Sports – Friday, September 25th, 2026

The Salem 8th Grade Football Tigers beat Mountain View-Liberty Thursday night in Salem, 38-6; while the Salem 7th Grade Tigers fell to the Eagles, 6-0. The Salem 8th grade is 2-1 on the year and the 7th grade is 1-2. Salem will face Cabool next Thursday night at Cabool.

The Salem JV Lady Volleyball Tigers defeated Houston in three sets Thursday night to go to 7-3 on the year. Houston won the first set, 26-24, but Salem responded with a 25-17 win in the second set, then took the third set, 15-9. The Salem JV Lady Tigers will take on St. Clair Monday at 5:30.

Josie Howard recorded her 500th career assist for the Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers in the 3rd set of their match with Houston Thursday which Salem won, three sets to one. Houston won the first set, 25-21, but Salem came back to win the next three sets: 25-25, 25-20 and 25-17. The Lady Tigers are 2-1 in the SCA Conference and 10-9-1 on the year. They will host St. Clair Monday evening at the Salem High School Gym following the JV contest around 6:45.

The Salem Varsity Football Tigers will host Ava tonight in their Homecoming contest starting at 7:00. Salem is 1-3 on the year, 0-2 in the SCA Conference, while the Bears are 2-2 on the year and 1-1 in the SCA Conference coming off a win over Mountain View-Liberty, 17-14. The game will be broadcast live on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and FM 95.7) and video streamed on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com) starting around 6:35 with Tiger Talk and Coach Neal Myers.

The 19th ranked Mizzou Football Tigers are set to face the 24th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs this Saturday evening in Davis Wade Stadium. Tune in to KSMO Radio for live coverage at 6:45.

Alec Burleson’s lone, solo home run in the first inning was the only run scored for the Cardinals yesterday afternoon during their 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The final series for the Cards will be played against the league leading 99-59 Milwaukee Brewers. You can listen to game one on KSMO Radio tonight, on a delay, following Salem Tiger Football.