Who said there was an Off-Season…?

On July 18 through July 20 Breakthrough Basketball ran a 3-day Shooting and Ball Handling Camp at the Wayne Community Activity Center hosted by the WBDA.  70 players ranging from 5th through 12th grades attended the camp.  Elite Skills Coach Italo Araujo instructed the camp which focused on shooting, developing a quick release and shooting off the catch.  On the ball handling side, campers worked on beating defenders off the dribble and finishing moves.  The camp was a great success and players left with confidence and mental toughness while learning to work hard and work smart.

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Summer Camp Time in Wayne, America!

On May 12 through May 14, Breakthrough Basketball held a 3-day shooting camp at the Wayne Community Activity Center hosted by the WBDA.  The camp was full with 60 areas players and was led by Elite Skills Coach, Jonathan Bluitt.  In the camp players learned the foundation for shooting, shooting off the catch and shooting off the dribble.  Throughout the camp, Coach Bluitt focused on instilling confidence, mental toughness, hard work, smart work, and other intangibles to develop the players into great shooters.

Breakthrough Basketball will hold another camp July 18 through July 20 in Wayne aimed at Shooting and Ball Handling.  The camp will be at the Wayne Community Activity Center.

Click Here for details.

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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 a positive attitude that Kyle displayed.

This year the WBDA Board selected Kallan Herman as the recipient.

In the picture from left to right are:

Craig Sharpe, Avery Herman, Kelby Herman, Kallan Herman, Joelle Herman, Kyle Nelsen and Matt Ley

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

Congratulations Kallan!

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April 28, 2017 – At the Wayne High Honors Night several students were acknowledged for their hard work and dedication.  The WBDA Board of Directors planned to award two $500 scholarships to recognize a male and female Wayne High student who had shown dedication in the classroom, to the community and to the sport of basketball.  The Board took special consideration to those individuals who played in the Wayne Basketball Development Association (WBDA) and continued to be involved in basketball through High School.

The recipients of this year’s WBDA Scholarship Award were Allison Echtenkamp and Grayson McBride.

Congrats Allison and Grayson!

Sunday, March 12th, the 7th grade WBDA boys played in the Midwest Invitational Tournament (MIT) in Lincoln.  The boys division included two pools of teams.  Pool A included Wayne, Nebraska City, and North Platte.  Pool B included the Lincoln Rockets, Winnebago and Columbus Lakeview.  Wayne finished Saturday as the top seed of Pool A beating Nebraska City 44-23 and North Platte 58-41.  In Pool B, Lincoln came out as the top seed.  Wayne and Lincoln met in the Championship game on Sunday, where Wayne dominated the game throughout and came away with a 37-27 win and a 1st place finish.  With the three wins over the weekend, they finished their season 16-2.  Congratulations to the Players and Coaches on a Great Season!  #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, March 4, the Wayne White 6th grade boys WBDA team competed in the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City, NE.  The 6th grade division included eight teams, Calvary, Twin River, Waverly, Wayne, Hastings, Wisner, Norfolk and RC Mustangs.  Wayne started the day off playing Waverly winning 49-34.  In their second game, Wayne lost to Calvary 39-28.  Wayne was then set to play Norfolk for 3rd place.  The game was tight throughout but Wayne came out with the win 26-24 taking 3rd place in the tournament.  Congratulations to the Players and Coaches!   #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, March 4, the 7th grade boys WBDA team competed in the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City, NE.  The 7th grade division included two pools of teams.  Pool A included David City Aquinas, Seward and West Point.  Pool B included Legends Silver, Ashland and Wayne.  Wayne finished pool play beating Legends 30-13 and losing to Ashland 56-45.  With the 1-1 record in pool play Wayne was set to play Aquinas for 3rd place.  Wayne competed hard throughout the game and finished with a 46-26 win and 3rd place in the tournament.  Congratulations to the Players and Coaches! #wayneyouthbasketball

Sunday, March 5, the 7th grade girls WBDA team competed in their final tournament of the year at the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City, NE.  The 7th grade division included two pools of teams.  Pool A included David City Aquinas, Aurora and Twin River.  Pool B included David City Explorers, Wayne and Malcom.  Wayne finished as the top seed of Pool B beating Malcom 41-12 and David City Explorers 34-14.  In Pool B, Aurora came out as the top seed beating Twin River 31-4 and Aquinas 25-15.  Wayne and Aurora met in the Championship game, where Wayne led throughout the game and finished with a 23-15 win.  The win gave the 7th grade girls 1st place for their final tournament of the year.  The team finished the season 14-6.  Congratulations to the Players and Coaches on a Great Season!   #wayneyouthbasketball

Saturday, March 4th, the WBDA 5th Grade Boys competed in the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City.  Their division was a 4-team round robin, which included Wayne, Nebraska Christian, David City Aquinas and David City Explorers.  Wayne won their first game versus the Explorers, but fell in their second game to Aquinas.  Wayne played Nebraska Christian in their final game of the day, which turned out to be tight and highly competitive.  In the end, Wayne came out with the win and a 2nd place finish.  Congrats to the players and coaches!  #wayneyouthbasketball