The Salem Lady Greyhounds basketball team will tip off the 2026 season tonight with a home game against the Sloan-Hendrix Lady Greyhounds.
Salem enters this season after a 2025 record of 19-12, aiming to claim the 3-2A conference title. The Lady Greyhounds will feature a new lineup led by Jailyn Strong and Natalie Burk. Rounding out the roster are juniors Gracie Abney, Chesny Smith, and Abby Criss, as well as sophomores Anna Criss, Lilly Ward, and Reece Nelson.
Later this week, Salem will face Buffalo Island Central at home on Thursday before entering the 2026 Arvest Bank Basketball Tournament in Flippin, which begins on Saturday.
In other girls' basketball action tonight, the Lead Hill Lady Tigers will visit the Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers, and the Viola Lady Longhorns are set to play at Alpena. Additionally, the Highland Lady Rebels will take on Mammoth Springs, Berryville will travel to Cotter to face the Lady Warriors, and the Timbo Lady Tigers will compete at Concord.