Sports – Tuesday, October 7th 2025
The Salem Lady Varsity Volleyball Tigers battled the Bunker Lady Eagles Monday in a non-conference matchup at Bunker with the Lady Tigers coming out on top in five sets. Bunker won the first set, 25-23 as Hailey Turnbough scored seven straight service points to bring the Lady Eagles back from a 23-18 deficit. Salem won the next two sets by the scores of 25-18 and 25-12 before the Lady Eagles rallied in the 4th set for another 25-23 win. In the final set, Addison Fulton had three service aces including the match winner as Salem beat the Lady Eagles, 15-11. Salem improves to 10-17-1 while the Lady Eagles fall to 9-16-2 on the year. The Lady Tigers will be at Cabool tonight in a rescheduled match starting around 5:30. According to Athletic Director Phillip Karr, a junior high girls basketball game will start at 4:00 with the volleyball matches to follow. He said there will be a couple freshmen team sets, a couple sets of JV play with the varsity match to follow. The Bunker Lady Eagles will host South Iron on Thursday. Last Friday, the Lady Eagles lost to the Couch Lady Indians in three straight sets: 10-25, 7- 25, 12-25.
In the Houston Tournament Saturday, the Salem Lady Volleyball Varsity Tigers went 2-2 beating Lesterville and Gainesville, but dropped both matches with Willow Springs. The Salem Lady JV Volleyball Tigers participated in the Potosi JV Tournament Saturday and took 2nd place. They went 1-2-1, beating Potosi, 2-0; splitting with Steelville, 1-1; and losing twice to Hillsboro.
The Salem JV Football Team fell to the Willow Springs JV Bears Monday at the SHS Football Field, 14-12. The JV Tigers fall to 1-3 and they will host Mountain Grove next Monday at 6:00.
The Salem Cross Country Tigers will participate in the Houston Invitation today at 4:00.
The Kansas City Chiefs played against the Jacksonville Jaguars underneath the NFL’s Monday Night lights. The Chiefs started the game by scoring a pair of touchdowns before the Jaguars could respond with a touchdown of their own to finish the first half. The second half saw 38 combined points scored. Jacksonville defeated the Chiefs, 31-28. Kansas City is now 2-3 which is a disappointing start for a team who has gone to the Super Bowl five times in the last six years.