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The Salem Basketball Tigers continue their advancement in the Houston Community Foundation Varsity Tournament this evening at 7:00. The game is being held in the Houston High School Gym and the Tigers will face the Couch Indians. Salem is ranked second in the tournament and Couch is ranked third. The winner will advance to the Championship game to face the winner of the Houston/Bakersfield game. The Championship game will be played Saturday afternoon at 5:00 while the Thursday night losers will play the early game for 3rd place at 3:30.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers are playing on their home court tonight against a combined Dixon & Newburg team. This will be a Varsity only match up that you can hear live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM as well as watch live on KSMO Media’s Facebook, YouTube, or Twitch page. Tiger Talk with Stan Stevens and Coach Woody will start at approximately 5:45 with tip off to follow at 6:00.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers have updated their schedule and added a few games to round out the season. Tomorrow they’ll play a Varsity only game versus the Lady Whippets in Ellington at 5:00. On January 28th they’ll be in Stoutland for a half of a JV game and full Varsity game beginning at 5:30. On February 28th they’ll travel south to Couch to play the Lady Indians at 5:30.

The St. Louis Blues are back on the ice tonight for their rematch with the Las Vegas Golden Knights. This game will be in St. Louis with a puck drop at 7:00. KSMO Radio will join this game in progress at the conclusion of the Lady Tigers Basketball game.

The second seeded Salem Basketball Tigers defeated the Koshkonong Blue Jays last night, 73-47 in the opening round of the Houston Community Foundation Varsity Tournament. They’ll advance in the championship bracket and play again this Thursday evening at 7:00 in the Houston High School Gym against the third seeded Couch Indians. The victor will advance to the Championship game this Saturday to face the winner of the Bakersfield/Houston game.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers and Owensville Dutchgirls cancelled their scheduled game last night. Both teams will look for an alternate opponent to play as a replacement game. 

The Salem Freshman Boys Basketball Tigers defeated the Waynesville Tigers last night by a score of 25-21. They will participate in the Willow Springs Freshman/Sophomore Shootout this Saturday to conclude their season.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers took on the Texas Longhorns last night and after the first half found themselves trailing 32-25. Mizzou would start off the second half strong, taking the led with 15:08 left in the game, but Texas would eventually overpower the Tigers by a score of 61-53. Tamar Bates lead the Tigers in scoring with 10 points on the night. Mizzou will play the Ole Miss Rebels this Saturday afternoon, you can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM at 4:30.

The second seeded Salem Basketball Tigers will play the seventh seeded Koshkonong Blue Jays tonight at 5:30 in the first round of the Houston Tournament at the Houston High School Gym.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be at Owensville tonight with the JV game at 5:30 and the varsity game to follow around 6:45. The varsity enters the game with a 4-9 record.

The Salem Freshman Boys Basketball Tigers will be home tonight at 5:30 to face the Waynesville Tigers. Salem enters the game with a 1-6 record, and they have lost their last five games.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers will be at Texas tonight and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio (1340 AM & 95.7 FM) starting at 7:30. Missouri enters the game with a 15-3 record on the season and 4-1 in SEC play. 

The Blues played the Golden Knights of Las Vegas last night. Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker each got a goal in the first to give the Blues a 2-1 lead early. In the second the Blues would outscore Vegas again 2-1 with goals from Jake Neighbours and Cam Fowler. Vegas battled back late in the third to force overtime and eventual shootout where the Blues would claim the victory 5-4. The Blues will be home to again face the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night. That game will have a delayed start and can be heard on KSMO Radio after Lady Tigers basketball game.

The Salem Basketball Tigers fell to the Ava Bears in their first SCA Conference game of the year, 48-40. Salem led at halftime by four points, but Bridger Weidmeier’s three three-pointers in the 4th quarter proved to be the difference. Salem was led by Braiden Gapsch with 19 points. Salem is seeded 2nd in the Houston Tournament and will play Koshkonong Tuesday night in Houston.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers fell Friday night to Vienna, 65-31. The Lady Tigers are 4-9 on the year and they will be at Owensville Tuesday night with the JV game at 5:30 and the varsity game to follow around 6:45.

