Sports- Friday, September 15th, 2023
The Salem Volleyball Lady Tigers lost to the Licking Lady Wildcats Thursday night at the SHS gym in three straight games: 13-25, 26-28, and 14-25. Salem falls to 1-9-1 on the season and they will be at the Cabool Invitational Tournament Saturday.
The Salem Football Tigers will host the Thayer Bobcats in SCA Conference play tonight starting at 7:00 at Bill Schuchardt Stadium. Salem enters the game with an 0-3 record and 0-1 in the SCA while Thayer comes into the game with a 1-2 record and 0-1 in the SCA Conference. You can hear the game on KSMO AM 1340 and FM 95.7 starting at 6:40 with Tiger Talk and Coach Neal Myers. You can also video stream the game on KSMO Media featuring KSMO Stream Facebook Page, ksmoradio.com and the KSMO YouTube Page.
The Salem 7th Grade Football Tigers shutout Mountain Grove Thursday night, 28-0 while the 8th graders also shutout the Panthers, 6-0. The 7th grade team is 2-0 while the 8th grade is 1-1.
The Missouri Tigers will host Kansas State at 11:00 Saturday morning from Faurot Field. The Tigers are 2-0 on the year as are the Wildcats. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
The St. Louis Cardinals were off Thursday and they begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium tonight. KSMO will delay the broadcast of the game until after Salem Football, then air the games live at 5:20 Saturday and 12:20 Sunday afternoon.
Kansas City had the day off Thursday and will begin a three game series with the Houston Astros tonight.
The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will be holding a fundraising golf tournament at the Spring Creek Golf Club on Saturday, October 7th starting at 10:00. This tournament is a four person scramble. Mulligans are available as well as on-course games, plus there will be food and soft drinks available. The cost is $200 per team. For more information, contact Coach Jared Patterson at 247-9972 or Coach Jordan McLaurin at 417-766-2525, or the Spring Creek Golf Club at 729-3080.