Sports – Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers started out slow against Plato and fell behind, 8-0, but battled back to tie the game at 18-18, then went on an 8-0 run before halftime to take the lead for good en route to a 63-36 win. Ashton Bowers scored 23 points to lead Salem followed by 18 points by Savannah Manthey. Salem is 2-0 on the year and will be off until they play Steelville on Thursday, December 3rd.

The Salem Park and Recreation Department is inviting boys and girls in 1st through 6th grades to register for city league basketball or cheerleading by Sunday. The fee for basketball is $35 which will include a shirt. The fee for cheerleading is $45 and includes a shirt and pom poms. Those fees include the late fee. You can register at the Salem Community Center @The Armory or online through TeamSnap. Go to the Salem Park and Recreation Facebook page for a direct link. For more information, call 729-6290.

The Missouri Tigers basketball team will host oral Roberts Wednesday night at 6:00 in their first game of the year.