Sports – Friday, March 27th 2026
The Salem Baseball Tigers first two hits were RBI singles by Wayne Skidmore and Dannon Berry in the fifth inning, and then the Tigers took advantage of five straight walks later that same inning to score three more runs as they went in to beat Ellington Thursday, 8-1. Aaron White also had an RBI single in the game for Salem as Hayden Ragsdale pitched four innings of scoreless ball giving up just two hits while striking out eight in a no decision. Dannon Berry
pitched three innings giving up an unearned run while walking two and striking out two to get the win. Salem is 2-2 on the year, and they will play Owensville Monday at 4:30 at the SHS Baseball Field Complex.
The Salem Lady Softball Tigers will play in the Mountain Grove SCA Tournament tomorrow. At the time of this publication the start time for the Salem game had yet to be posted on the MSHSAA website.Good luck Lady Tigers!
The Salem Tiger Tennis team moved to 3-0 on the year and an 8-1 win over West Plains in Salem Thursday. They will host Houston next Tuesday at 4:00 at the Salem City Park.
The Salem Varsity Track and Field Teams will participate in the Osage Open this afternoon at 4:00.
You couldn’t have asked for a more exciting season opener yesterday as the St. Louis Cardinals hosted the Tampa Bay Rays. Scoring was slow going early on but the Cardinals got on the board first with a JJ Wetherholt home run in the bottom of the third. Starting in the top of the fifth Tampa Bay went on to score seven unanswered runs putting the Cards down 7-1 going into the bottom of the sixth. Just as it seemed like the game was getting out of hand the red birds rallied back answering the Rays with 8 runs to close out the sixth. Zeros decorated the scoreboard for the final three innings and the Cardinals begin 2026 with a 9-7 victory. The Cardinals and Rays will keep the games going over the weekend to finish their three game series. Each game on Saturday and Sunday will start at 1:15 in the afternoon. You can tune into KSMO Radio for live coverage both days starting at 12:20.
The St. Louis Blues hosted the San Jose Sharks last night. Dalibor Dvorsky netted the first goal on the night with a snap shot in the second. The Sharks responded in the third to force overtime which with just a few seconds to go before a shootout, Dylan Holloway’s backhanded shot secured a 2-1 Blues win! The Blues welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to St. Louis tomorrow evening. You can listen to this game live on KSMO Radio with coverage set to begin at 5:30 in the evening and puck drop at 6:00.