Sports – Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

Baylee Bilyeu scored 19 points, collected 13 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead the Salem Lady Tigers past Alton Lady Comets Friday at the Family Pharmacy Holiday Tournament, 53-50. Michaela Chilton scored 15 points for Salem while Bailey Martin netted eight points and finished with seven rebounds. After the games were over, the All-Tournament Team was announced with Baylee Bilyeu named to the team. Salem is 5-7 on the year and they will be in Rolla tonight to face the Rolla Lady Bulldogs starting with the JV game at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will be in Owensville to face Linn in the first round of the round robin tournament. Game time is set for 5:30 with Tiger Talk and Coach Conrad Prugh at about 5:15 on KSMO and online at ksmoradio.com. Salem is 2-7 on the year.

Scottie Upshall scored midway through the third period to break a tie and give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win Saturday night over the Carolina Hurricanes. The win was only the second in their last seven games by the Blues after losing to Dallas Friday night by a 4-2 score. The Blues received goals Saturday night from Kyle Brodziak and Patrik Burglund in addition to Upshall’s winner. The Blues will host the New Jersey Devils tonight at 7:00. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

Rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes led four scoring drives, the last leading to Harrison Butker’s decisive field goal with no time left, and the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs rested key starters and pulled out a 27-24 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Mahomes, in his first career NFL action, completed 22-of-35 passes for 284 yards with an interception. Linebacker Ramik Wilson returned a fumble 11 yards for a score, Kareem Hunt ran 35 yards for a touchdown, and fullback Anthony Sherman ran 1 yard for a score. Butker added a pair of field goals, including a 30-yarder for the game-winner to help the Chiefs (10-6) beat Denver (5-11) for the fifth straight time.