Sunday, February 18, the 8th grade WBDA girls competed in the Clash of the Plains tournament in Wayne, NE.  The girls were in an 8-team bracket with Osmond, Elkhorn Valley, O’Neill, Crofton, Christ Lutheran, Lady Elite and Hartington Cedar.  In Wayne’s first game, they beat Osmond 32-12 with pressure defense and strong rebounding.  In the girl’s second game, they faced O’Neill.  The Wayne girls maintained a strong lead throughout the game with great shooting and transition offense.  In the Championship game, Wayne faced the Lady Elite.  In the first half, Wayne struggled with the Elite full court press, but stayed strong and competitive in the second half by making it a close game with less than 2 minutes.  In the end, Wayne was not able to catch the Elite and finished the tournament with a second place finish.  Congrats coaches and girls on a great tournament! #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, February 10th, the 4th grade WBDA boy’s team competed in the NEN tournament in Norfolk, NE.  The 4th grade boys division consisted of four teams; Wayne, Norfolk Catholic, Hartington Cedar and Columbus Rocks.  In Wayne’s first game against Columbus, the boys jumped out to an early lead and were able to hold on for a 12-point win.  In the second game, Wayne played Hartington Cedar.  Cedar got the best of Wayne in the second contest to put Wayne at 1-1 going into their third and final game of the day.  In the final game, the Wayne boys played Norfolk Catholic.  Wayne fought hard throughout and were able to hold off NC by 8 points for the win.  By going 2-1 for the day, Wayne finished in 2nd place.  Congrats players and coaches!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18 will be the Annual WBDA “Clash of the Plains” Wayne Youth Basketball Tournament.

On Saturday, games start at 9:00 am. Boys and girls grades 4th through 6th will be playing Saturday with games at the Wayne Activity Center, Wayne City Auditorium, Wayne Elementary and Wayne High School.

On Sunday, games start at 11:00 for boys & girls 7th through 8th grades. Sunday games are at the Wayne Activity Center, Wayne Elementary and Wayne High School.

• Tournament Brackets

Come Cheer on Your Favorite Team, Wayne is the place to be this Weekend!

Saturday, February 10, the 8th grade WBDA girls competed in the NEN Tournament in Norfolk, NE.  Wayne was in a 3-team round robin tournament with Humphrey Christian Holy Family and Norfolk Catholic.  In the first game versus HCHF, Wayne was in a battle throughout the game but only turned the ball over five times, which helped them finish with a 33-29 win.  In the second game, Wayne faced a tough Norfolk Catholic team.  Both teams took advantage of their strengths with Wayne using transition offense & pressure defense to score and NC using their size inside the paint.  At the end of regulation, the game was tied at 33.  After two overtimes, Wayne fell to Norfolk Catholic, 36-34.  By losing to Norfolk, Wayne finished 2nd place in a tough round robin tournament.  Congrats players and coaches on a well played tournament!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, February 10th, the 4th Grade WBDA Girls competed in the NEN tourney in Norfolk, NE.  The team was placed in a 6-team pool play division.  In pool “black” was Norfolk Catholic Red, Wayne and the West Holt Huskies.  In pool “Red” was Norfolk Catholic White, Columbus Rocks and the Norfolk Panthers.    Wayne competed well in their pool beating NC Red 14-10 and beating West Holt 8-1.  By winning both their pool play games, Wayne was placed in the championship game versus Norfolk Catholic White.  In the Championship game Wayne competed well and finished with a 14-6 win.  Congratulations Players and Coaches on the 1st Place Finish!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, February 10th the 5th Grade WBDA boys competed in the NEN tournament in Norfolk, NE.  The team played in a 4-team round robin division, which included Wayne, North Bend, Norfolk Panthers and Norfolk Catholic.  Wayne’s first two games were played back-to-back.  In first game versus North Bend, Wayne jumped out to a quick lead and maintained the advantage throughout the game.  The second game versus the Norfolk Panthers was a close contest from start to finish.  Wayne rebounded well and limited their turnovers to help them get their second win of the day.  In Wayne’s final game, they faced Norfolk Catholic.  Wayne pushed the ball well getting layups and easy baskets, which led them to go 3-0 for the day earning 1st place in the tournament.  Congratulation players and coaches!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Sunday, February 11, the 6th grade boys WBDA team competed in the NEN tournament in Norfolk, NE. The 6th grade boys division consisted of four teams; Wayne, Bassett, Norfolk Lutheran and the Norfolk Jr. Panthers. Wayne first played Bassett and came away with a solid.  In their second game versus Norfolk Lutheran, Wayne found themselves down 29-14 at half time, but played hard in the second half to finish with a 36-35 win on a last second shot.  In Wayne’s last game they beat the Jr. Panthers to finish the day 3-0 and a 1st place finish.  Congratulations players and coaches! #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, February 3rd, After dropping their first game to eventual tournament champions Crofton, the 6th grade girls team rallied back to a 3rd place finish in the Laurel Tournament last weekend.  They reeled off three straight wins against Hartington, Elkhorn Valley and capped off the tournament with an overtime victory versus Wakefield.  The 6th grade girls are now 10-4 on the season.  Congratulations players and coaches!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, January 27th, the 5th grade boys WBDA team competed in the Monarch Classic in David City, NE. The 5th grade boys division consisted of three teams; Wayne, David City and Columbus Lakeview.  Wayne first played David City and came away with a solid 36-13 win.  In Wayne’s second game, they faced Columbus Lakeview.  The game was close throughout.  Wayne competed well, but lost in the end, 20-19.  With the loss to Columbus, Wayne finished with 2nd place. Congratulations players and coaches!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Come Cheer on the Blue Devils!

Put Friday, February 9th on your calendar as WBDA Night!  Wayne High Basketball will be playing Arlington in 4 games.  The evening will start with the JV Girls game at 4:30 at the High School and the JV Boys game at 4:30 at the Elementary School.  Following the JV games the Girls Varsity game will start at 6:00, followed by the Boys Varsity game at 7:45 at the High School.

All WBDA players are encouraged to attend the game because Wayne High will be allowing FREE admission to all players who wear their WBDA shooting shirts.  So be sure to come to the games on February 9th and support the Blue Devils!

A special thanks goes out to Wayne High and Athletic Director, Dennis Dolliver, for making this a special night for WBDA players.

Go Blue Devils!