Youthful but talent-laden: Greenwood softball opens ‘26 season with grit, power and playoff expectations

Youthful but talent-laden: Greenwood softball opens ‘26 season with grit, power and playoff expectations

Photos By: Kim Singer and Peggy Barger
Head Coach Donald Hart did not love everything he saw in Greenwood’s benefit game against Fort Smith Northside. That much was clear. The Lady Bulldogs played young, uneven, and were slow to adjust to off-speed pitching in a 7-5 loss on the road on February 24th. Hart thought his club should have looked sharper coming out of the gate. But the veteran Greenwood coach also saw something else this week – a quick response by his players. Just a week after that uneven pre-season...

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