By K.D. Norris
Wyoming High School belatedly begins its 2020 football season Friday, Sept. 18, at home against Zeeland West with a special start time of 5 p.m. And WKTV will be there to broadcast the game — live thanks to special permission from the MHSAA and the Wolves.
Before the game, WKTV caught up with Wolves head coach Irv Sigler — who talked about his unusual season preparations with only a week of practice in pads — and well as one of his key senior offensive players, Mahki Matthews.
With all teams making the playoffs this 6-game season under a yet-to-be defined Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) format, both coach and player also view this regular season is one where early growth can come without as much pressure.
Wyoming was 3-6 last season, 1-5 in OK Conference Gold games. Zeeland West was 9-2, including 1-1 in the playoffs, and 5-1 in the OK Green. Wyoming, this season, moves into the OK Green under an OK Conference realignment.
Other members of the OK Green are Grand Rapids Union, Holland, Muskegon, Muskegon Mona Shores, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer and Zeeland East. But with the season starting late due to early COVID-19 restrictions, Wyoming missed non-conference games against Forest Hills Northern, Northview — and also missed playing new conference foe and state power Muskegon (14-0, 13-1 and 13-1 the last three seasons). And four of the Wolves six regular season games will be at home.
Also new this season, with in-stadium crowds limited this prep football season due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions, WKTV’s sports coverage will expand to provide fans with live coverage of games.
WKTV featured games will on cable television in Wyoming and Kentwood on Comcast Channel 25 and AT&T Channel 99 Community Channel, and we will livestream games where allowed on WKTV.org (click on Watch Live). (Some games may be live-streamed on nfhsnetwork.com/find-school/michigan.)
WKTV will also rebroadcast the games on the night of the game and various days and times the week after. See the programming schedule at wktv.org. For more information on WKTV coverage of football and other fall prep sports, follow us at wktvjournal.org/sports.
All Featured Games, as well as other high school sports and community events covered by WKTV’s video coverage team, are available on-demand within a week of play at wktvlive.com.
