The WBDA 7th Grade Boys team competed in the Lincoln MIT Tournament last week and brought home a third place finish in a six-team bracket. Joining Wayne in the tournament were Lincoln NLU, David City Aquinas, Howells-Dodge, Johnson-Brock and the Lincoln Monarchs.  Wayne opened pool play with a 27-12 win over David City Aquinas on Saturday, then dropped a tight contest to Lincoln NLU to end 1-1 in pool play.  Wayne rebounded with a 30-26 win over Johnson-Brock in the third-place game to take home a bronze medal.  Congratulations on your season 7th grade boys!

The Wayne WBDA 6th grade boys team took home runner-up honors at the Lincoln MIT Tournament this past weekend.  Wayne completed in a six-team bracket along with Walthill, Syracuse, Omaha Kings, Lincoln Skyhawks and Platteview. Wayne opened the tournament by defeating Platteview 47-27 and the Lincoln Skyhawks 34-14 in pool play before falling to Walthill in a closely contested championship game to take home a silver medal.  Congratulations on a great season sixth graders!

The 7th Grade Boys WBDA basketball team competed at the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Saturday, March 5th and went 3-0 in a large 10-team bracket.  Wayne opened play with a 40-27 win over David City Aquinas and followed that up with a 35-17 win over Centennial. In the final game of the day, the 7th grade boys defeated Shelby/Rising City to end the day undefeated and win the 7th grade portion of the bracket.

The 8th grade girls WBDA team competed in the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Sunday, March 6th and brought home first place honors with a 3-0 record on the day.  Wayne picked up wins over Seward, David City Aquinas Gray and David City Aquinas White to win the bracket and gold medal honors.  Congrats team!

The 6th grade girls WBDA basketball team took third place honors at the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Sunday, March 6th.  Wayne opened pool play with a 33-10 win over David City Aquinas, before falling in a tough match with Elkhorn Valley 24-20.  In the bronze medal game, Wayne rallied to defeat Wahoo Neumann 24-22 to finish 2-1 on the day and take home third-place honors.

The 8th grade boys WBDA basketball team took 3rd place honors at the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Saturday, March 5.  The 8th grade boys competed in a large 10-team bracket.  Wayne defeated Elkhorn Valley 36-29 to open play before falling in a tough contest to Seward.  Wayne rebounded with a 36-34 win over Twin Plains to finish 2-1 on the day and in third place.

The sixth grade boys WBDA basketball team took home first place honors at the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Saturday, March 5. In pool play, Wayne defeated David City Aquinas 34-15 and then took down Howells-Dodge 32-21 to advance to the championship game.  In the final, Wayne defeated Shelby/Rising City to take home the gold.  Congratulations 6th grade boys and coaches!

The 4th grade boys WBDA basketball team took home gold from the Hop’s Hoops Classic in David City on Saturday, March 5. Wayne competed in a four-team bracket and picked up  wins over Twin River (19-12), David City Aquinas (31-9) and Milford (28-18) to finish 3-0 on the day and secure a first-place finish.

The 8th Grade Girls WBDA basketball team earned runner-up honors at the WBDA Tournament on Sunday, February 20th.  Wayne competed in a very tough 6-team bracket along with Crofton, David City Aquinas, Laurel, Pender and Raymond Central.  Wayne opened up pool play with a 27-17 win over Pender and followed that up with a 39-27 win over Raymond Central to win their pool and advance to the championship game.  In the final, Wayne fell in a tough contest to Laurel to end the day with a runner-up finish.  Congratulations 8th grade girls and coaches!

The 7th grade girls WBDA basketball team competed in the WBDA Tournament on Sunday, February 20th in Wayne. The Wayne girls competed in a six-team division along with Battle Creek, Crofton, Norfolk Catholic, Pierce and Wisner.  Wayne opened pool play with a 34-10 win over Norfolk Catholic and followed that up with a 34-19 win over Wisner to win their pool and advance to the championship game. In the final, Wayne went back and forth in a tight contest, before falling to Battle Creek to take home runner-up honors.  Congratulations 7th graders!