West Liberty-Salem Tigers: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the West Liberty-Salem Tigers, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 5
School colors: Orange and black — older OHSAA directory; reconfirm current uniform palette.
Conference: Ohio Heritage Conference — North; confirm current alignment.
Head coach: Sean King, announced for 2026–27 in June 9 local publication of the school announcement. Public MaxPreps staff still lists Darrin Leichty; reconcile current staff. Appointment report.
Last season (2025–26): 21–4 overall, 14–2 conference. School confirms matching the program wins record and fourteen-game winning streak. Beat Carlisle 54–51 and Greeneview 77–49, then lost 40–67 to Summit Country Day March 7; confirm district-final site. School season report. Season history; results.
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Returning-Player Notes
Player notes reflect dated records in the master team page. Final 2026–2027 participation and pending details remain subject to program confirmation.
2026–2027 Schedule
Available entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games and bold entries are conference games. TBA and flagged details remain unconfirmed.
Source: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/west-liberty/west-liberty-salem-tigers/basketball/schedule/ (rechecked September 30, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Latest retrieved public listing; school confirmation remains open.
12/5 — Riverside — 6:00 p.m.
12/8 — Bellefontaine — 7:30 p.m.
12/11 — at Fairbanks — 7:30 p.m.
12/15 — Greenon — 7:30 p.m.
12/18 — at Northeastern — 7:30 p.m.
12/19 — at ECA — 7:30 p.m.
12/22 — at Catholic Central — 7:30 p.m.
12/29 — at Versailles — 7:15 p.m.
1/5 — at Triad — 7:30 p.m.
1/8 — Mechanicsburg — 7:30 p.m.
1/12 — Cedarville — 7:30 p.m.
1/15 — West Jefferson — 7:30 p.m.
1/19 — at Southeastern Local — 7:30 p.m.
1/22 — Fairbanks — 7:30 p.m.
1/26 — Greeneview — 7:30 p.m.
1/29 — Northeastern — 7:30 p.m.
2/2 — at Madison Plains — 7:30 p.m.
2/5 — Triad — 7:30 p.m.
2/6 — at Graham Local — 7:30 p.m.
2/9 — Anna — 7:30 p.m.
2/12 — at Mechanicsburg — 7:30 p.m.
2/16 — at West Jefferson — 7:30 p.m.
2/19 — Riverside — 7:30 p.m.
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