Sports – Monday, January 12th 2026
The Salem Tiger Varsity Basketball Team jumped out to a 46-15 lead at halftime and cruised to a 63-36 win at Sullivan over the Eagles Friday night. Gavin Sapaugh led all of the Salem scorers with 16 points followed by Braiden Gapsch with 12 points and Tyson Conners with 11 more. The Tigers improve to 9-5 with the win and they will be off until Friday night when Salem will host the Ava Bears in their first SCA Conference contest.
The Salem JV defeated Sullivan Friday night, 41-39 and they are 5-2 on the year. The JV will participate in the Zizzer JV Tournament starting Wednesday with West Plains at a time to be determined.
The Salem Freshman Tigers also beat Sullivan Friday as they dominated the Eagles, winning 48-14. The Salem Freshman Tigers are 6-3 on the year. The Freshman Tigers will be at Waynesville on Tuesday, January 20th, at 5:30.
The Bunker Varsity Basketball Eagles got a scare Saturday against Mountain Grove at the Legends Shoot-Out in Mountain View as the Eagles edged the Panthers in a hard-fought win, 53-52. The Eagles remain undefeated on the year at 15-0. The Eagles will be at Lesterville Tuesday at 5:00.
The Bunker Lady Eagles played Alton again for the second time in two weeks, this time at the Legends Shoot-Out in Mountain View. In the first matchup, Bunker won by four points, but the Lady Eagles were on top of their game Saturday and dominated the Lady Comets, winning 69-28. The Lady Eagles remain undefeated at 11-0 and they will participate in the Union Girls Basketball Tournament and play Washington tonight at 7:00.
The Ole’ Miss Rebels handed Missouri their first SEC Conference defeat Saturday beat the Tigers, 76-69. The Tigers were led by led by Mark Mitchell with 20 points followed by Jayden Stone with 16 more. Missouri will host Auburn Wednesday night on KSMO Radio at 7:30.
The St. Louis Blues offense woes continue as they fell to the Utah Mammoth Friday night and the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday by identical scores of 4-2. The Blues will be home to face the Carolina Hurricane Tuesday night on KSMO Radio with the pregame starting at 6:00.