Sports – Friday, May 22nd, 2026

The Salem Tiger and Lady Tiger Track and Field teams are heading to Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City to compete in the State Championship! The Class 3 events are being held today beginning at 9:30 in the morning and tomorrow starting at 9:00 in the morning. Audrey Green, Trista Dooley, Zoey Elliott and Clara Ball will compete in the Girls 4 x 800 Relay, and Trinity Pointer is entered in the Girls Shot Put. Tyson Connors will be competing in the Boys Long Jump while Paxton Deason is entered in the Boys High Jump and Luke Pryor in the Boys 110 High Hurdles. For more information and a complete list of events and scheduled times you can visit the MSHSAA.org website and search for the Track and Field Information Central. Good Luck to all of our student athletes!

With their series tied at one, the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals played their final game of the series yesterday afternoon. While the Cardinals benefited from an Iván Herrera home run and Jordan Walker RBI single, it just wasn’t enough to overtake the Pirates who never trailed in the game and won 6-2. The Cardinals are on the road today to face off with the Cincinnati Reds. You can listen to this game live on KSMO Radio 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with pregame coverage beginning at 4:45 in the afternoon. Tomorrow’s game will begin at 6:15 in the evening with KSMO Radio’s coverage starting at 5:20. Sunday’s game will start at 12:40, with KSMO Radio’s coverage beginning at 11:45.