The University of Missouri men’s basketball rode a dominating first five minutes and notched its fourth win in a row, defeating Arkansas, 83-65, at home on Saturday night. Mizzou improves to 15-3 on the season and 4-1 in SEC play for the first time in program history. They were led in scoring by Mark Mitchell and Caleb Grill who each scored 17 points, followed by Tamar Bates with 15 more. Missouri will be at Texas Tuesday night and you can hear the game on KSMO radio 1340 AM & 95.7 FM starting at 7:30.

St. Louis born Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists to help the Utah Hockey Club defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Utah scored three goals in the first period in just under 4:30 and never surrendered the lead. Jake Neighbours and Tyler Tucker scored for the Blues who will play in Las Vegas this afternoon at 4:30 and you can hear the game on KSMO radio.

Kansas City Chiefs were at home yesterday to play the Houston Texas in NFL postseason play. The Chiefs would never trail in the game and outscore Houston 23-14. Kansas City advances to the AFC Championship game for the seventh straight year in their quest to be the first NFL team to ever win three Super Bowls in a row.

Raven Gillam scored 17 points to lead the Salem Lady Basketball Tigers past the Cabool Lady Bulldogs Thursday night, 49-26. Addison Fulton had a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. The Lady Tigers are 1-2 in the SCA Conference and 4-8 on the year. They will host Vienna tonight at the SHS Gym in a game originally scheduled for January 27th. This will be a varsity only contest and begin at 6:00. This game will NOT be carried on KSMO Media.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will be at Ava to face the Bears in their opening SCA Conference game. The JV will start things out at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow. You can hear the varsity game on KSMO Radio and audio streamed on KSMO Media. Salem is 4-8 going into the game and they have lost their last three games. Ava goes into the game with a 5-6 record.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers will host Arkansas this Saturday afternoon starting at 4:30 on KSMO Radio with the pre-game show with the play-by-play to follow at 5:00. Missouri is 14-3 on the year and 3-1 in the SEC Conference.

The Calgary Flames and Blues faced off last night. In the first period, Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko, and Jordan Kyrou got the Blues off to a 3-0 start that would propel the Blues to a 4-1 victory. The Blues will play their first NHL game in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club tomorrow night starting at 7:30. That game can be heard on KSMO after Missouri Tiger Basketball.

The Salem Lady Tigers will be in action tonight against the Cabool Lady Bulldogs. This game will be a Varsity only match up at the SHS Gym beginning at 6:00. You can listen to the game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM or watch it live on KSMO Media’s Facebook, YouTube, or Twitch page. Tiger Talk with Stan Stevens and Coach Woody will start at approximately 5:50.

The Blues are playing the Calgary Flames for the second time in three days at 7:00 tonight. KSMO will carry the game on a delay following the Salem Lady Tigers Basketball game.

At the Mel Ritter Tribute Night held Tuesday night at the Bunker High School Gym, Kinsey Barton of the Bunker Lady Eagles scored 29 points to lead the Lady Eagles past the Lesterville Lady Bearcats by the score of 56-36. The Lady Eagles are now 7-5 on the year they will play Glendale tonight. In the boys game with Lesterville, Brennon Meloy scored 23 points to lead the Bunker past the Bearcats, 65-59. Braydon Radford netted 17 more points for Bunker while Jayton Skaggs contributed 10 points. The Bunker Eagles are 12-0 on the season and play Neosho tonight.

The Salem Lady Tigers game on Thursday with Cabool will be a varsity game only and will begin at 6:00. That game can be heard on KSMO Radio, and it will be video streamed on KSMO Media starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Cody Woody at 5:50. Salem enters the game with a 3-8 record. The Lady Tigers will also play Vienna this Friday night and that will also be a varsity only game and it will start at 6:00. 

Radek Faksa’s 3rd period goal proved to be the difference as the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames Tuesday night, 2-1 in the first of two games this week at the Enterprise Center. Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues who will face Calgary again Thursday night. That game will be heard on KSMO on a delayed basis after Lady Tiger Basketball.

The Mizzou Tigers upset the fifth ranked Florida Gators last night. The Tigers dominated early on and after the first half, held a 16 point advantage. In the second half Florida attempted a comeback, nearly flipping the scoring stat line, but the Tigers held on for the 83-82 victory. Caleb Grill scored 22 points on the night as the Tigers leading scorer. Missouri faces Arkansas Saturday afternoon at 4:30.

