August high school sports schedule includes WKTV featured football game

East Kentwood takes the field. (File photo)

By Mike Moll, WKTV Volunteer Sports Director
sports@wktv.org

Here comes the start of another academic school year opening this month, which also means the local high school sports schedules are doing the same.

Beginning on Aug. 16, fall seasons for girls golf and volleyball, along with boys and girls cross country, and boys soccer, tennis, swimming, water polo and — of course — football all get under way throughout the last two weeks of the month leading to Labor Day weekend.

WKTV will once again be featuring a weekly football game starting with the Thursday, Aug. 29, matchup between White Cloud and Wyoming Lee.

There are some changes not only to Wyoming Lee this year, but to the O-K Silver conference, where the former nicknamed Rebels and now called Legends have played.

For a variety of reasons, Lee, along with NorthPointe Christian and Calvin Christian have all made the change to play independently this season.

As a result, the four remaining Silver teams — Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Belding and Hopkins — will each play a home and home conference schedule to determine the league champion.

Want to be a television sports announcer?

If anyone has ever thought about trying to announce a sporting event, WKTV has a great chance for you to do exactly that! The tentative schedule for May follows and we are always looking for additional announcers, especially for the spring games. If you would like to try it or have any questions, please email Mike at sportswktv@gmail.com.

Where and when to see featured games

Featured games are broadcast the night of the contest and then at least once later in the week.

WKTV broadcasts on Wyoming and Kentwood cable channels. On Comcast cable, Channel 25 is the Community Channel, where sports events and other community events are shown; Channel 26 is the Government Channel, where local government meetings and events are shown. On AT&T cable throughout the Grand Rapids area, viewers go to Channel 99, and then are given the choice to watch Wyoming (or Kentwood) Community (Channel 25) or Government (Channel 26) channels.

For complete schedules of programs on WKTV channels, see our Weekly On-air Schedule.

All Featured Games, as well as other high school sports and community events covered by WKTV, are available on-demand within a week of play at wktvondemand.com.

For a complete schedule of all local high school sports action each week, any changes to the WKTV feature sports schedule, and feature stories on local sports, visit wktvjournal.org/sports/.

Following is this month’s schedule, starting Friday, Aug. 16:

Friday, Aug. 16
Boys Soccer
Wyoming @ Wyoming Lee
East Kentwood @ FH Central
Girls Golf
East Kentwood vs Jenison – Jenison Invite @ The Meadows
Boys Tennis
East Kentwood @ Ludington – Ludington Invite

Saturday, Aug. 17
Boys Soccer
Whitehall @ South Christian – Mark Hasper Invite
TBA @ Wyoming Lee – Copa Leyendas

Monday, Aug. 19
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Traverse City Invite – Spruce Run
Boys Soccer
Holland Christian @ South Christian
Holland @ East Kentwood
Boys Tennis
Wyoming @ Holland

Tuesday, Aug. 20
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Traverse City Invite – Wolverine
Boys Soccer
Godwin Heights @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming Lee @ Calvin Christian
Union @ Wyoming
Boys / Girls Cross Country
Godwin Heights @ Kent City

Wednesday, Aug. 21
Boys Tennis
TBA @ South Christian – Sailor Quad
TBA @ Wyoming – Quad
Boys Soccer
Caledonia @ South Christian
Wyoming @ Zeeland West
Portage Northern @ East Kentwood
Boys / Girls Cross Country
Wyoming Lee @ Hesperia – Baker Woods Invitational
Potter’s House @ Holland Calvary

Thursday, Aug. 22
Boys Tennis
TBA @ South Christian – Sailor Quad
Wyoming @ Lowell
Boys Soccer
Belding @ Godwin Heights
Potter’s House @ Wyoming Lee
Ravenna @ Zion Christian

Friday, Aug. 23
Boys Soccer
Tri-Unity Christian @ Barry County Christian
Potter’s House @ Wyoming
East Kentwood @ West Ottawa
Girls Golf
South Christian vs Middleville T-K – TK Invite @ Yankee Springs
Girls Volleyball
Wyoming Lee @ WMAES
Wyoming vs TBA – WMVOA Meet @ MSA Fieldhouse
Boys Water Polo
East Kentwood @ Ann Arbor Pioneer – Pioneer Invite

Saturday, Aug. 24
Girls Volleyball
Tri-Unity Christian vs TBA – WMVOA Invitational @ MSA Fieldhouse
Godwin Heights vs TBA – Officials for Kids Tourney @ MSA Fieldhouse
Potter’s House vs TBA – Official for Kids Tourney @ MSA Fieldhouse
Zion Christian vs TBA – WMVOA Invitational @ MSA Fieldhouse
South Christian @ Grand Haven
Boys Tennis
South Christian @ East Kentwood – EK Invite
TBA @ Wyoming – David Bentley Tournament
Boys / Girls Cross Country
South Christian @ East Kentwood
Wyoming Lee @ Muskegon Catholic Central
Boys Soccer
TBA @ Zion Christian – Zion Soccer Invite
Boys Water Polo
East Kentwood @ Ann Arbor Pioneer – Pioneer Invite
Girls Volleyball
East Kentwood @ Grand Haven – Lakeshore Classic

Monday, Aug. 26
Boys Soccer
Tri-Unity Christian @ NorthPointe Christian
South Christian @ Grand Rapids Christian
Wyoming @ FH Eastern
Hudsonville @ East Kentwood
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Muskegon Mona Shores
Boys Tennis
Holland Christian @ South Christian
Girls Volleyball
Wyoming Lee @ Algoma Christian

Tuesday, Aug. 27
Boys / Girls Cross Country
South Christian @ St. Joseph
Girls Swimming
South Christian @ Grand Rapids Christian
Central @ East Kentwood
Boys Soccer
NorthPointe Christian @ Godwin Heights
Hopkins @ Wyoming Lee
Ottawa Hills @ Wyoming
Zion Christian @ Saugatuck
Boys Tennis
Wyoming @ Zeeland East
TBA @ East Kentwood – EK Quad
Girls Volleyball
Ottawa Hills @ Wyoming
Zion Christian @ Martin – Quad
TBA @ East Kentwood – EK Early Bird Tournament

Wednesday, Aug. 28
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Kent Country Club – OK Jamboree
Boys Tennis
Unity Christian @ South Christian
Girls Volleyball
Caledonia @ South Christian – Sailor Invite
Boys Soccer
East Grand Rapids @ South Christian
Wyoming @ Wayland
Rockford @ East Kentwood
Boys / Girls Cross Country
Godwin Heights @ Saranac
Wyoming Lee @ Saranac
Wyoming @ Wayland

Thursday, Aug. 29
Girls Swimming
South Christian @ East Kentwood
Boys Football
Greenville vs South Christian – @ Byron Center
Godwin Heights @ Hamilton
White Cloud @ Wyoming Lee – WKTV Featured Event
Holland @ Wyoming
Boys Soccer
Wyoming Lee @ Godwin Heights
Potter’s House vs West Michigan Heat – @ Hudsonville Christian
Zion Christian @ Kalamazoo Christian
Plainwell @ East Kentwood
Girls Volleyball
TBA @ East Kentwood – Lady Falcon Invite
Boys / Girls Cross Country
East Kentwood @ Milford – Invite