 & 16, 2025 in Wayne. Head to our tournament page for registration details.
Player registrations for the 2024-2025 WBDA basketball season will be Tuesday, October 29th and Wednesday, October 30th 2024 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Community Activity Center. Please visit the link below for more information and registration paperwork.
2024-2025 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 Theo Claussen as the 2024 recipient.
The plaque displaying past recipients is located at the Wayne Community Activity Center.
Congratulations Theo!
PAST RECIPIENTS
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