Sports – Friday, December 31st, 2021

Mansfield jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the 1st quarter and the Salem Lady Tigers could never catch up, falling Thursday afternoon in the Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament Championship game, 48-39. Savannah Manthey scored 12 points to lead Salem. The Lady Tigers are now 7-5 on the year and they will be back in action Monday evening at Cabool.

Salem placed two girls on the Mountain Grove Holiday All-Tournament Team. Senior Bella Jadwin and Junior Savannah Manthey were honored after the game. Congratulations ladies on your achievement.

The St. Louis Blues will face the Minnesota Wild Saturday night in the Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis. The pre-game show will begin at 5:30. That game will be heard on KSMO Radio. The Blues lead the NHL Central Division by one point over Minnesota.

The Kansas City Chiefs will be at Cincinnati to face the Bengals at noon on Sunday.