Sports – Wednesday, December 27th, 2017

The Salem Lady Tigers faced Plato in the 1st round of the Family Pharmacy Tournament in Mountain Grove and came away with a wild 73-71 win over the Lady Eagles. Baylee Bilyeu scored 32 points to lead all scorers in the game. Madison Woolf added 14 points for Salem followed by Michaela Chilton and Autumn Manthey who each netted eight points. Salem is 3-6 on the year and play Thayer today at 1:00.

Registration for the City of Salem Adult Men’s Basketball League for men 18-years of age and above and no longer in high school is going on now at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory and at the City Administrative offices. The cost per team is $300 and teams can be comprised of as many as 12 players. Signups will continue until December 29th. Teams registering after that date will be charged a $25 late fee. For more information, contact Salem Parks & Rec Director Tye Lydon at 729-6290.

The Missouri Football Tigers, who started the year 1-5 before winning six straight games, will be facing the Texas Longhorns in the Texas Bowl tonight starting with the pre-game show at 6:00 with the game getting underway at 8:00. Missouri is only the second team in NCAA Division 1 history to have started the year at 1-4 or worse and qualified for a bowl at the end of the year. Texas enters the game with a 6-6 record while Missouri is 7-5. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

The St Louis Blues will host the Nashville Predators in a key Western Conference Central Division game tonight starting at 6:30 on www.ksmoradio.com