Basketball Recap: Notre Dame de Sion Comes Up Short

Notre Dame de Sion's tournament run continued when they took on Olathe West on Friday. The Notre Dame de Sion Storm took a 47-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olathe West Owls. The Storm have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Notre Dame de Sion still got an impressive performance from Taelyn Smith, who went 7 of 10 en route to 20 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points Smith has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Avery Young, who posted eight points and 11 boards.

Notre Dame de Sion's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Olathe West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Notre Dame de Sion will welcome St. Pius X at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Pius X has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Olathe West, they will venture away from home to face off against Blue Valley Northwest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Blue Valley Northwest: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Olathe West has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.