Sports – Friday, October 6th, 2023

The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers beat the Ava Lady Bears in three straight games Thursday night in SCA Conference play at the Salem High School Gym: 25-15, 25-16 and 25-16. The JV also won Thursday night in two straight sets. Salem is 3-18-2 on the year and 2-3 in the SCA Conference. The Salem Lady Tigers will play in the Licking High School Volleyball Classic Saturday.

The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers were seeded 5th in the Class 3, District 9 tournament that will be played at Owensville. Salem will play the Cuba Lady Wildcats at 5:00 on Tuesday, October 17th.

The Salem Football Tigers will hold their Senior Night tonight against the Mountain Grove Panthers honoring this year’s seniors prior to the game. The Panthers enter the game with a 3-3 record and are 2-2 in the SCA Conference. Salem is 1-5 and 1-3 in the SCA. KSMO will broadcast the contest on KSMO Radio and on KSMO Media comprised of ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and the KSMO YouTube Page.

The Salem 7th and 8th Grade Football Tigers both lost to the Houston Tigers Thursday night at the SHS Football Field. The 7th graders lost by the score of 8-0 and fall to 4-1 on the year. The 8th graders were beat 48-14 and fall to 2-3 on the season. The 7th and 8th graders last games will be next week against the West Plains Middle school at West Plains.

The Missouri Tigers will host LSU Saturday morning at Faurot Field starting at 11:00. Missouri is 5-0 on the year while LSU is 3-2. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

Robert Thomas scored two goals while Justin Faulk and Jake Neighbours also tallied for St. Louis as they shutout the Dallas Stars Thursday, 4-0 behind Jordan Binnington and his 24 saves. The Blues are now 4-3 in the preseason. The Blues face the Chicago Blackhawks in their last preseason game Saturday night at 6:30 and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday afternoon at 3:25. The Chiefs are 3-1 on the year while Minnesota is 1-3. The game will be on CBS TV.