Sports – Thursday, September 4th 2025

To open the 2025 season the Salem Volleyball Lady Tigers were on the road in St. James on Tuesday. The Freshman team took the court first defeating the St. James Lady Tigers in two sets, 25-7 and 25-15. In the second match the JV squad kept the winning trend rolling with a victory in two sets, 25-8 and 25-13. Finally the Varsity match concluded the night’s games as the Salem Lady Tigers completed the program sweep, 25-16, 25-14, and 25-15. Congratulations to Coach Satterly and her team for starting the season off with a decisive win. The Lady Tigers will remain on the road with their next match-up this afternoon in Sullivan. Freshman will being at 4:45, followed by JV and Varsity.

The Bunker Varsity Lady Eagles fell to Summersville Tuesday night in volleyball, 3-0. The JV Lady Eagles also lost to Summerville, 2-0. Bunker will be at Viburnum tonight for their next match with the varsity match starting at 5:00 with the JV match to follow.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Athletics finished up their final game of a three game series in Busch Stadium last night. An early Willson Contreras single put the Cards up by a pair of runs in the third and a triple in the eighth secured a Cardinals victory over the Athletics 5-1. The Cardinals take the series 2-1 and have the day off today.

The Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels played the second game in a three game series last night. The Royals fell 4-3, after giving up three runs in the sixth. The Royals and Angels will wrap up the series tonight with first pitch at 6:40.