Winter high school sports schedule action begins on ice, on WKTV

Ice hockey is on WKTV’s coverage schedule this week. (WKTV)

By Mike Moll

sports@wktv.org

The winter seasons start up this week with boys hockey dropping the puck for the first time and WKTV will be there as East Kentwood entertains East Grand Rapids on Nov. 17.

Girls basketball tips off their season the last week of the month.

There is still three fall sports yet to crown champions: Girls volleyball state semi-finals and finals are at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek on Thursday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 18, for all four classes. Girls swimming and diving will conclude with state finals on Nov. 17^–18 at Oakland University, Holland Aquatic Center, and Eastern Michigan University. The last championships will be handed out on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24-25, with football finals being played at Ford Field in Detroit.

Currently, WKTV sports events will be broadcast the night of the game on Comcast Channel 25, usually at 11 p.m., 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 are as follows:

Thursday, Nov. 16

Girls Volleyball

MHSAA Class A State Semi Finals @ Kellogg Arena

MHSAA Class B State Semi Finals @ Kellogg Arena

MHSAA Class C State Semi Finals @ Kellogg Arena

MHSAA Class D State Semi Finals @ Kellogg Arena

Friday, Nov. 17

Girls Swimming

Division 1 MHSAA State Finals @ Oakland University

Division 2 MHSAA State Finals @ Holland Aquatic Center

Division 3 MHSAA State Finals @ Eastern Michigan University