The Jr. High WBDA Girls Basketball Team won their division of the Clash of the Plains Tournament on Sunday, February 15th.  Wayne competed in a six-team bracket featuring Niobrara/Verdigre, Norfolk Catholic Red, Norfolk Catholic White, Pierce and Vermillion.

Wayne opened the day in pool play, going 2-0 with wins over Norfolk Catholic White (47-10) and Niobrara/Verdigre (55-9).  In the championship game, Wayne was able to pick up a great 39-26 win over Norfolk Catholic Red for top honors.  Congratulations ladies!

The 8th grade boys WBDA basketball team kicked off their club season with a 3rd place finish at the home Clash of the Plains Tournament in Wayne on Sunday, February 15, 2026.  Wayne competed in a large, tough 12-team bracket.  Wayne competed in Pool A and swept through pool play with a 44-39 win over Oakland-Craig and a 57-41 win against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to advance to the semifinals against other pool winners.

In the semis, Wayne would fall in a tough contest to eventual champion West Point, 59-47.   In the 3rd place game, Wayne took on the St. Mary’s Cardinals from O’Neill and came away with a 49-31 win to finish 3-1 on the day and earn the bronze medal.  Congrats on a great start to your club season!

The Wayne 5th grade girls WBDA basketball team competed in the Pierce Girls Tournament in Pierce, NE on Sunday, February 1st.  Wayne played three games on the day and won them all!  The Blue Devils picked up a 32-9 victory over Battle Creek and followed that up with a 38-17 win over Pierce before closing the day with a 35-17 win over a Battle Creek 4th grade squad.  Congratulations 5th graders on your championship!

The Wayne 5th/6th Grade girls WBDA basketball team competed at the Laurel Youth Tournament in Laurel, Nebraska on Saturday, January 31st.  On the day Wayne picked up a 20-9 win over Wakefield and an 18-12 win over Laurel to advance to the championship game.  In the final, Wayne won an exciting contest over Plainview by a score of 23-19.  Congratulations on your championship ladies!

The WBDA Jr. High girls basketball team competed at the Crofton Tournament on Saturday, January 24th. Wayne picked up three wins on the day, with a 31-29 victory over Summerland, a 20-13 win over Yankton and finished the day with a thrilling 21-16 win over Norfolk Catholic.  Wayne finished 3-0 on the day to claim championship honors.  Congratulations ladies!

The 6th grade boys WBDA basketball team competed at the Norfolk Catholic Tournament on Saturday, January 24th.  Wayne competed in a competitive three-team round-robin format, with a 38-34 loss to Pierce before rebounding with a 28-24 win over Norfolk Catholic.  Congrats on a great start to your season boys!

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