Sports – Friday, January 20th, 2023
The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers could not take advantage of nine 1st quarter turnovers by Sullivan after getting an 8-2 lead, as Sullivan then outscored Salem the rest of the first half, 22-4 to take a 12-point halftime lead that the Eagles never relinquished enroute to a 55-33 win. Salem was led by Bryson May with 12 points. Salem falls to 5-12 record and will play at 5:00 today against the St. James Tigers starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson at 4:50. You can hear the game tonight on KSMO Radio AM 1340 and 95.7 FM.
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers six-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Owensville Dutchgirls Thursday night at Owensville, 66-56. Salem will be off until next Thursday night when they play Sullivan. Salem is 10-9 on the year and 3-0 in the SCA Conference.
The Missouri Basketball Tigers will host Alabama Saturday afternoon at 4:30 on KSMO Radio Am 1340 and 95.7 FM. Missouri is 14-4 overall and 3-3 in the SEC Conference going into the game. Missouri is 12-1 at home this year with the only loss coming to Kansas.
Five different Blues players scored as St. Louis defeated the Nashville Predators Thursday night, 5-2. Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn, Brandon Saad, Robert Thomas and Alexey Toropchenko all scored, and Jordan Binnington stood tall in goal for the Blues who are 3-2 on the current seven-game homestand. The Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night at 7:00 right after Missouri basketball on KSMO.
After having a bye in the first round of the playoff, the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday afternoon at 3:30 in the AFC playoffs. The Chiefs finished the regular season with a 14-3 record.
The Healthy Dent County Fitness Center is offering a free new 30-minute class this Saturday morning called X-Press Class. The class starts at 9:00 and will be held in the exercise classroom and will be taught by Nicole Lemieux, a certified OPEX Coach every Saturday in January. The workouts are based on the AMRAP program which means “as many rounds as possible” and is geared for strength and cardio. For more information, call 739-1127.