The 6th grade boys WBDA basketball team took part in the Winter Frenzy Tournament in Columbus on Sunday, February 4th. Wayne played three games, defeating ABA-Reichert 35-22, Columbus Scotus Green 39-31 and finished the day with a 51-35 victory over Wahoops (Wahoo) Gold to finish 3-0 to win the championship in their division. Great job boys!
The 8th grade girls WBDA basketball opened their club season competing in the Blair Hoopstock Tournament in Blair on Saturday, January 27th at Dana College. Wayne opened the day with a come-from-behind 35-31 win over Columbus Swish and then finished up play with a 33-28 win over Omaha Supreme to go 2-0 on the day and win their division. Congratulations on a great start to your season 8th graders!
The 7th Grade Girls WBDA basketball team took part in the Monarch Classic in David City on Saturday, January 27th. The opening game saw Wayne fall to a tough Centennial team. Wayne responded with an overtime victory over David City Aquinas to finish 1-1 on the day and take home third place honors within their division. Congratulations Wayne!
The 4th/5th grade girls WBDA basketball team competed in the Battle Creek Tournament on Saturday, January 27th in a six team division. Wayne went 2-1 on the day and picked up victories over Norfolk Catholic and Wisner-Pilger and played a tight contest with Elkhorn Valley to finish in third place. Congratulations girls!
The 4th/5th Grade Girls WBDA basketball team took part in the Crofton tournament last Saturday, January 20th. Wayne competed in a four-team bracket with Bloomfield, Crofton and Randolph and came away with a pair of wins for a runner-up finish. Great start to your season team!
The 5th Grade boys basketball team won the Battle Creek Youth Tournament on Saturday, January 6th. Wayne played in a seven-team bracket with Battle Creek, Boone Central, Clarkson/Leigh, Humphrey St. Francis, O’Neill, and Pierce.
In the opening game, Wayne defeated Boone Central 29-8, then followed that up with a 27-14 win over O’Neill and a 29-15 win over Battle Creek to advance to the championship game. In the final, Wayne defeated Humphrey St. Francis 29-10 to take home the tournament championship. Congratulations 5th graders!
The 6th Grade Boys WBDA basketball team took first place honors today at the Hartington-Newcastle Booster Club Tournament. Wayne opened the afternoon with a big 41-11 win over South Sioux City to advance to the championship game in the four-team bracket. In the final, Wayne was able to outlast a tough Hartington-Newcastle team 37-32 to win the tournament championship. Congratulations 6th graders!
The 5th Grade Boys WBDA basketball team competed in the Bancroft Tournament on Sunday, December 17th in Bancroft. The Wayne boys opened the day with an exhibition game against the West Point-Beemer 6th Graders and then moved into tournament play, posting wins of 60-29 over Homer and 44-13 over Pender to win the fifth grade division. Congratulations boys!
The 6th Grade Boys basketball team finished as runner-up in the Pierce tournament on Sunday, December 10th. Wayne competed in a four-team, round-robin bracket. Wayne picked up two wins to start the tournament, with victories over Norfolk Catholic and Humphrey St. Francis. Wayne battled Pierce in the final game of the day, falling by two points in a great, tough championship contest, to finish 2-1 and take home the silver medals.
The 5th grade boys WBDA basketball team kicked off their season at the Pierce Tournament on Sunday, December 10th. Wayne competed in a four-team round-robin tournament. In the first game, Wayne defeated Guardian Angels White 26-18 and followed that up with a 35-20 win over Guardian Angels Blue. In the final game of the day, Wayne defeated Pierce 38-10 to go 3-0 on the day to earn a first place finish. Congrats on a great start boys!