By Mike Moll
WKTV will not only continue featuring a football Game of the Week, but this month will be branching out to some new high school athletic venues as well. Starting with the Saturday, Sept. 9, youth equestrian meet at the Barry County Fairgrounds and followed the next week by the boys water polo tournament at East Kentwood, then a Friesian horse show as well as a boys soccer game.
The full month schedule of broadcasts is tentatively set as the following:
Friday, Sept. 8, football – Calvin Christian at Godwin Heights
Saturday, Sept. 9, youth equestrian at Barry County Fairgrounds
Friday, Sept. 15, football – Grand Rapids Christian vs South Christian at East Kentwood
Saturday, Sept. 16, boys water polo – East Kentwood Falcon Tourney
Friday, Sept. 22, football – Grandville at East Kentwood
Saturday, Sept. 23, Friesian Horse Show
Monday, Sept. 25, boys soccer – South Christian at East Kentwood
Friday, Sept. 29, football – Kelloggsville @ Godwin Heights
WKTV sports events will be broadcast the night of the game on Live Wire Comcast Channel 24 throughout the Grand Rapids Metro Area and repeated on Saturday at 11 a.m. on WKTV Comcast Channel 25 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 in Wyoming & Kentwood.
For a complete schedule of all local high school sports action each week, any changes to the WKTV feature sports schedule, and features on local sports, visit wktvjournal.org/sports/
Local high school sports events this week (through the holiday weekend break) are as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. 5
Boys Soccer
Calvin Christian @ Wyoming Lee
Godwin Heights @ Kelloggsville
Calvary Christian @ Zion Christian
Grand Rapids Christian @ South Christian
Caledonia @ East Kentwood
FH Eastern @ Wyoming
Girls Volleyball
Wellsprings Prep @ Godwin Heights – Quad
Calvary Christian @ Zion Christian
Muskegon Catholic Central @ Tri-Unity Christian
Wyoming @ Allegan
West Michigan Aviation @ West Michigan Lutheran
Boys Tennis
Union @ Kelloggsville
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Calvin Christian
Wyoming @ Zeeland West
Wednesday, Sept. 6
Girls Volleyball
Fennville @ Wyoming Lee
South Christian @ Muskegon Mona Shores
Boys Tennis
Comstock Park @ Kelloggsville
South Christian @ Wyoming
Girls Golf
South Christian @ FH Eastern
East Kentwood @ West Ottawa
Wyoming @ FH Eastern
Boys Soccer
East Kentwood @ Catholic Central
Thursday, Sept. 7
Boys Soccer
Wyoming Lee @ Tri-County
Belding @ Godwin Heights
Holland Calvary @ Grand River Prep
West Michigan Aviation @ Potter’s House
NorthPointe Christian @ Kelloggsville
EGR @ South Christian
Wyoming @ Wayland
Girls Volleyball
Kelloggsville @ Wyoming Lee
Godwin Heights @ Hopkins
Holland Calvary @ Grand River Prep
West Michigan Aviation @ Potter’s House
Girls Swimming
South Christian @ Ottawa Hills
Northview @ East Kentwood
Boys Tennis
Lowell @ Wyoming
Friday, Sept. 8
Football
Wyoming Lee vs NorthPointe Christian @ EGR
Calvin Christian/Potter’s House @ Godwin Heights
Buchanan @ Kelloggsville
South Christian @ FH Eastern
East Kentwood @ Hudsonville
Wyoming @ Grand Rapids Christian
Girls Swimming
East Kentwood @ Rockford
Boys Soccer
Tri-Unity Christian @ Hope Academy of West Michigan
Saturday, Sept. 9
Boys/girls Cross Country
Wyoming Lee @ Fremont – Hill & Bale Invitational
Godwin Heights @ Fremont – Hill & Bale Invitational
Kelloggsville @ Fennville – Fennville Invite
Grand Rapids Christian @ South Christian – Christian School Invite
East Kentwood @ West Ottawa – Bredeweg Invite
Wyoming @ West Ottawa – Bredeweg Invite
Girls Volleyball
Godwin Heights @ Zion Christian
Kelloggsville @ Zion Christian
FH Central @ East Kentwood – EK Classic
Boys Soccer
Comstock Park @ Godwin Heights
Grand River Prep @ Portland
West Michigan Aviation @ South Haven – Shoreline Tournament
Boys/girls Equestrian
South Christian @ Barry County Expo Center
Girls Swimming
South Christian @ Rockford
East Kentwood @ Zeeland
Football
Atlanta @ Tri-Unity Christian – 8 Man
Monday, Sept. 11
Boys/girls Cross Country
Godwin Heights @ Middleville T-K
Grand River Prep @ Middleville T-K
West Michigan Aviation @ Middleville T-K
South Christian @ Middleville T-K
Wyoming @ Middleville T-K
Boys Soccer
Tri-Unity Christian @ Grand River Prep
WMAES @ Zion Christian
East Kentwood @ Portage Central
Girls Golf
South Christian @ Middleville T-K
Wyoming @ Middleville T-K
Boys Tennis
Wayland @ South Christian
East Kentwood @ West Ottawa
Wyoming @ EGR
Boys Water Polo
East Kentwood @ Portage Central
Girls Volleyball
West Michigan Lutheran @ Holland Calvary