Sports – Monday, May 6th, 2024
Congratulations to these Salem Tigers for qualifying for the Sectional Track Meet to be held Saturday at Mountain Grove. The students moving on are Kayden Gately in the high jump; Evan Mendenhall in the 400; Kash Howard in the triple jump; and Alex Diehl in the 1600 and 3200. Good Luck Tigers!
The Salem Track Teams will be at West Plains today for their open beginning at 4:00.
The Salem Lady Softball Tigers lost to West County in five innings Saturday, 10-0 in District play to end their season. Regan Thompson had two hits for Salem who finished the season with a 4-16 record.
In the Salem Baseball Tournament held this past weekend, Cuba took 5th Place with a 2-1 win over Waynesville Saturday in the early game. Sullivan then beat the Salem Tigers Saturday afternoon, 8-1 to take 3rd Place in the tournament. The Championship game was postponed in the 3rd inning by rain with Licking leading, 2-0 over Pacific. That game will be made up at a later date, but could be played at either Licking or Pacific.
The Salem Baseball Tigers will be at Mountain Grove this afternoon at 4:30 in a key SCA matchup. Salem is 15-3 on the year and 6-0 in the SCA Conference. The Panthers are 9-11 on the year and 5-1 in the SCA Conference. If Salem wins, the win the SCA Conference title with a perfect record. If Salem loses to the Panthers, Mountain Grove and Salem would share the SCA Conference title with 6-1 conference records. KSMO will broadcast the game on AM 1340 and 95.7 FM, and will attempt to video stream the game on ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook and the KSMO YouTube Page, depending on weather.
Athletic Director Clay Moody says the Salem Baseball Tigers have added a game with the Willow Springs Bears this Thursday at 4:30. Due to the rains during the Salem Tournament, the Senior activities will be held at this game at the SHS Baseball Field Complex. This will be a varsity only game.
The St. Louis Cardinals lost two of the three games over the weekend, dropping the game Sunday, 5-1; after losing in extra innings Saturday, 6-5. Friday, the Cardinals beat the White Sox, 3-0. Wilson Contreras homered Sunday for his 6th of the year for the last place Cardinals in the Central Division. The Red Birds start a three-game series with the New York Mets tonight on KSMO. The game will be joined in progress after Salem Tiger baseball.
The Texas Rangers tied the game in the 9th inning and won in the 10th inning Sunday as the came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals, 3-2. Texas took two of three games in the series after KC won the game Friday night, 7-1. The Royals remain 2.5 games behind Cleveland in the American League Central. The Royals start a three-game series tonight against Milwaukee at Kaufmann Stadium.