Sports – Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

The Owensville Dutchmen defeated the Salem Tigers Tuesday night in the 1st round of district play, 64-35. Lucas Morrison scored 11 points as Salem ended the season with a 3-21 record.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be at Fatima in Westphalia tonight to face the #1 seeded Lady Comets at 6:00. Admission to that game will be $5.00. Masks are not required but they are requested and they do not have a voucher system for admission. Salem enters the game with a 17-9 record and Fatima is 18-7. You can hear the game on KSMO and online at ksmoradio.com starting at 5:45.

Zach Sanford had two goals as the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks Monday night, 5-4. The Blues and Ducks will play again tonight at 8:00 on KSMO Radio.

St. Louis and Miami played to a seven-inning scoreless tie on Tuesday. The Cardinals will play the New York Mets today at noon.

The St. Louis Cardinals have released the names of Steve Carlton, Keith Hernandez, Matt Morris, Edgar Renteria and Lee Smith as the five players nominated for possible induction into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. Fans can view the Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot and cast their selections online at cardinals.com/HOF. Only the player with the most fan votes after voting concludes on Saturday, April 17th, will be selected to the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He will join the 2020 Class of Tom Herr, John Tudor and Bill White for induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame during a ceremony on August 21st. The sole member of the 2021 Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Class will be announced in early May.

The Royals lost the Chicago Cubs, 3-2 Tuesday and will play the Chicago White Sox this afternoon in Arizona starting at 2:00.