Sports – Monday, March 10th 2025
The Salem Tigers and Owensville Dutchman battled in the Class 4, District 3 Championship contest in front of a large crowd Friday night at Owensville. The game went down to the last three-point shot to tie the game, but Salem could only get the put back rebound for two points as Owensville held on to beat Salem, 42-41, and the Dutchmen will advance to the Sectional game at Owensville tonight against Clayton. Salem led only once in the game and that was at the end of the 3rd quarter after Cayden Moody hit three free throws to make it 31-30, but Owensville outscored the Tigers in an exciting 4th quarter, 12-10 to win the District Championship. Salem was led by Gavin Sapaugh with 19 points and nine rebounds, and Cayden Moody also scored nine points. Chase Crosby had 17 points for Owensville to pace their scoring. Salem finished the year with a 14-15 record. Congratulations to Coach Patterson and the Tigers on a fine season.
The Missouri Tigers dropped their third straight game Saturday, losing to Kentucky, 91-83. The Tigers were led in scoring by Mark Mitchell with 22 points followed by Marques Warrick with 17 points. Missouri finishes the regular season with a 21-10 record and are seeded 7th in the SEC Tournament. They get a first-round bye and will play Thursday night at 6:00 against the winner of the Mississippi State and LSU game.
The St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Friday night, 4-3 on the strength of two goals by Brayden Schenn, then lost to the LA Kings Saturday night in overtime, 2-1. Nick Leddy had the only goal for the Blues Saturday night. The Blues will be off until Thursday night when they play Pittsburgh as they continue their six-game road trip.
Cesar Prieto’s eighth inning home run was the last of four homers hit by St. Louis Sunday as they beat the New York Yankees, 6-5 after trailing in the game, 4-1. Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman and Matt Koperniak also homered for St. Louis who even their spring training record at 8-8. They’ll play the New York Mets today in Florida.
The Kansas City Royals hosted the Milwaukee Brewers last night and after a home run from Jonathan India and Jac Caglianone, the Royals defeated the Brewers 5-2. They play the Cleveland Guardians this afternoon at 3:05.