Sports – Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers traveled to Willow Springs Monday night and lost to the Lady Bears, 69-62. Salem is 9-5 overall and 1-1 in the SCA Conference. The Lady Tigers will face the Lady Bobcats of Thayer Thursday night with the varsity game only starting at 6:00. There will be no JV game.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will be off until Friday when they host Cabool at the SHS gym. In the seed meeting for the St. James Tournament Saturday, Salem was seeded 8th and will face Blair Oaks Tuesday, January 19th at 5:00. The winner will play Thursday at 5:00 while the loser will play Wednesday at 5:00.

The Missouri Tigers game with Vanderbilt tonight has been postponed due to COVID-19. As of now, the game Saturday morning with Texas A&M is still to be played at 11:30.

A Youth Athletics Organizational Meeting will be held this Wednesday at 6:00 at the Salem High School Library. This meeting will be open for any individuals who are interested in being involved with constructing a youth sports organization to better serve youth athletics in Dent County.