Basketball Recap: Westhope/Newburg's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2025, 4:30pm

Basketball Recap: Westhope/Newburg Sioux vs. Bishop Ryan Lions

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westhope/Newburg can now relate to. They took a hard 52-33 fall against the Bishop Ryan Lions on Saturday. The matchup marked the Sioux's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Walker Braaten

Steals

03/22/25 vs Bishop Ryan3
03/21/25 vs Wilton/Wing3
03/20/25 vs North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina]6
03/15/25 vs Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]2
03/13/25 vs Velva3
+ 2 more games

When it comes to explaining why Westhope/Newburg lost, don't look at Walker Braaten. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Braaten has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played.

The defeat snapped Westhope/Newburg's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 24-5 record. As for Bishop Ryan, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-3.

As of now, neither Westhope/Newburg nor Bishop Ryan have any future games scheduled.

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