Sports – Thursday, January 15th 2026

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be at Cabool tonight for a varsity only contest at 6:00. The Lady Tigers go into the contest with a 2-0 SCA Conference record and they are 6-6 overall with wins in four of the last five games.

The Bunker Lady Basketball Eagles will face the St. Francis Borgia Lady Knights Friday night in the Union Girls Basketball Tournament at a time that has not yet been announced. The Lady Eagles go into the game with a 12-0 record, and the Lady Knights are 10-1.

The Bunker Boys Basketball Eagles continued their fine play this season with a 76-33 win over Lesterville Tuesday night. The Eagles will play Higbee Friday night in the Mid-Missouri Invitational by Ramey Basketball at a time yet to be announced. Bunker enters the game with a 16-0 record while Higbee is 11-4.

The Mizzou Basketball Tigers and Auburn took to the court last night in Mizzou Arena, and after a close 38-34 first half Mizzou distanced themselves in the second going on to win 84-74. 

The Cardinal Caravan will return to Rolla this Saturday around 5:30 to the Rolla High School Gymnasium. There is no charge to attend the caravan. This year’s players lineup will include Victor Scott II, J.J. Wetherholt, Jose Fermin and Kyle Leahy and Leonardo Bernal. The emcees will be Ricky Horton and Mike Claiborne while Cardinal alumni Kerry Robinson will also be in attendance. New this year, fans who are 16-years of age and older will receive two tickets to a 2026 Cardinal game, while kids 15-years of age and under through the door on the day of the event can get one autograph from each current and former player. Autographs for the fans who are 15 years of age and under are a priority and if time permits, others may be able to get autographs. You can hear about the Caravan Friday afternoon at 1:00 on KSMO Radio in an interview with Stan Stevens and Mike Claiborne.