Sports – Thursday, August 21st 2025

The beginning of high school sports for the 2025-26 season is almost here. This Friday, Salem will participate in the Sullivan Jamboree starting at 7:00. In the jamboree, Salem will be scrimmaging Sullivan, Jefferson and Cuba as each team will run 12 offensive and 12 defensive plays starting from the 40-yard line going toward the end zone. This will be the final warm up before opening night which will be Friday, August 29th at the Bill Schuchardt Stadium starting at 7:00. KSMO Media will again be carrying all the football games live on KSMO Radio and video streaming them as well. The video streams will be broadcast on ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and the KSMO YouTube Page. During the regular season, there is no charge to watch any of the high school broadcasts.

After winning the first two games the St. Louis Cardinals attempted a sweep of the Miami Marlins last night. Unfortunately for Cardinal fans the Marlins got off to a fast start scoring three runs early and never looked back as they defeated the Cards, 6-2. The Cardinals will start a new series with the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at 6:35. Live coverage begins on KSMO Radio at 5:40.

The Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers last night by a 6-3 score. The Royals currently lead the series 2-1. They’ll go for the series victory this afternoon with the first pitch at 1:10.