Lacey Caveness scored 31 points leading the Houston Lady Tigers to a 65-41 win over the Salem Lady Tigers Monday night at the SHS Gym. Salem was led in scoring by Addison Fulton with 15 points, all coming in the second half. Salem falls to 3-8 and 0-2 in the SCA Conference. The Lady Tigers will host Cabool Thursday night starting at 6:00 with the JV game followed by the varsity game. The varsity contest can be heard on KSMO Radio and seen on KSMO Media Video Streams starting around 7:15 with Tiger Talk and Coach Cody Woody.

Tonight, you can enjoy watching the Bunker Eagles and Lady Eagles on KSMO Media as we will video stream their games against Lesterville from the Bunker High School Gym. The Lady Eagle game will be at 5:00 with the boys’ game to follow. The Lady Eagles enter the game with a 6-5 record while the boys are 11-0. Both games can be seen on the KSMO Stream Facebook Page, KSMO Twitch Page and KSMO YouTube Page. Tonight is the Bunker High School’s annual tribute to Mel Ritter who was a former board of education member and proud supporter of the Bunker Booster Club as well as Bunker community.

The St. Louis Blues will face the Calgary Flames in back-to-back contests tonight and again Thursday with both games on KSMO. Tonight, the game will start at 6:30 while Thursday night’s contest will be delayed until after the Lady Tigers basketball game with Cabool.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers will be on the road at Florida tonight starting at 7:30. Missouri is 13-3 on the year and 2-1 in the SEC Conference.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will host Houston in SCA Conference play this evening starting at 6:00 at the SHS Gym with the JV contest with the varsity game to follow. You can hear the varsity game on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) and video stream the contest on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and KSMO YouTube Page). The varsity game should begin around 7:15 with Tiger Talk and Coach Cody Woody. Salem enters the game with a 3-7 record and 0-1 in the SCA Conference. The Lady Tigers Varsity game versus Vienna has been rescheduled to Friday, January 17th at 6:00 in the evening.

Tuesday night, KSMO Media will video stream the Bunker Eagles and Lady Eagles contests against Lesterville in their annual “Mel Ritter Tribute” night. The Lady Eagle game will be at 5:00 with the boys’ game to follow. The Lady Eagles enter the game with a 6-5 record while the boys are 11-0. Both games can be seen on ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page, KSMO Twitch Page and KSMO YouTube Page.

The Salem Boys Basketball game with Sullivan Friday night was postponed due to the weather and rescheduled for Monday, February 3rd starting at 6:00 with a JV game followed by the varsity match.  Salem’s next game will be at Ava Friday night in the SCA Conference opener starting with the JV game at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow. 

The St. Louis Blues lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night, 2-1 with Colton Parayko scoring the only Blues’ goal with 12 seconds left. The Blues will face the Calgary Flames in back-to-back contests Tuesday and Thursday at the Enterprise Center.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers had four players score double figures as they went on to beat Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon in SEC Conference play, 75.66. The Tigers were led by Mark Mitchell with 19 points followed by Anthony Robinson II with 15 and Caleb Grill with 13 more. Missouri is now 13-3 on the year and 2-1 in the SEC Conference. The Tigers aim to continue their winning ways Tuesday night when they play at Florida. That game will NOT be heard on KSMO due to Blues hockey.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers began their SCA Conference play at Ava last night with a loss to the Lady Bears 61-28. Due to the incoming weather only the Varsity game was played. The Lady Tigers will host Houston Monday evening with JV to start at 6:00 and Varsity to follow. You can listen to this game live on KSMO radio 1340 AM & 95.7 FM or watch it on KSMOradio.com with Tiger Talk starting around 6:50.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers game with the Sullivan Eagles at the SHS Gymnasium tonight has been POSTPONED and rescheduled for February 3rd with only a JV and varsity game being played starting at 6:00.

The St. Louis Blues started a four-game homestand last night against the Anaheim Ducks. The Blues hit the ice shooting. Robert Thomas, Tyler Tucker, Jordan Kyrou, and Dylan Holloway would all score in the first period. The Blues would remain dominate throughout the game and claim a 6-2 victory over the Ducks. The Blues will face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets this Saturday evening at 6:00. Columbus leads the season series 1-0 with a 6-4 victory earlier this month. You can listen to this game live on KSMO radio following the Mizzou game.

The 12-3 Mizzou Tigers will host the 13-2 Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Both teams are 1-1 in SEC play. Tune into KSMO Radio at 2:00 for the pregame show, tip off to follow at 2:30.