Sports – Wednesday, January 29th 2025

The Steelville Cardinals scored 17 4th quarter points to break open a 37-36 game after three quarter of play to beat Salem Tuesday night at the Steelville Gymnasium, 54-43. Gage Harris scored 15 points and brought down seven rebounds to lead the Cardinals who also got 12 points from Jackson Woods. Salem was led by Gavin Sapaugh who netted 13 points. Braiden Gapsch added 11 more as the Salem Tigers fall to 7-10 on the year. In the Salem JV Tigers game, the Tigers dominated the 2nd half and beat Steelville, 59-34 to go to 6-4 on the year. 

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers and Lady Tigers will be at Bunker Friday, and it will be Homecoming. The Lady Tigers and Lady Eagles will square-off at 5:00, followed by the Boys JV game around 6:15. Around 7:30, the Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will take on the Bunker Eagles. KSMO Radio will broadcast the girl’s game and varsity boy’s game, and both contests will be video streamed on KSMO Media which includes ksmoradio.com, KSMO YouTube and KSMO Facebook pages. 
St. Louis Blues announced the team has acquired a conditional fifth round draft pick in 2026 from the New York Islanders in exchange for defenseman Scott Perunovich, who was originally drafted by the Blues in the second round, No. 45 overall, of the 2018 NHL Draft. This season, Perunovich has appeared in 24 games, logging two goals and four assists for six points.