Sports – Thursday, December 7, 2023

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers, coming off their second straight win Tuesday, will be at Plato tonight starting with the JV playing a half game at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow. The Salem Varsity is 2-4 on the year.

Congratulations goes out to the Bunker Eagles Boys Basketball Team who captured 1st Place in the Valley of Caledonia Tournament. En route to the championship, the boys beat Bourbon, Kingston and Bismarck. They currently stand at 3-3 on the year after losing to Van Buren Tuesday night, 45-41. They will be off until the 14th when they travel to South Iron.

The Vegas Golden Knights scored four second period goals to erase a 3-1 deficit and came back to beat St. Louis Wednesday night, 6-3.
The Blues will be at Columbus to face the Blue Jackets Friday night. That game will be delayed on KSMO until 9:30 Friday night due to Salem Tigers Boys Varsity Basketball.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have named franchise icon and former Redbirds catcher Yadier Molina to the position of Special Assistant to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak for the 2024 season.