Sports – Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Salem Lady Tiger Savannah Manthey finished off her high school track and field career by capturing the Class 3 Javelin State Championship with a throw of 42.7 meters this past weekend in the state track meet. Congratulations Savannah!!
Four Salem Tigers were named to the All-SCA Conference baseball team. Named to the All-SCA Conference 1st Team as an outfielder was Kash Howard while Cayden Moody was named to the All-SCA Conference 2nd Team also as an outfielder. Senior Bronson Crocker was named to the All-SCA Honorable Mention team as a pitcher and Owen Hamilton was also named to the Honorable Mention team as an infielder for his play at 1st base. Congratulations Tigers!
The Salem Tigers Athletic Department will hold a Spring Sports banquet this evening starting at 5:00 to salute the athletes that participated in springs sports this year including tennis, track, baseball, softball and golf. The event will be held in the high school cafeteria and is open to all the athletes and their families. Awards for all the sports will be distributed following the meal.
The Kansas City Royals pitching staff gave up just two eighth inning singles after pitching seven perfect innings, and 9th inning home runs by Bobby Witt, Jr. and Micheal Massey led the Royals to a 7-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday at Busch Stadium. Kansas City finished with 16 hits in the game. The Royals have won two straight games while the Cardinals have lost five of their last seven games. The two teams will square off again in St. Louis tonight starting at 5:50 with the pregame show on KSMO Radio.