Sports – Monday, September 22nd 2025

Friday night, the Thayer Bobcats scored 14 points in the first 25 seconds on a 63-yard run and a 22-yard fumble recovery enroute to a 55-16 win over the Salem Tigers. Cordell Washington and Zeb Dubois scored twice for Thayer, while Sylis Dubois scored twice for Salem. Thayer moves to 4-0 on the year, 2-0 in the SCA Conference, while Salem falls to 1-3 on the year and 0-2 in conference play. Salem will be at Ava Friday night starting at 7:00.

The Salem Varsity Lady Volleyball Tigers went 2-2-1 Saturday in the Cabool Invitational Tournament with wins over Thayer and Koshkonong and a split with Couch. The Lady Tigers fell to Hollister and lost in bracket play to Couch: 21-25 and 16-25. The Lady Tigers are now 6-11-1 on the year. The Lady Tigers will be at Summersville tonight at 5:30 starting with the JV contest with the varsity game to follow. 

The Bunker Lady Eagles lost to Eminence in three straight sets last Thursday before going 3-3-1 in the Cabool Invitational Tournament. The Lady Eagles will host the Lesterville Lady Bearcats this afternoon at 5:00 at the Bunker High School Gym. KSMO Media will video stream the contest on ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and KSMO YouTube Page. Bunker enters the match with a 6-12-2 record.

Ahmad Hardy ran the ball 22 times for 138 yards a touchdown, and Jamal Roberts rushed 13 times for 76 yards and the game winning 16-yard run in the 4th quarter as the Missouri Football Tigers came back from a 1st half deficit to beat South Carolina Saturday, 29-20. The Tigers improve to 4-0 and 2-0 in the SEC Conference. They will host the UMass Minutemen Saturday evening at 6:30 and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

Ivan Herrera homered driving in two runs, and Jose Fermin double in two more as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee Sunday, 5-1 to win the series. St. Louis won Friday night, 7-1, then lost Saturday night in ten innings, 3-2. St. Louis won the season series over the Brewers, 7 games to 6. The Cardinals will be in San Francisco tonight to face the Giants with coverage starting at 7:50 on KSMO Radio.

The Kansas City Royals took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend, beating the Blue Jays, 20-1 Friday night and 2-1 on Saturday; then Toronto clinched their playoff spot with an 8-5 win over the Royals Sunday. Kansas City will have the day off before heading to Los Angeles to face the Angels of Anaheim starting Tuesday night.

In preseason NHL action, the St. Louis Blues fell to the Dallas Stars Saturday night in a 

shoot-out, 2-1; then Sunday afternoon, the Blues lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1. The Blues will be off until Saturday when they play the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sunday Night Football showcased the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants in MetLife Stadium. Entering the game both teams felt the pressure to perform since starting 0-2. In the first half Kansas City had to settle for three field goals on four attempts from Harison Butker while holding the Giants to a touchdown. Kansas City’s special teams blocked New York’s extra point. Later in the second half Kansas City would find the endzone twice while holding the Giants to a single field goal. The 22-9 victory is the first of the season for Kansas City while the Giants will have to wait at least one more week. Mahomes went 22 of 37 passing, and scored one passing touchdown. Isaiah Pacheco lead the rushing attack with 10 carries and 45 yards. The Chiefs will host the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday.